Gray Field Slug vs Iberian Mole

Deroceras reticulatum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Field Slug Iberian Mole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Agriolimacidae Talpidae
Genus Deroceras Talpa
Species Deroceras reticulatum Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Field Slug and Iberian Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Field Slug Iberian Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Field Slug

No description available.

Iberian Mole

No description available.

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