Armadillidium vulgare
Armadillidium vulgare | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Armadillidiidae |
Genus: | Armadillidium |
Species: | A. vulgare |
Binomial name | |
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804 | |
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Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, potato bug, common pill woodlouse, roly-poly, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species. It is native to Mediterranean Europe but has accompanied humans throughout their travels and now are found, naturalized in almost all suitable ecosystems. They are kept as pets by hobbyists for their wide range of possible color variations.
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