Butterfly-leaf vs Northern Dusky Slug

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Northern Dusky Slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Fabaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Arion
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Arion fuscus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Northern Dusky Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.