Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs marsh arrowgrass

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Triglochin palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	marsh arrowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Camaenidae	Juncaginaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Triglochin
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Triglochin palustris

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

marsh arrowgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	marsh arrowgrass
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.

marsh arrowgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.