Mountain Stone Bristletail vs Forest Bristletail
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Mountain Stone Bristletail | Forest Bristletail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Machilis germanica | Machilis hrabei |
| Order | Archaeognatha | Archaeognatha |
| Family | Machilidae | Machilidae |
| Size | 8-12 mm | 8-12 mm |
| Habitat | Mountains | Forests |
| Diet | Detritivores | Detritivores |
| Regions | Central Europe | Central Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Mountain Stone Bristletail
A scaled, humped bristletail found on rock faces and stone walls in European mountains. It has large touching compound eyes, long antennae, and three caudal filaments.
Did You Know?
Bristletails have an indirect mating system where males deposit sperm droplets on silk threads for females to pick up.
Forest Bristletail
A central European bristletail inhabiting forest leaf litter and mossy rocks. It is one of many Machilis species found in Europe.
Did You Know?
The genus Machilis was one of the first bristletail genera ever described.