Calamus vs Stone Crayfish

Acorus calamus compared with Austropotamobius torrentium

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Stone Crayfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Stone Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Malacostraca (軟甲綱)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Decapoda (十脚目)
Family	Acoraceae	Astacidae
Genus	Acorus	Austropotamobius
Species	Acorus calamus	Austropotamobius torrentium

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Stone Crayfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Stone 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).

Stone Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.