Cambarellus diminutus
Species of crayfish
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Cambarellus diminutus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. It is native to Mississippi and Alabama,[3][2] and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]
| Cambarellus diminutus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarellus |
| Subgenus: | Pandicambarus |
| Species: | C. diminutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambarellus diminutus (Hobbs, 1945) | |
The Cambarellus diminutus, known as the Least Dwarf Crayfish, is in the subgenus Pandicambarus of the genus Cambarellus,[4] this animal is typically 1–2 cm in size[5] and an omnivore that typically feeds on anything but should be fed a diet of sinking pellet. The Least Dwarf Crayfish is a freshwater animal that can be found from Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Illinois[6] and adaptable to slight changes in water condition, and capable of year-round breeding[5]
