CRCritically Endangered

Melanopsis penchinati

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

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

MOLLUSCA

Class

GASTROPODA

Order

SORBEOCONCHA

Family

MELANOPSIDAE

Genus

Melanopsis

Melanopsis penchinati belongs to the family MELANOPSIDAE, order SORBEOCONCHA, within the GASTROPODA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

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

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area management
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
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
EUCRCritically EndangeredCRCritically EndangeredSame
EUCRCritically 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). Melanopsis penchinati (Melanopsis penchinati). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/melanopsis-penchinati-7368053

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