Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs pine hawk-moth

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Sphinx pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	pine hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camaenidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Sphinx
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Sphinx pinastri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and pine hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

pine hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	pine hawk-moth
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.

pine hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.