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Also commonly reffered to as the Common Pillbug, Sowbugs (even though this is an incorrect classification), Roly-Polies and even Wood Lice. They are members of the [[Isopods]], not to be confused with an insect.
Also commonly reffered to as the Common Pillbug, Sowbugs (even though this is an incorrect classification), Roly-Polies and even Wood Lice. They are members of the [[Isopods]], not to be confused with an insect[1]. They belong to the family Armadillidiidae and are found almost everywhere and are [[soil]]/ground dwelling isopods.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 21:00, 21 April 2022

Also commonly reffered to as the Common Pillbug, Sowbugs (even though this is an incorrect classification), Roly-Polies and even Wood Lice. They are members of the Isopods, not to be confused with an insect[1]. They belong to the family Armadillidiidae and are found almost everywhere and are soil/ground dwelling isopods.

Taxonomy

  Kingdom: Animalia 
     Subphylum: Crustacea
        Class: Malacostraca 
           Order: Isopoda
              Family: Armadillidiidae
                 Genus: Armadillidium
                    Species: vulgaris