Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Summary 5

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

Sources and Credits

  1. Botaurus stellaris, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porcellio-scaber-29-04-2008-083.jpg
  2. (c) Max Westby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/67782614@N00/3679517904
  3. (c) Miroslav Deml, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/42037.jpg
  4. (c) Jymm, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porcellio_scaber_Jymm.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcellio_scaber

More Info

iNat Map

Region California, East-Southwest: NM; CO; NB; KS; OK, Far North: AK; YT; NT; NU, Georgia and South Carolina, Midatlantic: NC; VA; WV; MD; DE; NJ; PA, New England; NY; NB; PEI; and NS, Old Northwest: ON; MN; IA; MS; AK; WI; IL; MI; IN; OH; KY; TN, Pacific Northwest: BC; WA; OR, Quebec and Newfoundland, West-Southwest: NV; UT; AZ
Habitat inland
Rolls into a ball? No
Eyes very large? No
Antennal flagella Two
Paired ocelli numerous
Telson pointed
Uropods single
Status introduced
Pereonite texture -