black slug vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Milax nigricans compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Milacidae	Soricidae
Genus	Milax	Cryptotis
Species	Milax nigricans	Cryptotis niausa

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Blind Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

black slug

The Black slug (Milax nigricans) is a species in the genus Milax. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.