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Montane Lithobius

Lithobius lucifugus L. Koch, 1862

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The montane lithobius (Lithobius lucifugus) is a species in the family Lithobiidae, order Lithobiomorpha. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: France, Italy and Sweden.

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Quick facts about the montane 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 montane 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 montane lithobius is listed for 3 countries.

FranceSwedenItaly
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. Italy
  3. Sweden

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the montane 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 montane lithobius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderLithobiomorpha
  5. familyLithobiidae
  6. genusLithobius
  7. SpeciesLithobius lucifugus L. Koch, 1862

Synonyms Lithobius alpinus, Lithobius friediae, Lithobius granulatus, Lithobius inopinatus, Lithobius latus, Lithobius latzeli, Lithobius lucifugus friedae, Lithobius lucifugus latzeli, Lithobius lucifugus octodus, Lithobius lucifugus tricalcaratus, Lithobius lucifugus varallensis, Lithobius lucifugus verhoeffi, Lithobius microporus, Lithobius ocellorum, Lithobius ocraceus, Lithobius palustris, Lithobius rupivagus, Lithobius tricalcaratus, Lithobius verhoeffi, Lithobius walachicus, Lithobius walachicus ocellorum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Lithobie lucifugeFrench
  • ölandsstenkrypareSwedish
  • ljusskygg stenkrypareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the montane 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 montane lithobius live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the montane lithobius for 3 countries: France, Italy and Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the montane lithobius?

The montane lithobius (Lithobius lucifugus) 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). Montane Lithobius (Lithobius lucifugus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/montane-lithobius

MLA

“Montane Lithobius (Lithobius lucifugus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/montane-lithobius.

BibTeX
@misc{montane_lithobius_2026,
  title = {Montane Lithobius (Lithobius lucifugus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/montane-lithobius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}