long-neck field slug vs Potto

Deroceras panormitanum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• long-neck field slug is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long-neck field slug	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agriolimacidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Deroceras	Perodicticus
Species	Deroceras panormitanum	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long-neck field slug	Potto
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).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.