Limace souterraine vs bulb-eating slug

Tandonia budapestensis compared with Tandonia rustica

Key Differences

• Limace souterraine is Least Concern while bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limace souterraine	bulb-eating slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Mollusca (mollusques)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Milacidae	Milacidae
Genus same	Tandonia	Tandonia
Species	Tandonia budapestensis	Tandonia rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

Limace souterraine and bulb-eating slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tandonia.

Conservation Status

Limace souterraine

LC — Least Concern

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limace souterraine	bulb-eating slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limace souterraine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Limace souterraine

The Budapest Slug (Tandonia budapestensis) is a species in the genus Tandonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom