Cambarellus diminutus is an arthropod, or more specifically a crustacean, in the Cambaridae family.

Cambarellus diminutus is commonly known (its common name) as the Least Crayfish in English.

Cambarellus diminutus is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Cambarellus diminutus is Hobbs, 1945 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Cambarellus diminutus is found in the following countries:

United States (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Cambarellus diminutus: Freshwater (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Cambarellus diminutus is listed as VU B1+2c ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Cambarellus diminutus's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Cambarellus diminutus's Red List status was evaluated by American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Cambarellus diminutus:[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Cambarellus diminutus (IUCN Red List).

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