Cambarus diogenes

Cambarus diogenes (known as the devil crayfish, chimney crayfish, thunder crawfish or meadow crayfish) is a crayfish that grows to be 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in), not including the claws. It tends to live in wetlands and moist woodlands. They are most active in the summer and spring where they can be found near streams and floodplains near their mud chimney, where they live.[2]

Cambarus diogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Cambaridae
Genus:
Cambarus
Subgenus:
Lacunicambarus
Species:
C. diogenes
Binomial name
Cambarus diogenes
Girard, 1852 [1]

Range

C. diogenes is found in Ontario and throughout the eastern United States, and is therefore listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[3]

References
  1. "Cambarus diogenes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  2. Arthur V. Evans. Field Guide To Insects And Spiders Of North America. Sterling Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
  3. J. Cordeiro; T. Jones & R. F. Thoma (2010). "Cambarus diogenes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T153814A4548448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153814A4548448.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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