black slug vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Milax nigricans compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Milacidae	Gliridae
Genus	Milax	Myomimus
Species	Milax nigricans	Myomimus roachi

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Mouse-tailed dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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).

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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.