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Common Pill Woodlouse

Crustaceans

The common pill woodlouse, also called the common pill-bug, rolly-polly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread species of woodlouse native to Mediterranean Europe. It is the most extensively studied terrestrial isopod species, and as an introduced species it has become naturalized across most suitable ecosystems worldwide. Many of its behaviors are driven by avoiding desiccation, which is why it is commonly found in humid, moderate temperature areas, and it feeds primarily on plant litter, a role essential to nitrogen cycling, while also serving as prey for spiders, centipedes, and other small predators.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Armadillidium vulgare 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malacostraca, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Pill Woodlouse
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Armadillidium vulgare
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    It is native to Mediterranean Europe, but has been an introduced species and naturalized in almost all suitable ecosystems.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, common pill woodlouse, rolly-polly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter is a widespread European species of woodlouse and the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species.
  • Lead section
    Within ecosystems, they feed primarily on plant litter, which is essential for nitrogen cycling, and serve as prey for spiders, centipedes, and other small organisms.
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2. Wikipedia: Armadillidium vulgare
WikipediaWikidata Q1300629 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Common Pill Woodlouse
Child Taxon Of: Malacostraca, Wikidata P171View the Source
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