Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs floating hook moss

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Camaenidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Warnstorfia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	floating hook moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Australia.

floating hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.