Disappearing Soil Slug vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Arion occultus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disappearing Soil Slug	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Arion	Alticola
Species	Arion occultus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Disappearing Soil Slug and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disappearing Soil Slug	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.