Gray Field Slug vs Mountain Coati

Deroceras reticulatum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Gray Field Slug is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Field Slug	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Deroceras	Nasua
Species	Deroceras reticulatum	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Field Slug	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.