Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum), recorded as Endangered
Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Indian peacock softshell turtle

Nilssonia hurum

Indian peacock softshell turtle is a turtle in the family Trionychidae — Nilssonia hurum, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Nilssonia hurum
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Testudines · Trionychidae · Nilssonia

Appearance

Indian peacock softshell turtle is a turtle found in South Asia and is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species.

Range and habitat

The Indian peacock soft-shell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (the states of Mizoram, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal and Pakistan.

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

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Indian peacock softshell turtle is 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 Indian peacock softshell turtle, Wikidata item Q1893257. 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 Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Black softshell turtle

Nilssonia nigricans
Photograph of Burmese peacock softshell (Nilssonia formosa), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Burmese peacock softshell

Nilssonia formosa
Photograph of Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Leith's softshell turtle

Nilssonia leithii
Photograph of Indian softshell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica), recorded as EndangeredEN

Indian softshell turtle

Nilssonia gangetica

Quick answers

What is Indian peacock softshell turtle?
Indian peacock softshell turtle is a turtle in the family Trionychidae — Nilssonia hurum.
What is the conservation status of Indian peacock softshell turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nilssonia hurum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Indian peacock softshell turtle live?
The Indian peacock soft-shell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (the states of Mizoram, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal and Pakistan.
Why is Indian peacock softshell turtle in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nilssonia hurum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Indian peacock softshell turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.