Pink velvet worm  (Opisthopatus roseus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumOnychophora
ClassOnychophora
OrderOnychophora
FamilyPeripatopsidae
GenusOpisthopatus (1)
SizeLength: up to 40 mm (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR B1ab(i,iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).

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