Garden arion vs Hedgehog arion

Arion hortensis compared with Arion intermedius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden arion	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion hortensis	Arion intermedius

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden arion and Hedgehog arion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Garden arion

LC — Least Concern

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden arion	Hedgehog arion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden arion

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States