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Langsprietspringstaart

Pogonognathellus longicornis

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands
Langsprietspringstaart, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Baptiste Morenval · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Pogonognathellus longicornis (former names: Tomocerus longicornis or Podura longicornis ) is a common species of springtail present in Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 2,153iNaturalist 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

  • Spotted 5 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 2,153 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

Nederlands
Langsprietspringstaart
scientific name
Pogonognathellus longicornis
class
Entognatha
order
Entomobryomorpha
family
Tomoceridae
sightings in NL
5
sightings in Europe
1,109
sightings worldwide
2,153
GBIF records in NL
16
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Tomoceridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 705936, Wikidata Q4047148, GBIF 4538732, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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