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title: "Carolina Mantleslug"
description: "Philomycus carolinianus — Outros animais. Philomycus carolinianus, also known as the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/carolina-mantleslug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carolina Mantleslug

> Philomycus carolinianus — Outros animais. Philomycus carolinianus, also known as the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug.

- Scientific name: *Philomycus carolinianus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 7313
- Wikidata: [Q3073965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3073965)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179365)

## Names

- en: Carolina Mantleslug
- fr: Limace mouchetée de Caroline

## Countries with the most observations

US (2454), CA (18)

## Summary

Philomycus carolinianus, also known as the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug. It is a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family of Philomycidae. This species is a part of the fauna of the Carolinian Forest in Canada. This species is also a plays a vital role in the ecosystem through nutrient cycling.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomycus_carolinianus

## Photo

![Carolina Mantleslug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carolina-mantleslug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4301427

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/carolina-mantleslug?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).