What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Pachygrapsus loveridgei been recorded?

Pachygrapsus loveridgei occurrence evidence comes from 23 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1960 to 1976. Most records come from Saint Helena.

MalacostracaDecapodaGrapsidaePachygrapsus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

23 records across 2 countries and territories, 1960–1976.

Pachygrapsus loveridgei · GBIF taxon key 4382818

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. 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.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical 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

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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.

Where Pachygrapsus loveridgei has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Pachygrapsus loveridgei. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Saint Helena 22
Sierra Leone 1

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Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. 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.