Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Lumpy Bracket

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Trametes gibbosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Camaenidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Trametes
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Lumpy Bracket
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.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.