black wattle vs field slug

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	field slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Fabaceae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Acacia	Deroceras
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Deroceras agreste

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.