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title: "Greenhouse Millipede"
description: "Oxidus gracilis — Inne zwierzęta. The greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis), also known as the hothouse millipede, short-flange millipede, or garden millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae that has been widely introduced around the world, and is sometimes a pest in greenhouses."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/greenhouse-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greenhouse Millipede

> Oxidus gracilis — Inne zwierzęta. The greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis), also known as the hothouse millipede, short-flange millipede, or garden millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae that has been widely introduced around the world, and is sometimes a pest in greenhouses.

- Scientific name: *Oxidus gracilis*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 52400
- Wikidata: [Q3887780](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3887780)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143390](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143390)

## Names

- en: Greenhouse Millipede
- de: Gewächshaus-Tausendfüßer
- es: Milpiés japonés de invernadero
- fr: Polydesme des serres

## Countries with the most observations

US (30035), CA (1824), IT (784), FR (764), MX (624), CH (321), ES (303), PT (278), NZ (260), JP (250), GB (220), BR (203)

## Summary

The greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis), also known as the hothouse millipede, short-flange millipede, or garden millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae that has been widely introduced around the world, and is sometimes a pest in greenhouses.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: sunny tyson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125670022

## Machine access

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