Birgus latro Coconut Crab, Robber Crab, Palm Thief

Birgus latro is commonly referred to as Coconut Crab, Robber Crab, Palm Thief. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: toxic.

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lexID:

17049 

AphiaID:

208668 

Scientific:

Birgus latro 

German:

Palmendieb 

English:

Coconut Crab, Robber Crab, Palm Thief 

Category:

Mangrove Inhabitans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Coenobitidae (Family) > Birgus (Genus) > latro (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1767 

Occurrence:

Christmas Islands, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Supralitoral 

Sea depth:

0 - 5 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm) 

Weight:

4 kg 

Temperature:

26,3 °F - 29,4 °F (26,3°C - 29,4°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Crustaceans, Detritus, omnivore, Predatory, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Birgus latro
  Palmendieb

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-08 16:02:28 

Last edit:

2024-12-08 17:12:58 

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