Crimean Cave Dipluran vs Ewingi Japygid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Crimean Cave Dipluran Ewingi Japygid
Scientific Name Plusiocampa dublanskii Catajapyx ewing
Order Diplura Diplura
Family Campodeidae Japygidae
Size 5-7 mm 5-10 mm
Habitat Caves Underground
Diet Fungus Feeders Predators
Regions Ukraine United States
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Crimean Cave Dipluran

A cave-adapted dipluran from limestone caves in the Crimean Peninsula. It shows classic troglomorphic traits including depigmentation.

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Did You Know?

It was discovered in some of the deepest caves in the Crimean mountains.

Ewingi Japygid

A predatory dipluran found in soils of the southeastern United States. It uses its forceps-like cerci to capture small soil invertebrates.

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Did You Know?

It uses its pincer-like cerci to grab prey, much like an earwig.