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Pontastacus leptodactylus

73Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb1
Mar2
Apr3
May6
Jun5
Jul3
Aug5
Sep9
Oct8
Nov5
Dec19

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England26
2Cornwall England8
3Suffolk England7
4Essex England6
5Kirklees England5
6Kent England4
7Devon England2
8Surrey England1
73 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
73
Peak month
December
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Group
Crustaceans
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Astacidae
Genus
Pontastacus
Name with authority
Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)
Described
1823

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q46468804 · GBIF 8946295