Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Spring Brittlestem

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Psathyrella spadiceogrisea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spring Brittlestem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Camaenidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Psathyrella
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Psathyrella spadiceogrisea

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Spring Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spring Brittlestem
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.

Spring Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.