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Birgus latro

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

↓Decreasing

Group

Crustaceans

Family

COENOBITIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (6)

Habitat shifting & alteration

Code: 11.1

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Code: 11.4

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Code: 4.1

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Code: 5.3

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Code: 5.4

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Code: 8.1

Ongoing
Habitats (6)

Forest

Code: iucn-1 · Suitable · Major importance

Forest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowland

Code: iucn-1.6 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine coastal/supratidal

Code: iucn-13 · Suitable · Major importance

Shrubland

Code: iucn-3 · Suitable · Major importance

Rocky areas

Code: iucn-6 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine neritic

Code: iucn-9 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (33)
AUAustraliaCXChristmas IslandKMComorosCKCook IslandsFJFijiPFFrench PolynesiaGMGambiaGUGuamIDIndonesiaIEIrelandJPJapanKIKiribatiMGMadagascarMYMalaysiaMHMarshall IslandsMUMauritiusYTMayotteFMMicronesiaMZMozambiqueNRNauruNCNew CaledoniaNUNiueMPNorthern Mariana IslandsPWPalauPGPapua New GuineaPHPhilippinesSCSeychellesSBSolomon IslandsTWTaiwanTZTanzaniaTKTokelauTVTuvaluVUVanuatu
Conservation Actions (8)

Site/area protection

Code: 1.1

Resource & habitat protection

Code: 1.2

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Ex-situ conservation

Code: 3.4

Awareness & communications

Code: 4.3

Legislation

Code: 5.1

Policies and regulations

Code: 5.2

Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives

Code: 6.1

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ARTHROPODA

Class

MALACOSTRACA

Order

DECAPODA

Family

COENOBITIDAE

Genus

Birgus