field slug vs Mountain Coati

Deroceras agreste compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• field slug is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field slug	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Deroceras	Nasua
Species	Deroceras agreste	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

field slug and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field slug	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.