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

Critically Endangered

Mictocaris halope

Mictocaris halope

Mictocaris halope is a crustacean in the family Mictocarididae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Mictocaris halope
Taxonomy
Malacostraca · Mictocarididae · Mictocaris

The crustacean

Mictocaris is endemic to anchialine caves in Bermuda, and grows up to 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Mictocaris halope on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

Habits

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

In crisis

Mictocaris is critically endangered due to population fragmentation, a decline in subpopulations, and only inhabiting a single location. The population is only extant in five locations, some of that are likely experiencing habitat destruction.

Mictocaris halope 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 Mictocaris halope, Wikidata item Q5487648. 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 Mictocaris halope?
Mictocaris halope is a crustacean in the family Mictocarididae.
What is the conservation status of Mictocaris halope?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Mictocaris halope. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Mictocaris halope live?
Mictocaris is endemic to anchialine caves in Bermuda, and grows up to 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long.
Why is Mictocaris halope in crisis?
Mictocaris is critically endangered due to population fragmentation, a decline in subpopulations, and only inhabiting a single location.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Mictocaris halope?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Mictocaris halope a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.