Nosy Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Armadillidiidae |
| Genus | Armadillidium |
| Species | Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties across five states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Counties
- Arkansas
- Marion, Montgomery
- Illinois
- Monroe, Pike
- Kentucky
- Larue, Pulaski
- Oklahoma
- Delaware
- Tennessee
- Overton
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Fenolio, D.B., Niemiller, M.L., Slay, M.E. & Carter, E.T. 2018. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2018 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 25 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E. & Niemiller, M.L. 2023. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2023 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 24 pp.
- Graening, G.O., Slay, M.E., Fenolio, D.B. & Robison, H.W. 2007. Annotated checklist of the Isopoda (subphylum Crustacea: class Malacostraca) of Arkansas and Oklahoma, with emphasis upon subterranean habitats. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 87: 1–14. https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/5834/5457.
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2211. https://cavebiology.org/species/armadillidium-nasatum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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