Budapest slug vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Tandonia budapestensis compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Budapest slug is Least Concern while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Budapest slug	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Milacidae	Milacidae
Genus same	Tandonia	Tandonia
Species	Tandonia budapestensis	Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Budapest slug and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tandonia.

Conservation Status

Budapest slug

LC — Least Concern

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Budapest slug	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Budapest slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Budapest slug

The Budapest Slug (Tandonia budapestensis) is a species in the genus Tandonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇬🇧 United Kingdom