black slug vs Japanese Hare

Milax nigricans compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Milacidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Milax	Lepus
Species	Milax nigricans	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

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.