One of the 10 crocodiles on WAnimals
Reptiles · Crocodilia · Crocodylidae
Crocodylus acutus
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
The temperature of the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings: low and high temperatures produce females and intermediate ones males — a pattern shared with other crocodiles.
Weight
up to 907 kg
Size
3 m – 6.1 m
Life expectancy
60 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Reptiles of Ecuador · Animal Diversity Web · Animalia.bio · Animal Kingdom · The Animal Facts · Animal Spot · PMC (Everglades bioindicator study) · GEER 2017 poster (survival population growth study)
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 15 of 23.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with American Crocodile — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The american crocodile is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 12 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about american crocodile.
