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

Critically Endangered

Parathelphusa reticulata

Parathelphusa reticulata

Parathelphusa reticulata, the swamp forest crab is a critically endangered species of freshwater crab endemic to Singapore.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Parathelphusa reticulata
Taxonomy
Malacostraca · Decapoda · Gecarcinucidae · Parathelphusa

The crayfish or crab

It grows to a size of 40 mm (1.6 in).

Range and habitat

Parathelphusa reticulata only lives in Singapore, and has only ever been recorded in Nee Soon Swamp Forest. And has released 20 of them into the wild at a new, undisclosed nature park, with the rest of the crabs released into Nee Soon Swamp Forest. Parathelphusa reticulata, the swamp forest 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.

Habits

It digs burrows by the side of muddy banks, and is highly secretive, only active nocturnally.

In crisis

Currently, more than 120 plant and animal species are under the recovery initiative.

Parathelphusa reticulata 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 Parathelphusa reticulata, Wikidata item Q14033844. 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 Parathelphusa reticulata?
Parathelphusa reticulata is a decapod crustacean in the family Gecarcinucidae (order Decapoda).
What is the conservation status of Parathelphusa reticulata?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Parathelphusa reticulata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Parathelphusa reticulata live?
Parathelphusa reticulata, the swamp forest crab is a critically endangered species of freshwater crab endemic to Singapore.
Why is Parathelphusa reticulata in crisis?
Currently, more than 120 plant and animal species are under the recovery initiative.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Parathelphusa reticulata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Parathelphusa reticulata a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.