Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Weevil

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Sitona cylindricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Camaenidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Sitona
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Sitona cylindricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.