European woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Summary 4

Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse.

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  2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
  3. no rights reserved, uploaded by Scott Loarie
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcellio_scaber

More Info

iNat Map

Number of articles in flagellum of antenna 2
Telson shape pointed
Pleon continuous with or abruptly narrower than pereon continuous
Uropod extending beyond posterior margin yes
Habitat terrestrial
Status Introduced from Europe
Frequency abundant
Capable of rolling up? no
Present in noca? yes
Present in soca? yes