Shelled Slug vs White-cheeked Pintail

Testacella haliotidea compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Shelled Slug is Data Deficient while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Shelled Slug	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Testacellidae	Anatidae
Genus	Testacella	Anas
Species	Testacella haliotidea	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Shelled Slug and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Shelled Slug	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom