Evidence found
50 records across 16 countries and territories, 1899–2025.
Coenobita perlatus · GBIF taxon key 5716744
Where has the Red Hermit Crab been recorded?
Coenobita perlatus occurrence evidence comes from 50 records in 16 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2025. Most records come from French Polynesia.
- 50 records
- 16 places
- 19 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18992025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Red Hermit Crab has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Red Hermit Crab. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 10 | |
| Cook Islands | 9 | |
| Marshall Islands | 6 | |
| Seychelles | 4 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | |
| PN | 3 | |
| Kiribati | 2 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | |
| Samoa | 2 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | |
| Christmas Island | 1 | |
| Micronesia | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Coenobitidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.