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Mata

Anisolabis littorea (White, 1846)

Status not recordedinsects

The mata (Anisolabis littorea) is a species in the family Anisolabididae, order Dermaptera.

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Quick facts about the mata

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
Not recorded

Where does the mata live?

Not recorded

Is the mata 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 mata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDermaptera
  5. familyAnisolabididae
  6. genusAnisolabis
  7. SpeciesAnisolabis littorea (White, 1846)

Synonyms Anisolabis littorea, Forcinella littorea, Forficula littorea

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Seashore earwigEnglish
  • Forficule littoralFrench
  • MatāMāori
  • Perce-oreille du littoralFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mata

Other species in the same genus Anisolabis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mata?

The mata (Anisolabis littorea) belongs to the family Anisolabididae in the order Dermaptera.

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). Mata (Anisolabis littorea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mata

MLA

“Mata (Anisolabis littorea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mata.

BibTeX
@misc{mata_2026,
  title = {Mata (Anisolabis littorea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}