Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Red Fold Truffle

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camaenidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Hydnotrya
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.