title: Rathouisia tigrina
text: # Rathouisia tigrina
  
  Rathouisia tigrina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae.
  
  The specific name tigrina is from Latin word "tigrinus", that means "tiger-like", referring to the predatory nature of the slug.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in China.
  
  ## Description
  
  Rathouisia tigrina is smaller than Rathouisia leonina.
  
  ## Ecology
  
  Rathouisia tigrina is a predatory carnivorous slug.
  
  