Big Water Crayfish vs Jungle Shrew

Cambarus robustus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Big Water Crayfish is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Water Crayfish	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cambaridae	Soricidae
Genus	Cambarus	Suncus
Species	Cambarus robustus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Water Crayfish and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Water Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Water Crayfish	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Water Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Water Crayfish

The Big Water Crayfish (Cambarus robustus) is a species in the genus Cambarus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.