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title: "Brickwork Woodlouse"
description: "Porcellio spinicornis — Inne zwierzęta. Porcellio spinicornis is a species of woodlouse in the family Porcellionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/brickwork-woodlouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brickwork Woodlouse

> Porcellio spinicornis — Inne zwierzęta. Porcellio spinicornis is a species of woodlouse in the family Porcellionidae.

- Scientific name: *Porcellio spinicornis*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 18480
- Wikidata: [Q82841](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82841)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130169](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130169)

## Names

- en: Brickwork Woodlouse
- de: Schwarzkopfassel
- fr: Porcellion à tête noire
- nl: Zwartkoppissebed

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6154), US (3937), DE (1221), RU (1171), AT (1145), FR (917), PL (575), DK (338), GB (285), FI (276), CZ (266), UA (231)

## Summary

Porcellio spinicornis is a species of woodlouse in the family Porcellionidae. This species is widespread in Europe, and has also been introduced to North America. It has wide spiny frontal lateral lobes.

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

## Photo

![Brickwork Woodlouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brickwork-woodlouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: ngoomie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218698444

## Machine access

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