Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Large Hook-moss

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Large Hook-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Camaenidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Drepanocladus
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Large Hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Large 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.

Large Hook-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.