Philoscia muscorum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the philoscia muscorum lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Philoscia muscorum
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Isopoda
Family	Philosciidae

Where does the philoscia muscorum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the philoscia muscorum in 10 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the philoscia muscorum?

The philoscia muscorum (Philoscia muscorum) is a crustacean in the order Isopoda and the family Philosciidae, genus Philoscia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the philoscia muscorum

Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse or fast woodlouse, is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Philoscia muscorum (revision 1332673982), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1646839 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).