Agile antechinus vs Disappearing Soil Slug

Antechinus agilis compared with Arion occultus

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Disappearing Soil Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dasyuridae	Arionidae
Genus	Antechinus	Arion
Species	Antechinus agilis	Arion occultus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile antechinus and Disappearing Soil Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Disappearing Soil Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ireland.

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.