Greater white-toothed shrew vs long-neck field slug

Crocidura russula compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater white-toothed shrew	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Crocidura	Deroceras
Species	Crocidura russula	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater white-toothed shrew and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater white-toothed shrew	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom