ENEndangered

Calathaemon holthuisi

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

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Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ARTHROPODA

Class

MALACOSTRACA

Order

DECAPODA

Family

PALAEMONIDAE

Genus

Calathaemon

Calathaemon holthuisi belongs to the family PALAEMONIDAE, order DECAPODA, within the MALACOSTRACA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Caves and subterranean habitatsMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

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

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
06Range

Found in 1 Country

Community

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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

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Calathaemon holthuisi (Calathaemon holthuisi). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/purgatory-cave-shrimp

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