black slug vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Milax nigricans compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• black slug is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black slug	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Milacidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Milax	Acraea
Species	Milax nigricans	Acraea anemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Broad-bordered Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black slug	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black slug

The Black slug (Milax nigricans) is a species in the genus Milax. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.