long-neck field slug vs Mound-building Mouse

Deroceras panormitanum compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long-neck field slug	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Deroceras	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Deroceras panormitanum	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

long-neck field slug and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long-neck field slug	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.