Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Camaenidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Botrychium
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.