Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Branchinecta mexicana (Branchinecta mexicana), recorded as Critically Endangered
Branchinecta mexicana (Branchinecta mexicana). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Branchinecta mexicana

Branchinecta mexicana

Branchinecta mexicana is an animal in the family Branchinectidae (order Anostraca), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Branchinecta mexicana
Taxonomy
Branchiopoda · Anostraca · Branchinectidae · Branchinecta

The animal

This record is an animal under the name Branchinecta mexicana. The public files give taxonomy and a threat category; they do not supply a full field account.

Range and habitat

It is found in Central America.

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

In crisis

The IUCN conservation status of Branchinecta mexicana is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.

Branchinecta mexicana 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 English Wikipedia article on Branchinecta mexicana — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q9663459. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Branchinecta belki (Branchinecta belki), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Branchinecta belki

Branchinecta belki
Photograph of Branchinecta sandiegonensis (Branchinecta sandiegonensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Branchinecta sandiegonensis

Branchinecta sandiegonensis
Photograph of Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), recorded as EndangeredEN

Conservancy fairy shrimp

Branchinecta conservatio
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Branchinecta mexicana?
Branchinecta mexicana is an animal in the family Branchinectidae (order Anostraca).
What is the conservation status of Branchinecta mexicana?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Branchinecta mexicana. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Branchinecta mexicana live?
It is found in Central America.
Why is Branchinecta mexicana in crisis?
The IUCN conservation status of Branchinecta mexicana is "CR", critically endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Branchinecta mexicana?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Branchinecta mexicana a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.