Brown oak slender vs Northern Dusky Slug

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Northern Dusky 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	Arionidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Arion
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Arion fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Northern Dusky Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Northern Dusky 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).

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden