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title: "Rathke's Woodlouse"
description: "Trachelipus rathkii — Other animals. Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rathke-s-woodlouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rathke's Woodlouse

> Trachelipus rathkii — Other animals. Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae).

- Scientific name: *Trachelipus rathkii*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 21095
- Wikidata: [Q130462](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130462)
- iNaturalist taxon: [203479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203479)

## Names

- en: Rathke's Woodlouse
- de: Rathke-Assel
- fr: Trachelipe de Rathke
- nl: Kleipissebed

## Countries with the most observations

US (11269), RU (2953), CA (2936), PL (472), FI (433), DE (343), AT (243), FR (216), UA (201), SE (153), LT (133), LV (69)

## Summary

Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae). It can be found across Europe, except in the Mediterranean Basin. It has also been introduced to North America, where it can be found across most of the northern half of the United States and southern Canada. They have been recorded as far west as Alberta.

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

## Photo

![Rathke's Woodlouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rathke-s-woodlouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71463692

## Machine access

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