Arctic grass vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Milacidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Tandonia
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Tandonia sowerbyi

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.