field slug vs Great Flying Fox

Deroceras agreste compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank field slug Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Agriolimacidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Deroceras Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Deroceras agreste Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

field slug and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute field slug Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

field slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field slug

No description available.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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