Lion's Hill velvet worm

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Lion's Hill velvet worm
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Onychophora Class: Onychophora Order: Onychophora Family: Peripatopsidae Genus: Peripatopsis Species: P. leonina
Binomial name
Peripatopsis leonina Purcell, 1899

The Lion's Hill velvet worm (Peripatopsis leonina) is a species of invertebrate in the Peripatopsidae family.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Conservation status 4 Source

[edit] Distribution

It is endemic to South Africa.

[edit] Habitat

Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

[edit] Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis leonina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 05 August 2007.