Dusky arion
Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Status not recordedsnails and slugs
The dusky arion (Arion fuscus) is a species in the family Arionidae.
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Quick facts about the dusky arion
- 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
Where does the dusky arion live?
Not recorded
Is the dusky arion endangered?
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.
How is the dusky arion classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- familyArionidae
- genusArion
- SpeciesArion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Synonyms Arion fuscus, Limax fuscus
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- Northern dusky slugEnglish
- plzák hnědýCzech
- BrunsneglDanish
- Braune WegschneckeGerman
- metsäetanaFinnish
- Limace rousseFrench
- Smeđoprugi prpoljCroatian
- élénk lantoscsigaHungarian
- Kislusis arionasLithuanian
- Rudais kailgliemezisLatvian
- oransjeskogsneglNorwegian Bokmål
- Bruine wegslakDutch
- oransjeskogsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
- ślinik rdzawyPolish
- Бурый арионRussian
- slizovec hnedýSlovak
- brun skogssnigelSwedish
- Маслюк бурийUkrainian
- BrunsidesneglDanish
- Loche rousseFrench
- Грибной слизеньRussian
- моложень рыжийRussian
- Слизень дорожный рыжийRussian
- Маслюк рудийUkrainian
Relatives of the dusky arion
Other species in the same genus Arion.

Spanish slug
Arion vulgaris

Black slug
Arion ater
Garden slug
Arion hortensis
Glade slug
Arion intermedius
Grey garden slug
Arion circumscriptus
Darkface slug
Arion distinctus
CompareDusky arion vs Spanish slugDusky arion vs Black slugDusky arion vs Garden slugDusky arion vs Glade slug
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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