Common Rough Woodlouse
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Porcellionidae |
| Genus | Porcellio |
| Species | Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Indiana.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana
Counties
- Indiana
- Monroe
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987.
How to cite this account
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2844. https://cavebiology.org/species/porcellio-scaber/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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