black slug vs Maxwell's Duiker

Milax nigricans compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Milacidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Milax	Philantomba
Species	Milax nigricans	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

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.