Euastacus monteithorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Parastacidae |
Genus: | Euastacus |
Species: | E. monteithorum |
Binomial name | |
Euastacus monteithorum Morgan, 1989 | |
Euastacus monteithorum is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. [2] [1]
The IUCN conservation status of Euastacus monteithorum is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010. [1]
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