Where does the Bear Paw live?
Hippopus hippopus has 1,669 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 1,669 records
- 34 places
- 105 years recorded
- Bivalvia class
AnimaliaMolluscaBivalviaCardiidaCardiidaeHippopus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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
18842026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 445 | |
| Marshall Islands | 227 | |
| New Caledonia | 189 | |
| Palau | 150 | |
| Indonesia | 148 | |
| Philippines | 137 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | |
| Micronesia | 54 | |
| Vanuatu | 47 | |
| Japan | 43 | |
| Malaysia | 32 | |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | |
| Kiribati | 22 | |
| India | 4 | |
| Singapore | 4 | |
| Fiji | 3 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| China | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| Brunei | 1 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |
| Nauru | 1 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1 | |
| Tonga | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Cardiidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.