Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Three-lined Soldier

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Camaenidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Oxycera
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.