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Swift Woodlouse
Porcellio laevis
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
Giant Canyon WoodlousePorcellio dilatatus
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Powder Blue IsopodPorcellionides pruinosus
Curly WoodlouseCylisticus convexus
Nosy Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium nasatum
Rathke's WoodlouseTrachelipus rathkii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,371 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,272 |
| Spain | 653 |
| Mexico | 570 |
| Texas | 420 |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 260 |
| Andalucía | 253 |
| Baja California | 207 |
| Australia | 197 |
| Arizona | 191 |
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 | Porcellionid Woodlice · Porcellionidae |
| Genus | Porcellio |
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 Swift Woodlouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.