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

Endangered

Streptocephalus woottoni

Streptocephalus woottoni

Streptocephalus woottoni is an animal in the family Streptocephalidae (order Anostraca), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Streptocephalus woottoni
Taxonomy
Branchiopoda · Anostraca · Streptocephalidae · Streptocephalus

Range and habitat

Streptocephalus woottoni, with the common name Riverside fairy shrimp, is a rare species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is native to Southern California in the United States, and northern Baja California in northwest Mexico.

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

In crisis

Some known population occurrences have been extirpated, among them the type locality in Murrieta, in the Peninsular Ranges foothills, and Costa Mesa. The shrimp is threatened by the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of its habitat.

Streptocephalus woottoni 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 English Wikipedia article on Streptocephalus woottoni, Wikidata item Q4021090. 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 Streptocephalus woottoni?
Streptocephalus woottoni is an animal in the family Streptocephalidae (order Anostraca).
What is the conservation status of Streptocephalus woottoni?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Streptocephalus woottoni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Streptocephalus woottoni live?
Streptocephalus woottoni, with the common name Riverside fairy shrimp, is a rare species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae.
Why is Streptocephalus woottoni in crisis?
Some known population occurrences have been extirpated, among them the type locality in Murrieta, in the Peninsular Ranges foothills, and Costa Mesa.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Streptocephalus woottoni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Streptocephalus woottoni a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.