Disappearing Soil Slug vs Limace ibérique

Arion occultus compared with Arion vulgaris

Key Differences

• Disappearing Soil Slug is Data Deficient while Limace ibérique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disappearing Soil Slug	Limace ibérique
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	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion occultus	Arion vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Disappearing Soil Slug and Limace ibérique share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Disappearing Soil Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Limace ibérique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disappearing Soil Slug	Limace ibérique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disappearing Soil Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ireland.

Limace ibérique

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇪 Ireland