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Oniscus asellus

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Shiny Woodlouse

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971279

Element CodeICMALP8010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassMalacostraca

OrderIsopoda

FamilyOniscidae

GenusOniscus

Concept Reference

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No

Roadless Areas (16)

Alaska (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553
Revilla	Tongass National Forest	29,298
Upper Situk	Tongass National Forest	16,789
Yakutat Forelands	Tongass National Forest	323,648

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder River	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	32,563
Glacier Peak K	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	47,269
Green Mountain	Olympic National Forest	4,617
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glady Fork	Monongahela National Forest	3,239

References (1)

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.