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title: "Pacific Banana Slug"
description: "Ariolimax columbianus — Outros animais. Ariolimax columbianus, the Pacific banana slug, is a species of slug found on the Pacific coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pacific-banana-slug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Banana Slug

> Ariolimax columbianus — Outros animais. Ariolimax columbianus, the Pacific banana slug, is a species of slug found on the Pacific coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Ariolimax columbianus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 63771
- Wikidata: [Q3692417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3692417)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47776](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47776)

## Names

- en: Pacific Banana Slug
- de: Pazifische Bananenschnecke
- fr: Limace-banane du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (41718), CA (21537)

## Summary

Ariolimax columbianus, the Pacific banana slug, is a species of slug found on the Pacific coast of North America. It is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimeters (9.8 in) long. An important function of this particular species is the role it plays in seed dispersion.

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

## Photo

![Pacific Banana Slug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-banana-slug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erin Springinotic · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318307680

## Machine access

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