bulb-eating slug vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Tandonia rustica compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Sowerby's keeled 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	Milacidae	Milacidae
Genus same	Tandonia	Tandonia
Species	Tandonia rustica	Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tandonia.

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom