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title: "Canadian Flat-back Millipede"
description: "Pseudopolydesmus canadensis — Andere dieren. Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, also known as Canadian flat-backed millipede, is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Polydesmidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/canadian-flat-back-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canadian Flat-back Millipede

> Pseudopolydesmus canadensis — Andere dieren. Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, also known as Canadian flat-backed millipede, is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Polydesmidae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudopolydesmus canadensis*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2502
- Wikidata: [Q6444172](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6444172)
- iNaturalist taxon: [229126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/229126)

## Names

- en: Canadian Flat-back Millipede

## Countries with the most observations

US (1088), CA (462)

## Summary

Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, also known as Canadian flat-backed millipede, is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Polydesmidae. It is found in North America and Europe.
It can be distinguished from Pseudopolydesmus serratus by the black mid-dorsal stripe.

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

## Photo

![Canadian Flat-back Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canadian-flat-back-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathleen Houlahan Chayer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93576116

## Machine access

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