Animals / Crustacean

Common hermit crab

Pagurus bernhardus · Paguridae

Pagurus bernhardus is the common marine hermit crab of Europe's Atlantic coasts. It is sometimes referred to as the common hermit crab or soldier crab. 4 in) long, and is found in both rocky and sandy areas, from the Arctic waters of Iceland, Svalbard and Russia as far south as southern Portugal, its range extend as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

Where the Common hermit crab lives

Recorded in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Ireland, Norway and Germany (Europe).

Most records fall in Zuid-Holland, Cornwall, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Västra Götaland and Northumberland.

See the Common hermit crab’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 29,983 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.