Große Wegschnecke vs Garten-Wegschnecke

Arion ater compared with Arion hortensis

Key Differences

• Große Wegschnecke is Not Evaluated while Garten-Wegschnecke is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Große Wegschnecke	Garten-Wegschnecke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class same	Gastropoda (Schnecken)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)
Family same	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion ater	Arion hortensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Große Wegschnecke and Garten-Wegschnecke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Große Wegschnecke

NE — Not Evaluated

Garten-Wegschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Große Wegschnecke	Garten-Wegschnecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Große Wegschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Garten-Wegschnecke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Große Wegschnecke

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States