Black arion vs Disappearing Soil Slug

Arion ater compared with Arion occultus

Key Differences

• Black arion is Not Evaluated while Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black arion	Disappearing Soil Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion ater	Arion occultus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black arion and Disappearing Soil Slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black arion	Disappearing Soil Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black arion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ireland.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.