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Cherax papuanus

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

?Unknown

Group

Crustaceans

Family

PARASTACIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (7)

Housing & urban areas

Code: 1.1

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Code: 3.2

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

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Code: 9.3

Ongoing
Habitats (3)

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakes

Code: iucn-5.5 · Suitable · Major importance

Caves and subterranean habitats

Code: iucn-7 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine neritic

Code: iucn-9 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (1)
PGPapua New Guinea
Conservation Actions (3)

Site/area protection

Code: 1.1

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives

Code: 6.1

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ARTHROPODA

Class

MALACOSTRACA

Order

DECAPODA

Family

PARASTACIDAE

Genus

Cherax