Crocodylus acutus

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Crocodylus acutus

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

↑Increasing

Group

Reptiles

Family

CROCODYLIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (3)

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Code: 2.4

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Code: 5.1

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Code: 5.3

Ongoing
Habitats (7)

MARINE

Code: gbif-0 · Suitable · Major importance

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation

Code: iucn-1.7 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine coastal/supratidal

Code: iucn-13 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland)

Code: iucn-5 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakes

Code: iucn-5.5 · Suitable · Major importance

Desert

Code: iucn-8 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine neritic

Code: iucn-9 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (6)
CUCubaHTHaitiJMJamaicaMXMexicoPEPeruUSUnited States
Conservation Actions (8)

Resource & habitat protection

Code: 1.2

Species management

Code: 3.1

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Ex-situ conservation

Code: 3.4

Formal education

Code: 4.1

Awareness & communications

Code: 4.3

Legislation

Code: 5.1

Compliance and enforcement

Code: 5.4

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

CROCODYLIA

Family

CROCODYLIDAE

Genus

Crocodylus