Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs thread rush

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Juncus filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	thread rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camaenidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Juncus
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Juncus filiformis

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

thread rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	thread rush
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.

thread rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.