Blueskin vs Gray Field Slug

Acacia irrorata compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blueskin Gray 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 irrorata Deroceras reticulatum

Conservation Status

Blueskin

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blueskin Gray Field Slug
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blueskin

Habitat

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

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).

Blueskin

The Blueskin (Acacia irrorata) 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.

Gray Field Slug

No description available.

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