Blazed Luzon Chrotomys vs Gray Field Slug

Chrotomys silaceus compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Chrotomys	Deroceras
Species	Chrotomys silaceus	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

The Blazed Luzon Chrotomys (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species in the genus Chrotomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.