Cardisoma carnifex

Cardisoma carnifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinidae
Genus:	Cardisoma
Species:	C. carnifex
Binomial name
Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1794)
Synonyms   [1]
Cancer carnifexHerbst, 1794 Cardisoma obesumDana, 1851 Cardisoma urvilleiH. Milne-Edwards, 1853

Cardisoma carnifex is a species of terrestrial crab found in coastal regions from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea across the Indo-Pacific to the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago. ^[2] The range includes parts of northern Australia and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. ^[1]

It is an omnivorous species whose diet includes a variety of plant and animal materials. It primarily consumes fallen leaves, fruits, seeds, and other forms of organic detritus. Some time, it may also prey on insects or small animals, reflecting its opportunistic feeding behavior.

References

1. P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Gecarcinidae". Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Volume 19 of Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Crustacea: Malocostraca. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 183–186. ISBN   978-0-643-06792-9.
2. Janet Haig (1984). "Land and freshwater crabs of the Seychelles and neighbouring islands". In David Ross Stoddart (ed.). Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands. Monographiae Biologicae. Springer. pp. 123–139. ISBN   978-90-6193-107-2.