Caruana's slug vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Deroceras invadens compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Caruana's slug is Not Evaluated while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caruana's slug	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Deroceras	Notomys
Species	Deroceras invadens	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Caruana's slug and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caruana's slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caruana's slug	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caruana's slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caruana's slug

The Caruana's Slug (Deroceras invadens) is a species in the genus Deroceras. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.