Gray Field Slug vs Large-eared Hutia

Deroceras reticulatum compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Gray Field Slug is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Field Slug	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Deroceras	Mesocapromys
Species	Deroceras reticulatum	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Field Slug and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Field Slug	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.