black slug vs Long-clawed Shrew

Milax nigricans compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

  • black slug is Not Evaluated while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black slug Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Moluscos) Chordata (cordados)
Class Gastropoda (Gastrópodes) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Milacidae Soricidae
Genus Milax Sorex
Species Milax nigricans Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

black slug and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black slug Long-clawed Shrew
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).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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