Indochinese Ground Squirrel vs long-neck field slug

Menetes berdmorei compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Menetes	Deroceras
Species	Menetes berdmorei	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Indochinese Ground Squirrel and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).