Axehead Orange vs Gray Field Slug

Acada biseriatus compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Axehead Orange	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Hesperiidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Acada	Deroceras
Species	Acada biseriatus	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Axehead Orange and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Axehead Orange	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.