black slug vs Mérida Brocket

Milax nigricans compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Mérida Brocket
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Milax	Mazama
Species	Milax nigricans	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.