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Fuzzy hermit

Pagurus trigonocheirus (Stimpson, 1858)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the fuzzy hermit

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 the fuzzy hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the fuzzy 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 fuzzy hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPaguridae
  6. genusPagurus
  7. SpeciesPagurus trigonocheirus (Stimpson, 1858)

Synonyms Eupagurus trigonocheirus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • ミツカドホンヤドカリJapanese
  • 세모손참집게Korean
  • Švelnusis krabas atsiskyrėlisLithuanian
  • Треугольнорукий рак-отшельникRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fuzzy hermit

Other species in the same genus Pagurus.

Hermit crab

Pagurus bernhardus

PaguridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fuzzy hermit?

The fuzzy hermit (Pagurus trigonocheirus) 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). Fuzzy hermit (Pagurus trigonocheirus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fuzzy-hermit

MLA

“Fuzzy hermit (Pagurus trigonocheirus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fuzzy-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{fuzzy_hermit_2026,
  title = {Fuzzy hermit (Pagurus trigonocheirus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fuzzy-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}