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Shorter red centipede

Strigamia acuminata Leach (1815)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata) is a species in the family Linotaeniidae, order Geophilomorpha.

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Quick facts about the shorter red centipede

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 shorter red centipede live?

Not recorded

Is the shorter red centipede 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 shorter red centipede classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderGeophilomorpha
  5. familyLinotaeniidae
  6. genusStrigamia
  7. SpeciesStrigamia acuminata Leach (1815)

Synonyms Geophilus acuminatus, Geophilus sanguineus, Geophilus subtilis, Linotaenia rosulans, Scolioplanes acuminata, Scolioplanes acuminata microdon, Scolioplanes acuminata pachypus, Scolioplanes brevidentatus, Scolioplanes italicus, Scolioplanes microdon, Scolioplanes pachypus, Scolioplanes silvaenigrae, Scolioplanes variabilis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Strigamie acuminéeFrench
  • キタベニジムカデJapanese
  • GroefaardkruiperDutch
  • spetsjordkrypareSwedish
  • sydlig jordkrypareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shorter red centipede

Other species in the same genus Strigamia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shorter red centipede?

The shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata) belongs to the family Linotaeniidae in the order Geophilomorpha.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shorter-red-centipede

MLA

“Shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shorter-red-centipede.

BibTeX
@misc{shorter_red_centipede_2026,
  title = {Shorter red centipede (Strigamia acuminata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shorter-red-centipede},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}