brown slug vs Caruana's slug

Deroceras laeve compared with Deroceras invadens

Key Differences

• brown slug is Least Concern while Caruana's slug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown slug	Caruana's slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class same	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Agriolimacidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus same	Deroceras	Deroceras
Species	Deroceras laeve	Deroceras invadens

Evolutionary Relationship

brown slug and Caruana's slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Deroceras.

Conservation Status

brown slug

LC — Least Concern

Caruana's slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown slug	Caruana's slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Guatemala, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Caruana's slug

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).

brown slug

The Brown Slug (Deroceras laeve) is a species in the genus Deroceras. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also fo

Caruana's slug

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 12 countries:

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