Limax cinereoniger
Encyclopedia
Limax cinereoniger is a species
of air-breathing land slug
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae
, the keelback slugs.
Rarely this slug can grow up to 30 cm long. This makes it the largest slug in the world.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae
Limacidae
Limacidae, common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.- Distribution :...
, the keelback slugs.
Description
Distribution
This species is found throughout Europe, except the northernmost parts.- Not listed in IUCN red listIUCN Red ListThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
- not evaluated (NE)
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic - least concern (LC)
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- and other areas