Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Midge

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Camaenidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Dasineura
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.