brown slug vs Chihuahua Gray

Deroceras laeve compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown slug	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Deroceras	Aphonopelma
Species	Deroceras laeve	Aphonopelma pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

brown slug and Chihuahua Gray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown slug

LC — Least Concern

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown slug	Chihuahua Gray
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).

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.