black slug vs Chestnut dunnart

Milax nigricans compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Milacidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Milax	Sminthopsis
Species	Milax nigricans	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Chestnut dunnart
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).

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.