brown slug vs chainfruit

Deroceras laeve compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brown slug chainfruit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Agriolimacidae Apocynaceae
Genus Deroceras Alyxia
Species Deroceras laeve Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

brown slug

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute brown slug chainfruit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Guatemala, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

brown slug

The Brown Slug (Deroceras laeve) is a species in the genus Deroceras. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also fo

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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