Loche maltaise vs Gray Field Slug

Deroceras invadens compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Key Differences

• Loche maltaise is Not Evaluated while Gray Field Slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loche maltaise	Gray Field 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	Agriolimacidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus same	Deroceras	Deroceras
Species	Deroceras invadens	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Loche maltaise and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Deroceras.

Conservation Status

Loche maltaise

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loche maltaise	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loche maltaise

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Loche maltaise

The Caruana's Slug (Deroceras invadens) is a species in the genus Deroceras. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States