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title: "Spurred Ridgeback"
description: "Haplophthalmus danicus — Other animals. Haplophthalmus danicus, also known as the terrestrial cave isopod or spurred ridgeback isopod, is a species of woodlouse that belongs to the family Trichoniscidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spurred-ridgeback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Spurred Ridgeback

> Haplophthalmus danicus — Other animals. Haplophthalmus danicus, also known as the terrestrial cave isopod or spurred ridgeback isopod, is a species of woodlouse that belongs to the family Trichoniscidae.

- Scientific name: *Haplophthalmus danicus*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2045
- Wikidata: [Q3971363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3971363)
- iNaturalist taxon: [220920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/220920)

## Names

- en: Spurred Ridgeback
- fr: Cloporte caréné
- nl: Veenribbel

## Countries with the most observations

US (971), FR (181), DE (145), GB (87), RU (75), CA (72), NL (67), AT (35), BE (32), ES (23), PL (21), UA (17)

## Summary

Haplophthalmus danicus, also known as the terrestrial cave isopod or spurred ridgeback isopod, is a species of woodlouse that belongs to the family Trichoniscidae. It is naturally found in Europe, Southern Asia, and temperate Asia, however it has been introduced to North America. This species was likely introduced during original European settlement, and therefore has been well established in terrestrial communities.

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

## Photo

![Spurred Ridgeback](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spurred-ridgeback/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320926490

## Machine access

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