Disappearing Soil Slug vs Orange-banded arion

Arion occultus compared with Arion fasciatus

Key Differences

• Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient while Orange-banded arion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disappearing Soil Slug	Orange-banded arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Mollusca (رخويات)	Mollusca (رخويات)
Class same	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)
Order same	Stylommatophora (عاموديات العيون)	Stylommatophora (عاموديات العيون)
Family same	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion occultus	Arion fasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Disappearing Soil Slug and Orange-banded arion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Orange-banded arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disappearing Soil Slug	Orange-banded arion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Ireland.

Orange-banded arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇪 Ireland