black slug vs Greenhouse slug

Milax nigricans compared with Milax gagates

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Greenhouse slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Greenhouse slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Milacidae	Milacidae
Genus same	Milax	Milax
Species	Milax nigricans	Milax gagates

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Greenhouse slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Milax.

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Greenhouse slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Greenhouse slug
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).

Greenhouse slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), Europe (12 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom