Trachelipus ratzeburgii is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus belonging to the family Trachelipodidae that can be found in Austria, the Baltic states, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Scandinavia (except for Finland). The species has three subspecies:
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ratzeburg's Woodlouse being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Trachelipodidae
- Genus
- Trachelipus
- Species
- Trachelipus ratzeburgii
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