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title: "Swift Woodlouse"
description: "Porcellio laevis — Outros animais. Porcellio laevis (commonly called the swift woodlouse, or smooth slater in Australia) is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/swift-woodlouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Swift Woodlouse

> Porcellio laevis — Outros animais. Porcellio laevis (commonly called the swift woodlouse, or smooth slater in Australia) is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio.

- Scientific name: *Porcellio laevis*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 9055
- Wikidata: [Q2741575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2741575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [296087](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/296087)

## Names

- en: Swift Woodlouse
- de: Flinke Kellerassel
- es: Cochinilla suave
- fr: Porcellion lisse
- nl: Gladde pissebed

## Countries with the most observations

US (4069), MX (856), ES (791), PE (287), AU (283), FR (229), EC (177), CL (147), ZA (138), AR (135), IT (112), PT (88)

## Summary

Porcellio laevis (commonly called the swift woodlouse, or smooth slater in Australia) is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio. As the species epithet laevis as well as the vernacular name "swift woodlouse" suggests, the species is capable of quick bursts of speed when provoked.
This species of woodlouse is distinctively large, appearing up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long with a smooth dorsal surface. The males can be identified by their long, spear-shaped uropods. The smooth dorsal surface of Porcellio laevis separates it visually from many other species in the same genus.
It is commonly kept as a pet due…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Stephan Kleinfelder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107841256

## Machine access

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