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Potamon Fluviatile

Crustaceans

Potamon fluviatile is a freshwater crab found in and near wooded streams, rivers and lakes of Southern Europe. An omnivore with broad ecological tolerances, it typically reaches 50 millimeters in size and lives for 10 to 12 years, inhabiting burrows and behaving aggressively enough to apparently outcompete native crayfish for habitat.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Potamon fluviatile 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Potamon Fluviatile (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Potamon Fluviatile (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Potamon Fluviatile (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q650233 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q650233
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Potamon Fluviatile (Wikipedia)
  • harvested for food since classical antiquity, and is now threatened by overexploitation
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro states: "Potamon fluviatile is a freshwater crab found in or near wooded streams, rivers and lakes in Southern Europe. It is an omnivore with b"
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "Potamon fluviatile is a freshwater crab found in or near wooded streams, rivers and lakes in Southern Europe. It is an omnivore with b"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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