Lepidocampa Dipluran vs European Japygid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Lepidocampa Dipluran European Japygid
Scientific Name Lepidocampa weberi Japyx solifugus
Order Diplura Diplura
Family Campodeidae Japygidae
Size 4-7 mm 8-15 mm
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Fungus Feeders Omnivores
Regions Southeast Asia Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Lepidocampa Dipluran

A tropical dipluran found in forest soils across Southeast Asia. It has distinctive scale-covered body segments.

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Did You Know?

Its body is covered in tiny scales, unusual among diplurans.

European Japygid

The type species of the family Japygidae, found in soils across southern Europe. It is one of the largest diplurans in Europe.

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Did You Know?

It can deliver a noticeable pinch with its forceps if handled carelessly.