Big Water Crayfish vs Plateau Pika

Cambarus robustus compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Water Crayfish	Plateau Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cambaridae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cambarus	Ochotona
Species	Cambarus robustus	Ochotona curzoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Water Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Water Crayfish	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

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.