Aransas Dwarf Crawfish vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cambarellus ninae compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aransas Dwarf Crawfish	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cambaridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cambarellus	Ictidomys
Species	Cambarellus ninae	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Aransas Dwarf Crawfish and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aransas Dwarf Crawfish

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aransas Dwarf Crawfish	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aransas Dwarf Crawfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aransas Dwarf Crawfish

The Aransas Dwarf Crawfish (Cambarellus ninae) is a species in the genus Cambarellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.