Gray Field Slug vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Deroceras reticulatum compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Gray Field Slug is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Field Slug	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Deroceras reticulatum	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Field Slug	Inquisitive Shrew 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).

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.