Big Water Crayfish vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Cambarus robustus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Water Crayfish	Northern Amazon Red 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	Cambarus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cambarus robustus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Water Crayfish and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Water Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Water Crayfish	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.