black slug vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Milax nigricans compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Milacidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Milax	Reithrodontomys
Species	Milax nigricans	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Mexican Harvest 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).

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.