| Engaeus affinis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Engaeus |
| Species: | E. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Engaeus affinis Smith & Schuster, 1913 | |
Engaeus affinis is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus is a genus of freshwater crayfish found in Australia, the burrowing crayfishes. Fifteen of the 35 species in the genus occur in Tasmania, where they are known as the Tasmanian land crayfishes. The behaviour of these crayfish is notable as they live in burrows and construct large "chimneys" at the opening.
Akodon affinis, also known as the Colombian grass mouse or Cordillera Occidental akodont, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia.
Engaeus australis, the lilly pilly burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia. Engaeus australis is in the Near-threatened status in the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)'s List.
Engaeus curvisuturus is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to the Yarra Ranges region of Victoria, Australia.
Engaeus disjuncticus is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus granulatus, the central north burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus mallacoota, the Mallacoota burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus martigener, the Furneaux burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae, endemic to Australia.
Engaeus nulloporius is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus orramakunna, the Mount Arthur burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus phyllocercus, the Narracan burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus rostrogaleatus, the Strzelecki burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus spinicaudatus, the Scottsdale burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. This species is only found in Tasmania, Australia. It is a medium-size burrowing crayfish with an adult carapace length of about 25 milimeters. It usually brown or purplish in color. The species is primarily found in wet buttongrass and healthy plains, but also occurs in surface seepages, floodplains of creeks and wet areas converted to pasture.
Engaeus sternalis, the Warragul burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is only known from locations on the Labertuche Creek and Wattle Creek in west Gippsland. It is a cryptic, burrowing species with a very limited distribution, and virtually nothing is known about its ecology, population dynamics or habitat requirements.
The Dandenong Burrowing Crayfish(Engaeus urostrictus) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. As its common name suggests, the Dandenong Burrowing Crayfish is found in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Australia.
Engaeus karnanga is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus laevis is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus yabbimunna, the Burnie burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Engaeus victoriensis is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Furneaux is an interim Australian bioregion that comprises the Furneaux Group of more than one hundred islands off the northeast coast of Tasmania, Australia comprising 537,543 hectares.
