Bishop's Mitre vs Durham slug

Aelia acuminata compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Durham slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pentatomidae	Arionidae
Genus	Aelia	Arion
Species	Aelia acuminata	Arion flagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and Durham slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Durham slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium