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Compactogammarus compactus

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Compactogammarus compactus is a species in the family Pontogammaridae, order Amphipoda.

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Quick facts about Compactogammarus compactus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 Compactogammarus compactus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Compactogammarus compactus as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Hungary

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Compactogammarus compactus 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 Compactogammarus compactus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderAmphipoda
  5. familyPontogammaridae
  6. genusCompactogammarus
  7. SpeciesCompactogammarus compactus (G.O. Sars, 1895)

Synonyms Niphargoides compactus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Compactogammarus compactus

Other species in the same family Pontogammaridae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is Compactogammarus compactus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Compactogammarus compactus as introduced in 1 country: Hungary, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Compactogammarus compactus?

Compactogammarus compactus (Compactogammarus compactus) belongs to the family Pontogammaridae in the order Amphipoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Compactogammarus compactus (Compactogammarus compactus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/compactogammarus-compactus

MLA

“Compactogammarus compactus (Compactogammarus compactus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/compactogammarus-compactus.

BibTeX
@misc{compactogammarus_compactus_2026,
  title = {Compactogammarus compactus (Compactogammarus compactus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/compactogammarus-compactus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}