genus
Tachypleus
Tachypleus is a genus in the family Limulidae. This database currently files 2 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 2
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 50%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Tachypleus
Ranked by popularity score.
Horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus
Horseshoe crab
Tachypleus gigas
How threatened is Tachypleus?
1 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 100% |
All species in Tachypleus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe crab | Tachypleus tridentatus | Limulidae | Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Horseshoe crab | Tachypleus gigas | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |