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Woodroach

Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder, 1862

Status not recordedinsects

The woodroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) is a species in the family Cryptocercidae, order Blattodea.

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Quick facts about the woodroach

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 woodroach live?

Not recorded

Is the woodroach 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 woodroach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderBlattodea
  5. familyCryptocercidae
  6. genusCryptocercus
  7. SpeciesCryptocercus punctulatus Scudder, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Brown wingless cockroachEnglish
  • Brown-hooded cockroachEnglish
  • Woodeating cockroachEnglish
  • Cucaracha de la maderaSpanish
  • Amerikinė medrausaLithuanian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the woodroach

Other species in the same genus Cryptocercus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the woodroach?

The woodroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) belongs to the family Cryptocercidae in the order Blattodea.

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). Woodroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/woodroach

MLA

“Woodroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/woodroach.

BibTeX
@misc{woodroach_2026,
  title = {Woodroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/woodroach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}