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Shaggy crayfish

Procambarus hirsutus Hobbs, 1958

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The shaggy crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the shaggy crayfish

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 shaggy crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the shaggy crayfish 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 shaggy crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus hirsutus Hobbs, 1958
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • rak chundelatýCzech
  • 皇冠豹紋螯蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shaggy crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shaggy crayfish?

The shaggy crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus) 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). Shaggy crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shaggy-crayfish

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“Shaggy crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shaggy-crayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{shaggy_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Shaggy crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shaggy-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}