Otherwise, they are hardly any differences that you will spot. You never know what you will find.I found Leopard Slugs at the Royal Oak Arboretum behind the Senior Center in Royal Oak, Michigan. The other species is Dusky Slug is one of the round back slugs in the family Dusky Slugs eat a wide variety of foods but mostly they consume fungi and decaying plant material. Eating mainly fungus, dead vegetation, and other slugs they are not normally garden pests unless the population is large. It is unlawful to kill, take, trap, possess, buy, or sell these species from the wild except as provided in the Order.This list was produced by the Endangered Species Program of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. I timed one crossing a 1.5m (6 foot) path in 15 seconds.For more information on this slug and other gastropods check out Robert Nordsieck’s great website
I was surprised at how fast they moved. 1 Molluscs. English names in common usage or from published sources have been incorporated, when possible, to facilitate public understanding of and participation in the Endangered Species Program. Presenting her thoughts and facts in bewildering and astonishing way is her cup of tea. Most of the gastropods in the world areNow coming to the difference, snails have shells on their body, which they carry like a home with them. I’m not sure how it found its way this relatively remote area.
This list presents the Endangered (E), Threatened (T), and Probably Extirpated (X) animal species of Michigan, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act of the State of Michigan (Part 365 of PA 451, 1994 Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act).
Protection of Special Concern species now, before they reach dangerously low population levels, would prevent the need to list them in the future by maintaining adequate numbers of self-sustaining populations within Michigan. Natural communities are not listed for those species documented only from altered or ruderal habitats in Michigan, especially for taxa that occur in a variety of habitats outside of the state.Natural communities are not listed in order of frequency of occurrence, but are rather derived from the full set of natural communities, organized by Ecological Group. While not afforded legal protection under the Act, many of these species are of concern because of declining or relict populations in the state.
I have an impression that the slugs are less often consumed by birds.
Buy your own field guide to Michigan’s frogs and toads here. Some other potentially rare species are listed as Special Concern pending more precise information on their status in the state; when such information becomes available, they could be moved to threatened or endangered status or deleted from the list.Amphibians and reptiles that are listed as special concern (SC) are legally protected under the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director's Order No. They come out when it is getting dark and are active throughout the night. Snails are mollusks that belong to the Gastropoda class.
The current list became effective on April 9, 2009, after extensive review by technical advisors to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the citizenry of the state.Also included in this list are animal species of Special Concern (SC). Snail-killing chemical molluscicides (copper sulfate or copper carbonate) that are used to treat lakes with swimmer's itch should be strictly avoided in lakes and streams occupied by rare snails. FO-224.13.
If anyone can identify the species, please e-mail me at kozmicdreams@ymail.com . If you collect snails from your yard instead, you can establish a colony of pets while helping preserve your garden and grass.
In most cases, at least one specimen record exists for each listed natural community. The solid, ovate shell of the Great Lakes physa is medium-sized (to about.8 inches long), moderately glossy and tan to brown in color.
Visual surveys also can be conducted for this species by looking for snails attached to vegetation, rocks, woody debris and other cover.
What types of snails are native to Metro-Detroit ,Michigan?