Brown oak slender vs field slug

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Gracillariidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Deroceras
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Deroceras agreste

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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).

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden