---
title: "Common Pill Millipede"
description: "Glomeris marginata — Other animals. Glomeris marginata is a European species of pill millipede in the family Glomeridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-pill-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Pill Millipede

> Glomeris marginata — Other animals. Glomeris marginata is a European species of pill millipede in the family Glomeridae.

- Scientific name: *Glomeris marginata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 7221
- Wikidata: [Q1510105](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1510105)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56078)

## Names

- en: Common Pill Millipede
- de: Gerandeter Saftkugler
- fr: Gloméris commun
- nl: Oproller
- pl: Skulica pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3231), GB (1477), DE (929), DK (239), LU (125), CH (87), ES (73), SE (68), BE (67), NL (64), IE (60), IM (18)

## Summary

Glomeris marginata is a European species of pill millipede in the family Glomeridae. Like other species in this family, this millipede is short and stout, rounded in cross section, and can roll into a ball when disturbed. This millipede is often confused with the pill woodlouse Armadillidium, which is also capable of rolling into a ball (volvation).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomeris_marginata

## Photo

![Common Pill Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-pill-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max G.W. Verheij · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215347258

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-pill-millipede?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).