Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Hepatica

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Hepatica nobilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Camaenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Hepatica
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Hepatica
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.

Hepatica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.