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Species profile—Euastacus maidae

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Malacostraca (malacostracans) → Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish) → Euastacus maidae

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Malacostraca (malacostracans)
Family
Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish)
Scientific name
Euastacus maidae (Riek, 1956)
WildNet taxon ID
33595
Alternate name(s)
hinterland spiny crayfish
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Critically endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=33595.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024