Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Pith Plant

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camaenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Aeschynomene
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.