Diminutive Serotine vs Gray Field Slug

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Gray Field Slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Deroceras
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).