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title: "Gewone oprolpissebed"
description: "Armadillidium vulgare — Andere dieren. Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, common pill woodlouse, rolly-polly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter is a widespread European species of woodlouse."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-pill-woodlouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gewone oprolpissebed

> Armadillidium vulgare — Andere dieren. Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, common pill woodlouse, rolly-polly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter is a widespread European species of woodlouse.

- Scientific name: *Armadillidium vulgare*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 163613
- Wikidata: [Q1300629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300629)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56083)

## Names

- en: Common Pill Woodlouse
- de: Rollassel
- es: Cochinilla mediterránea
- fr: Armadille commune
- nl: Gewone oprolpissebed
- pl: Kulanka pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

US (93000), CA (8380), MX (6064), AU (4705), GB (4215), DE (4050), ES (3703), FR (3046), JP (2898), PT (2233), AR (1732), PL (1620)

## Summary

Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, common pill woodlouse, rolly-polly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species. It is native to Mediterranean Europe, but as an introduced species they have become naturalized in almost all suitable ecosystems. They are kept as pets by hobbyists for their wide range of possible color variations. Many of their behaviors are driven by the prevention of desiccation or drying out which is why they are commonly found in high humidity, moderate temperature areas…

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

## Photo

![Gewone oprolpissebed](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-pill-woodlouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: vrose96 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/289983789

## Machine access

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