Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Sedge Sprite

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camaenidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Nehalennia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.