Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Welsh Wave

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Venusia cambrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Welsh Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camaenidae	Geometridae
Genus	Aetholitis	Venusia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Venusia cambrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Welsh Wave
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.

Welsh Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.