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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pelodiscus maackii

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Trionychidae

Genus

Pelodiscus

Species

Pelodiscus maackii

Reptilia🍂 Omnivore

Amur Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus maackii (Amur Softshell Turtle · Amur Softshell Turtle)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

35cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Ponds, lakes, swamps, and slow-flowing lowland rivers (juveniles in backwater channels and weedy banks)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A carapace of 35 cm is longer than the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Based on fishermen's observations, the Ussuri River research team considered females mature from about 900 g and males from about 800 g. A weight of 900 g is about the weight of 15 chicken eggs (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#자라#Pelodiscus maackii

📖 1. Overview

The Amur Softshell Turtle is a softshell turtle living in freshwaters of the Russian Far East, northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, and its carapace is not hard.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

The carapace of adults is olive brown to dark brown and can exceed 35 cm in length.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Korean amphibian and reptile references group softshell turtles as waterside turtles that eat bivalves, crustaceans, and plants. In a study on the Ussuri River in China, juvenile Amur Softshell Turtles stayed in backwater channels and along banks with aquatic plants and submerged wood.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

Morphological and genetic studies have confirmed that it also lives in rivers of Korea and Japan, and in Korea it inhabits large watersides and lowlands. A table in one study lists it as Vulnerable (VU) on the National Red List of Korea.