Disappearing Soil Slug vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Arion occultus compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disappearing Soil Slug	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Arionidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Arion	Echinops
Species	Arion occultus	Echinops foliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Disappearing Soil Slug and Polyphyllous Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disappearing Soil Slug	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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.

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.