Beardgrass vs brown slug

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Deroceras laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	brown 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)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Andropogon	Deroceras
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Deroceras laeve

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

brown slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	brown slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

brown slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Guatemala, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

brown slug

The Brown Slug (Deroceras laeve) is a species in the genus Deroceras. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also fo