Calamus vs Sly Crayfish

Acorus calamus compared with Procambarus versutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Sly Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Acoraceae	Cambaridae
Genus	Acorus	Procambarus
Species	Acorus calamus	Procambarus versutus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Sly Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Sly Crayfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Sly Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.