Coenobita spinosus is one of the terrestrial hermit crab species found across the Indo-Pacific, including Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian islands, the Mariana Islands, the northern coast of Australia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and Henderson Island in the Pitcairn group. It lives in forests and wetlands as well as beaches and lagoons, and is distinguished from other hermit crabs by unusually long, hair covered spines on its legs. On Henderson Island, populations have been documented using plastic debris in place of shells.
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Source Wikidata: Coenobita spinosus
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1. Wikipedia: Coenobita spinosus
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Coenobita spinosus is one of the sixteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs.
In Biome: Wetlands, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 350211, target B16453
C. spinosus notably lives in forests and wetlands, but can also be found on beaches and in lagoons.
View the Source2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
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3. Wikipedia: Coenobita spinosus
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Coenobita spinosus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5716738, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5716738, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Wikidata: Coenobita spinosus
Child Taxon Of: Coenobita, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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