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Great Grey Slug

Mollusks

The great grey slug, also called the leopard slug, is a species of slug in the family Limacidae, the keeled slugs. It is among the largest keeled slugs, second only to Limax cinereoniger.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Limax maximus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Andorra, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bosnia and Herzegovina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Liechtenstein, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Moldova, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Montenegro, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North Macedonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Romania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Serbia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Slovakia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Slovenia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Limax maximus (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 340835
Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 340835
Although native to Europe, this species has been accidentally introduced to many other parts of the world.
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3. Wikidata: Leopard Slug
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q854808 (P225 taxon name)
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4. Great Grey Slug (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
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