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

Critically Endangered

Johora singaporensis

Johora singaporensis

Johora singaporensis, the Singapore stream crab or Singapore freshwater crab, is a critically endangered species of freshwater crab endemic to Singapore.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Johora singaporensis
Taxonomy
Malacostraca · Decapoda · Potamidae · Johora

The crayfish or crab

Johora singaporensis is a decapod crustacean in the family Potamidae (order Decapoda).

Range and habitat

J. Singaporensis is one of three freshwater crabs that are endemic to Singapore. Johora singaporensis, the Singapore stream crab or Singapore freshwater crab, is a critically endangered species of freshwater crab endemic to Singapore.

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

Diet

It is mostly nocturnal, feeding on detritus and oligochaete worms that live in the muddy stream bed.

In crisis

Johora singaporensis 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 Johora singaporensis, Wikidata item Q774691. 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 Johora punicea (Johora punicea), recorded as EndangeredEN

Johora punicea

Johora punicea
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Johora singaporensis?
Johora singaporensis is a decapod crustacean in the family Potamidae (order Decapoda).
What is the conservation status of Johora singaporensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Johora singaporensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Johora singaporensis live?
J. Singaporensis is one of three freshwater crabs that are endemic to Singapore.
Why is Johora singaporensis in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Johora singaporensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Johora singaporensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.