Fawn-colored Mouse vs long-neck field slug

Mus cervicolor compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Deroceras
Species	Mus cervicolor	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-neck field slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).