CRCritically Endangered

Cherax tenuimanus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ARTHROPODA

Class

MALACOSTRACA

Order

DECAPODA

Family

PARASTACIDAE

Genus

Cherax

Cherax tenuimanus belongs to the family PARASTACIDAE, order DECAPODA, within the MALACOSTRACA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajorFRESHWATERMajorFRESHWATERMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
Species reintroduction
06Range

Found in 1 Country

07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
AustraliaCRCritically EndangeredCRCritically EndangeredSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Cherax tenuimanus (Cherax tenuimanus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/marron

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