Astacoides caldwelli

Astacoides caldwelli
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Astacoides
Species:	A. caldwelli
Binomial name
Astacoides caldwelli (Bate, 1865)  [2]

Astacoides caldwelli is a species of crustacean in family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. A. caldwelli is mostly found in rivers draining forested areas at elevations between 600 - 800m. The populations are threatened by habitat loss as well as predation by introduced species and harvesting at a subsistence level from local fishermen. ^[1]

References

1. Jones, J.P.G. (2016). "Astacoides caldwelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T2187A96555259. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2187A96555259.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. James W. Fetzner, Jr. (2006-12-06). "Astacoides caldwelli (Bate, 1865)". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-20.