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Basic information

Armadillidium vulgare

Common pill woodlouse

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostracans
OrderIsopods
Czech name
Svinka obecná
English name
Common pill woodlouse
Alternative names
Common Pill-bug, Common pillbug, Common woodlouse, Dokri, Doodle Bug, Dosta, Gemeine Rollassel, Gewone oprolpissebed, Kugelassel, Kuglebænkebider, Pill Woodlouse, Pillbug, Potato Bug, Roly-Poly, Slater, Sow bug, オカダンゴムシ
Synonyms
Armadillidium (Armadillidium) schellenbergi, Armadillidium (Armadillidium) sorattinum, Armadillidium affine, Armadillidium armeniensis, Armadillidium brevicaudatum, Armadillidium cinereum, Armadillidium commutatum, Armadillidium decipiens, Armadillidium gallicum, Armadillidium nitidulus, Armadillidium oliveti, Armadillidium pilulare, Armadillidium subdentatum, Armadillidium triviale, Armadillidium variegatum, Armadillidium vulgare var. rubra, Armadillidium vulgare var. rufobrunneus, Armadillo ater, Armadillo convexus, Armadillo marmoreus, Armadillo pilularis, Armadillo pustulatus, Armadillo trivialis, Armadillo variegatus, Armadillo vulgaris, Oniscus cinereus
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Distribution and environment

Biome
Agricultural, Anthropogenic, Beach, Chaparral, City, Desert, Dune, Forest, Grassland, River
Microhabitat
Fossorial, Terrestrial
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Biological characteristics

Activity
Nocturnal
Diet
Arthropods, Detritus, Feces, Fruit, Leaves, Seeds
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Information sources

Biological data sources
Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank