Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Window Gnat

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Camaenidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Sylvicola
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.