Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Rusty Crust

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Camaenidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Skeletocutis
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.