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Arion ater

Mollusks

Arion ater, commonly called the black slug, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Arion ater 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Arion ater (Wikidata)
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1. Arion ater (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q21113 (P225 taxon name)
  • Introduction
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Arion ater (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    Arion ater, commonly called the black slug, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs.
  • Lead section
    Native to Europe, the black slug is an invasive species in Australia, Canada (British Columbia, Newfoundland, Quebec), and the United States (Pacific Northwest, Alaska).
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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