black slug vs Himalayan Field Mouse

Milax nigricans compared with Apodemus pallipes

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Himalayan Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Milax nigricans	Apodemus pallipes

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Himalayan Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Himalayan Field Mouse
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).

Himalayan Field Mouse

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.