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Aleutian hermit

Pagurus aleuticus (J. E. Benedict, 1892)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The aleutian hermit (Pagurus aleuticus) is a species in the family Paguridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the aleutian hermit

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aleutian hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the aleutian hermit endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the aleutian hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPaguridae
  6. genusPagurus
  7. SpeciesPagurus aleuticus (J. E. Benedict, 1892)

Synonyms Eupagurus aleuticus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Aleutian hermit crabEnglish
  • Aleutican hermitEnglish
  • Aleutican hermit crabEnglish
  • bernard-l'ermite des AléoutiennesFrench
  • Aleutinis krabas atsiskyrėlisLithuanian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the aleutian hermit

Other species in the same genus Pagurus.

Hermit crab

Pagurus bernhardus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the aleutian hermit?

The aleutian hermit (Pagurus aleuticus) belongs to the family Paguridae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aleutian hermit (Pagurus aleuticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aleutian-hermit

MLA

“Aleutian hermit (Pagurus aleuticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aleutian-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{aleutian_hermit_2026,
  title = {Aleutian hermit (Pagurus aleuticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aleutian-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}