Bed-jacket vs flat-backed millipede

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket flat-backed millipede
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family Sapindaceae Polydesmidae
Genus Alectryon Polydesmus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Polydesmus complanatus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket flat-backed millipede
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

flat-backed millipede

No description available.

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