Globe Thistle vs long-neck field slug

Echinops exaltatus compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while long-neck field slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Tenrecidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Echinops	Deroceras
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

long-neck field slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

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