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title: "Compact Flat-backed Millipede"
description: "Brachydesmus superus — Weitere Tiere. Brachydesmus superus, also known as the flat millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/compact-flat-backed-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Compact Flat-backed Millipede

> Brachydesmus superus — Weitere Tiere. Brachydesmus superus, also known as the flat millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae.

- Scientific name: *Brachydesmus superus*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 422
- iNaturalist taxon: [1231395](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1231395)

## Names

- en: Compact Flat-backed Millipede

## Countries with the most observations

GB (48), FR (17), DE (8), RU (6), ES (5), IS (4), UA (4), CL (3), UY (3)

## Summary

Brachydesmus superus, also known as the flat millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae. This millipede is common throughout Europe and has been spread widely elsewhere by humans through commerce. This species can reach 10 mm in length and features only 19 segments in adults (counting the collum, the telson, and the rings in between), one fewer than found in adults of most other species in the order Polydesmida.

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

## Photo

![Compact Flat-backed Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/compact-flat-backed-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sashko · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63100048

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/compact-flat-backed-millipede?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).