Blue star vs Disappearing Soil Slug

Amsonia orientalis compared with Arion occultus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Disappearing Soil Slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Apocynaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Amsonia	Arion
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Arion occultus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Disappearing Soil Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ireland.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.