Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Grayish Button Lichen

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Camaenidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Diplotomma
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Grayish Button Lichen
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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.