Austropotamobius pallipes: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the austropotamobius pallipes lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Austropotamobius pallipes
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Astacidae

Where does the austropotamobius pallipes live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the austropotamobius pallipes in 3 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the austropotamobius pallipes endangered?

The austropotamobius pallipes’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the austropotamobius pallipes?

The austropotamobius pallipes (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Astacidae, genus Austropotamobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the austropotamobius pallipes

Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered European freshwater crayfish, and the only crayfish native to the British Isles. Its common names include white-clawed crayfish and Atlantic stream crayfish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Austropotamobius pallipes (revision 1368403720), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q966376 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).