Blue star vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Amsonia orientalis compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Apocynaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Amsonia	Tandonia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Tandonia sowerbyi

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Sowerby's keeled 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.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.