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

Critically Endangered

Margarya monodi

Margarya monodi

Margarya monodi is a gastropod in the family Viviparidae (order Architaenioglossa), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Margarya monodi
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Viviparidae · Margarya

The gastropod

Margarya monodi is a gastropod in the family Viviparidae (order Architaenioglossa).

Range and habitat

Margarya monodi is a large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. This species appears to be endemic to Lake Dianchi, in Yunnan Province, China.

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

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

Margarya monodi 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 Margarya monodi, Wikidata item Q5487244. 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.

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Quick answers

What is Margarya monodi?
Margarya monodi is a gastropod in the family Viviparidae (order Architaenioglossa).
What is the conservation status of Margarya monodi?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Margarya monodi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Margarya monodi live?
This species appears to be endemic to Lake Dianchi, in Yunnan Province, China.
Why is Margarya monodi 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 Margarya monodi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Margarya monodi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.