Disappearing Soil Slug vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Arion occultus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disappearing Soil 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	Arionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Arion	Brachyuromys
Species	Arion occultus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Disappearing Soil Slug and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disappearing Soil Slug	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ireland.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.