Trachelipus rathkii
Species of woodlouse
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Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae). It can be found across Europe, except in the Mediterranean Basin.[1] It has also been introduced to North America, where it can be found across most of the northern half of the United States and southern Canada.[2] They have been recorded as far west as Alberta.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Trachelipodidae |
| Genus: | Trachelipus |
| Species: | T. rathkii |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833) | |
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Description
Habitat
T. rathkii prefers poorly drained, damp habitats and is tolerant of flooding, making it characteristic of riverside meadows and floodplains, where it may be the dominant woodlouse. It also occurs in scrub, soft eroding cliffs, gravel pits, and churchyards, sheltering under stones and dead wood, beneath bark, in grass litter, tussocks, and flood debris.[6]
