black slug vs Gray Slender Opossum

Milax nigricans compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Milacidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Milax	Marmosops
Species	Milax nigricans	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Gray Slender Opossum
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).

Gray Slender Opossum

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.