field slug vs Malayan Water Shrew

Deroceras agreste compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• field slug is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field slug	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Soricidae
Genus	Deroceras	Chimarrogale
Species	Deroceras agreste	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

field slug and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field slug	Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.