#4530 · 🦀 crabs & other crustaceans

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Porcellio monticola

🦀 Crabs & other crustaceans 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Kozanów, Wrocław, Polska:© aga-ma · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 27120 Pacy-sur-Eure, France:© Thomas Dreux · CC BY 4.0
9. 06270 Villeneuve-Loubet, France:© Gaëtan Jouvenez · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 83590 Gonfaron, France:© Titouan Gelez · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Porcellio monticola is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio belonging to the family Porcellionidae that can be found in such European countries as Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,386iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,386 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Dominique Auguste Lereboullet in 1853 (173 years ago).