Porcellio scaber

species of European woodlouse
Taxon taxon Q21171
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Porcellio scaber

Summary

Porcellio scaber is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,504 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porcellio scaber received the Q1496680[3].
  • Porcellio scaber's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Porcellio scaber is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Porcellio scaber is classified within Porcellio[6].
  • Porcellio scaber's scientific name is Porcellio scaber[7].
  • Porcellio scaber's Commons category is recorded as Porcellio scaber[8].
  • Porcellio scaber's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porcellio scaber[9].
  • Porcellio scaber's Commons gallery is recorded as Porcellio scaber[10].
  • Porcellio scaber's taxon synonym is recorded as Porcellio montesumae[11].
  • Porcellio scaber's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. scaber'}[12].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '糙瓷鼠婦'}[13].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ruwe pissebed'}[14].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'stínka obecná'}[15].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'ruwe pissebed'}[16].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common rough woodlouse'}[17].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kellerassel'}[18].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kyhmysiira'}[19].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kjellerskrukketroll'}[20].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gocha prieta'}[21].
  • Porcellio scaber is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '거친양쥐며느리'}[22].
  • Porcellio scaber's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25990521[23].
  • Porcellio scaber's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • Porcellio scaber's taxon author citation is recorded as Latreille, 1804[25].

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Classification

Porcellio scaber's scientific name is Porcellio scaber[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Porcellio[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '糙瓷鼠婦'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ruwe pissebed'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'stínka obecná'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common rough woodlouse'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kellerassel'}[18], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kyhmysiira'}[19].

Identifiers

Porcellio scaber's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122238[26]. Porcellio scaber's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64697[27]. Porcellio scaber's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 128536[28]. Porcellio scaber's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6284337[29]. Porcellio scaber's ITIS TSN is recorded as 93269[30].

Why It Matters

Porcellio scaber ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #1,504 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Porcellio scaber receive?

Honors received include Q1496680[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Permanent duplicated item Q25990521
    Topic's main category Category:Porcellio scaber
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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