black slug vs Philippine mouse-deer

Milax nigricans compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Milax	Tragulus
Species	Milax nigricans	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Philippine mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

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.