Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Native Caper

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Camaenidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Capparis
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Native Caper
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.

Native Caper

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.