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title: "Brown Land Crab"
description: "Cardisoma carnifex — Inne zwierzęta. Cardisoma carnifex is a species of terrestrial crab found in coastal regions from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea across the Indo-Pacific to the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/brown-land-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Land Crab

> Cardisoma carnifex — Inne zwierzęta. Cardisoma carnifex is a species of terrestrial crab found in coastal regions from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea across the Indo-Pacific to the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago.

- Scientific name: *Cardisoma carnifex*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2673
- Wikidata: [Q2717280](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2717280)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82585](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82585)

## Names

- en: Brown Land Crab
- de: Aldabra-Landkrabbe
- fr: Gécarcin bourreau

## Countries with the most observations

TW (528), PF (399), SC (250), ID (183), IN (151), MG (97), TZ (86), JP (60), NC (60), KE (58), CK (55), FJ (49)

## Summary

Cardisoma carnifex is a species of terrestrial crab found in coastal regions from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea across the Indo-Pacific to the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago. The range includes parts of northern Australia and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
It is an omnivorous species whose diet includes a variety of plant and animal materials. It primarily consumes fallen leaves, fruits, seeds, and other forms of organic detritus. Sometimes, it may also prey on insects or small animals, reflecting its opportunistic feeding behavior.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardisoma_carnifex

## Photo

![Brown Land Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-land-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102529325

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-land-crab?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).