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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  ARTHROPODA
Class :  MALACOSTRACA
Order :  DECAPODA
Family :  COENOBITIDAE
Genus :  Birgus
Taxon : Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1766) Comment on this entry
Distribution : American Samoa , Australia , British Indian Ocean Territory , Christmas Island , Cocos (Keeling) Islands , Cook Islands , Fiji , French Polynesia , Guam , India , Indonesia , Japan , Kiribati , Malaysia , Marshall Islands , Mauritius (ex) , Micronesia (Federated States of) , Nauru , New Caledonia , Niue , Northern Mariana Islands , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Samoa , Seychelles , Solomon Islands , Taiwan, Province of China , Thailand , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu , United Republic of Tanzania , Vanuatu
Distribution key
ex - Extinct
Distribution is recorded to the level of country or, in some instances, to a sub-country level of Biological Recording Unit (BRU). This recognises areas to the regional/state level of larger countries, as well as larger islands of particular biological importance. If distribution data are not complete, or not known to be complete, this is indicated. Global distribution maps are available for each taxon.

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