| Potamonautes montivagus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Potamonautidae |
| Genus: | Potamonautes |
| Species: | P. montivagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamonautes montivagus (Chace, 1953) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Potamon montivagus Chace, 1953 | |
Potamonautes montivagus is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Potamonautidae. It is native to southeastern Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Range and habitat
Potamonautes montivagus is found in mountain streams in southwestern Tanzania, northern and southeastern Malawi, western Mozambique, eastern Zambia, and eastern Zimbabwe.[1]
Its native habitat is high-elevation rivers, streams, and lakes.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cumberlidge, N. (2018). "Potamonautes montivagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44551A114989953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T44551A114989953.en. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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