Pink velvet worm

Pink velvet worm
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Class:	Onychophora
Order:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Opisthopatus
Species:	O. roseus
Binomial name
Opisthopatus roseus Lawrence, 1947

The pink velvet worm (Opisthopatus roseus) is a species of invertebrate in the Peripatopsidae family.

Distribution

It is endemic to South Africa.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

• Hamer, M. 2003. Opisthopatus roseus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.

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