Darkface slug

Weight

Not recorded

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumMollusca
3. classGastropoda
4. familyArionidae
5. genusArion
6. SpeciesArion distinctus Mabille, 1868

Synonyms Arion bourguignati, Arion coerulens, Arion cottianus, Arion distinctus, Arion hessei, Arion intermedius var. apennina, Arion minimus, Arion mollerii, Arion vejdorskyi, Arion vejdovskyi, Arion vejdowskyi, Geomalacus bourguignati, Geomalacus hiemalis, Geomalacus mabillei, Geomalacus vendeanus

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Spanish slug

Arion vulgaris

Arionidae

LC, Least Concern

Black slug

Arion ater

Arionidae

D

Dusky arion

Arion fuscus

ArionidaeNo free photo yet

G

Garden slug

Arion hortensis

ArionidaeNo free photo yet

G

Glade slug

Arion intermedius

ArionidaeNo free photo yet

G

Grey garden slug

Arion circumscriptus

ArionidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDarkface slug vs Spanish slugDarkface slug vs Black slugDarkface slug vs Dusky arionDarkface slug vs Garden slug

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@misc{darkface_slug_2026,
  title = {Darkface slug (Arion distinctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/darkface-slug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}