Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Scarce Notchwort

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Camaenidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Mesoptychia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Scarce Notchwort
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.

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.