Garden arion vs Lusitanian slug

Arion hortensis compared with Arion lusitanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden arion	Lusitanian 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	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion hortensis	Arion lusitanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden arion and Lusitanian slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Garden arion

LC — Least Concern

Lusitanian slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden arion	Lusitanian slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden arion

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).

Lusitanian slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal