Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Red-legged Fire-Millipede (Aphistogoniulus corallipes), recorded as Critically Endangered
Red-legged Fire-Millipede (Aphistogoniulus corallipes). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Red-legged Fire-Millipede

Aphistogoniulus corallipes

Red-legged Fire-Millipede is mångfotingart, first described by Henri Saussure och Leo Zehntner in 1902.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Aphistogoniulus corallipes
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Diplopoda · Spirobolida · Pachybolidae · Aphistogoniulus

The millipede

Red-legged Fire-Millipede is mångfotingart, first described by Henri Saussure och Leo Zehntner in 1902.

Pachybolid millipedes include the colourful fire-millipedes of Madagascar. They roll in leaf litter and feed on rotting plant matter.

Spirobolid millipedes are cylindrical detritivores of forest litter, often brightly marked.

Range and habitat

Red-legged Fire-Millipede is recorded from Madagascar.

GBIF currently lists 15 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

These millipedes coil when threatened and feed on rotting wood and litter. Forest clearing removes both food and cover.

In crisis

Red-legged Fire-Millipede is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Swedish Wikipedia article on Aphistogoniulus corallipes, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q4251245 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Red-legged Fire-Millipede?
Red-legged Fire-Millipede is mångfotingart, first described by Henri Saussure och Leo Zehntner in 1902.
What is the conservation status of Red-legged Fire-Millipede?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Aphistogoniulus corallipes. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Red-legged Fire-Millipede live?
Red-legged Fire-Millipede is mångfotingart, first described by Henri Saussure och Leo Zehntner in 1902.
Why is Red-legged Fire-Millipede in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Aphistogoniulus corallipes?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Red-legged Fire-Millipede a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.