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Nosy Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium nasatum
26,989 observations in the source records
28 photos
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What the records say
- 26,989 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
Rathke's WoodlouseTrachelipus rathkii
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Curly WoodlouseCylisticus convexus
Common Striped WoodlousePhiloscia muscorum
Swift WoodlousePorcellio laevis
Little Pill WoodlouseVenezillo parvus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 20,822 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,341 |
| Virginia | 1,950 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,891 |
| Ohio | 1,486 |
| Alaska | 1,472 |
| France | 1,412 |
| New York | 1,339 |
| Maryland | 1,315 |
| Canada | 1,216 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopods · Isopoda |
| Family | Pill Woodlice · Armadillidiidae |
| Genus | Pillbugs · Armadillidium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Nosy Pill Woodlouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.