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title: "Bristly Millipede"
description: "Polyxenus lagurus — Otros animales. Polyxenus lagurus, also known as the bristly millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polyxenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/bristly-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bristly Millipede

> Polyxenus lagurus — Otros animales. Polyxenus lagurus, also known as the bristly millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polyxenidae.

- Scientific name: *Polyxenus lagurus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 3727
- Wikidata: [Q9347222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9347222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [133872](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133872)

## Names

- en: Bristly Millipede
- de: Kleiner Pinselfüßer
- fr: Hérissole commune
- nl: Penseeltje
- pl: Strzępnica zającowata

## Countries with the most observations

FR (672), DE (607), US (284), AT (188), GB (148), CA (55), BE (40), HU (35), CH (33), FI (30), SE (27), PL (25)

## Summary

Polyxenus lagurus, also known as the bristly millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Polyxenidae. This millipede is common in Europe and found in many areas of North America. Like other species in the genus Polyxenus, this species is small and covered with detachable bristles that can entangle ants and spiders that attack the millipede. This species is notable for including populations that are parthenogenetic as well as those that reproduce sexually.

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

## Photo

![Bristly Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bristly-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Neville Park · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72691387

## Machine access

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