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Rusty

Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The rusty (Faxonius rusticus) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the rusty

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rusty live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rusty as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Canadainvasive
  2. Germany

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the rusty endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rusty classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusFaxonius
  7. SpeciesFaxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)

Synonyms Cambarus rusticus, Cambarus rusticus rusticus, Faxonius rusticus rusticus, Orconectes rusticus, Orconectes rusticus rusticus, Procambarus rusticus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Rusty crawfishEnglish
  • Rusty crayfishEnglish
  • rak rusobokýCzech
  • FlußkrebsGerman
  • écrevisse à taches rougesFrench
  • Gambero rusticoItalian
  • Roestbruine Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
  • Gichi-ashaage (azhaageshiinh)Ojibwa
  • rostkräftaSwedish
  • Amerikanischer RostkrebsGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rusty

Other species in the same genus Faxonius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the rusty an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the rusty as invasive in 1 country: Canada. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the rusty?

The rusty (Faxonius rusticus) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rusty (Faxonius rusticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty

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BibTeX
@misc{rusty_2026,
  title = {Rusty (Faxonius rusticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}