bulb-eating slug vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Tandonia rustica compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Milacidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Tandonia	Brachyuromys
Species	Tandonia rustica	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Large Short-tailed Rat
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).

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.