Long-cerci Dipluran vs Lepidocampa Dipluran

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Attribute Long-cerci Dipluran Lepidocampa Dipluran
Scientific Name Litocampa henroti Lepidocampa weberi
Order Diplura Diplura
Family Campodeidae Campodeidae
Size 4-6 mm 4-7 mm
Habitat Caves Forests
Diet Omnivores Fungus Feeders
Regions France, Spain Southeast Asia
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Long-cerci Dipluran

A troglophilic dipluran known from caves in western Europe. It has remarkably long cerci used for detecting vibrations in cave environments.

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Its cerci can be nearly as long as the rest of its body.

Lepidocampa Dipluran

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

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