Garden arion vs Northern Dusky Slug

Arion hortensis compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Garden arion is Least Concern while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden arion	Northern Dusky Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Yumuşakçalar)	Mollusca (Yumuşakçalar)
Class same	Gastropoda (Karından bacaklılar)	Gastropoda (Karından bacaklılar)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family same	Arionidae	Arionidae
Genus same	Arion	Arion
Species	Arion hortensis	Arion fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden arion and Northern Dusky Slug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arion.

Conservation Status

Garden arion

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden arion	Northern Dusky 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).

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France