CRCritically Endangered

Parvulastra vivipara

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ECHINODERMATA

Class

ASTEROIDEA

Order

VALVATIDA

Family

ASTERINIDAE

Genus

Parvulastra

Parvulastra vivipara belongs to the family ASTERINIDAE, order VALVATIDA, within the ASTEROIDEA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajorRocky areasMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Domestic & urban waste water

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species management
Species recovery
Ex-situ conservation
06Range

Found in 1 Country

07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
AustraliaVUVulnerableCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk
AustraliaVUVulnerableCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Parvulastra vivipara (Parvulastra vivipara). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.com/species/parvulastra-vivipara-232574182

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