black slug vs False Water Rat

Milax nigricans compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Milacidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Milax	Xeromys
Species	Milax nigricans	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

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.