Lifespan
Up to 52 years
under human care
Wildlife Reserves Singapore Group
Lifespan
under human care
Diet
smaller salamanders, invertebrates
Habitat
mountain streams and lakes
Range
the Pearl, Yellow and Yangtze rivers in China
The Chinese giant salamander is consumed as a delicacy in China. While many restaurants claim to serve only farmed salamanders, conservationists believe the breeding stock for these comes from individuals captured by farmers from the wild.
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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.
At relatively low risk of extinction
Likely to become vulnerable in the near future
At high risk of extinction in the wild
At very high risk of extinction in the wild
At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Survives only in captivity
No surviving individuals in the wild or in captivity
