black slug vs blunt tellin

Milax nigricans compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	blunt tellin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Milacidae	Tellinidae
Genus	Milax	Arcopagia
Species	Milax nigricans	Arcopagia crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and blunt tellin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	blunt tellin
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).

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium