Gray Field Slug vs long-neck field slug

Deroceras reticulatum compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Field Slug	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Mollusca (моллюски)	Mollusca (моллюски)
Class same	Gastropoda (брюхоногие)	Gastropoda (брюхоногие)
Order same	Stylommatophora (стебельчатоглазые)	Stylommatophora (стебельчатоглазые)
Family same	Agriolimacidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus same	Deroceras	Deroceras
Species	Deroceras reticulatum	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Field Slug and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Deroceras.

Conservation Status

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Field Slug	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

long-neck field slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden