Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Iomon nan (Iomon nan), recorded as Endangered
Iomon nan (Iomon nan). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Iomon nan

Iomon nan

No subspecies are listed on that page.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Iomon nan
Recorded from
Thailand
Taxonomy
Malacostraca · Decapoda · Potamidae · Iomon

The crayfish or crab

It was first described by Ng ug Naiyanetr in 1993.

Decapods are ten-legged crustaceans — crabs, shrimps, and crayfishes. Freshwater species here are usually tied to a drainage.

Malacostracans include crayfishes, crabs, and shrimps. Freshwater species are often narrow endemics.

Range and habitat

Iomon nan is recorded from Thailand.

GBIF currently lists 3 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

Habits

Freshwater crayfishes and crabs walk the bed. Dams, silt, and introduced species cut a drainage into fragments they cannot cross.

Crayfishes and crabs need cover and clean water. A named form from one creek is not interchangeable with the next drainage.

In crisis

Iomon nan 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 Cebuano Wikipedia article on Iomon nan, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q13367626 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Iomon nan?
It was first described by Ng ug Naiyanetr in 1993.
What is the conservation status of Iomon nan?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Iomon nan. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Iomon nan live?
It was first described by Ng ug Naiyanetr in 1993.
Why is Iomon nan in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Iomon nan?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Iomon nan a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.