Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Mastic Thyme

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Camaenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Thymus
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.