Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Camaenidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.