field slug vs Little Ground Squirrel

Deroceras agreste compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field slug	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Deroceras	Spermophilus
Species	Deroceras agreste	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

field slug and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field slug	Little Ground Squirrel
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).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.