Cherax quadricarinatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cherax quadricarinatus lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cherax quadricarinatus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, Oceania
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Parastacidae

Where does the cherax quadricarinatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cherax quadricarinatus in 7 countries and territories across Africa, North America and Oceania. In Mexico, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 cherax quadricarinatus endangered?

The cherax quadricarinatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cherax quadricarinatus?

The cherax quadricarinatus (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Parastacidae, genus Cherax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cherax quadricarinatus

Cherax quadricarinatués (known by several common names, including Australian red claw crayfish, Queensland red claw, red claw yabby, redclaw, tropical blue crayfish, freshwater blueclaw crayfish) is an Australian freshwater crayfish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cherax quadricarinatus (revision 1381280659), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1417029 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).