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Least Lithobius

Lithobius microps Meinert, 1868

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The least lithobius (Lithobius microps) is a species in the family Lithobiidae, order Lithobiomorpha. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Canada, Ireland and United Kingdom.

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Quick facts about the least lithobius

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the least lithobius live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The least lithobius is listed for 3 countries.

CanadaIrelandUnited Kingdom
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. Ireland
  3. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the least lithobius as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Australia
  2. Denmark

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the least lithobius endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the least lithobius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderLithobiomorpha
  5. familyLithobiidae
  6. genusLithobius
  7. SpeciesLithobius microps Meinert, 1868

Synonyms Lithobius duboscqui, Lithobius duboscqui anellii, Lithobius duboscqui exarmatus, Lithobius duboscqui fosteri, Lithobius duboscqui oligospinus, Lithobius duboscqui pollinensis, Lithobius microps caernensis, Lithobius olivarum, Lithobius ponzianus, Lithobius puritanus, Monotarsobius dubosqui, Monotarsobius microps, Sigibius puritanus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Lithobie minusculeFrench
  • puslingsteinkryperNorwegian Bokmål
  • DwergsteenloperDutch
  • puslingsteinkryparNorwegian Nynorsk
  • småögd stenkrypareSwedish
  • pysslingstenkrypareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the least lithobius

Other species in the same genus Lithobius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the least lithobius live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the least lithobius for 3 countries: Canada, Ireland and United Kingdom. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the least lithobius an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the least lithobius as introduced in 2 countries: Australia and Denmark, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the least lithobius?

The least lithobius (Lithobius microps) belongs to the family Lithobiidae in the order Lithobiomorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Least Lithobius (Lithobius microps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/least-lithobius

MLA

“Least Lithobius (Lithobius microps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/least-lithobius.

BibTeX
@misc{least_lithobius_2026,
  title = {Least Lithobius (Lithobius microps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/least-lithobius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}