bulb-eating slug vs Ebony Akodont

Tandonia rustica compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Ebony Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Milacidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tandonia	Thaptomys
Species	Tandonia rustica	Thaptomys nigrita

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Ebony Akodont share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Ebony Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.