Species
Crabes, crevettes, cloportes et mille-pattes

cd_nom

162668

Red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crayfish (English)

Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)

Classification
Homards, langoustes, écrevisses et cigales de mer
Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Decapoda > Cambaridae
Homards, langoustes, écrevisses et cigales de mer
Crustacés d'eau douce
Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Decapoda > Cambaridae
Crustacés d'eau douce
Habitats

habitats

freshwater

Assessment, protection and threat status

Assessed species

evaluated

World

Least concern (species for which the risk of disappearing is low)

Red list

Status in the territories

Territory

Type of presence

France red list

France métropolitaine

A taxon introduced into the geographical area under consideration, which produces fertile offspring often in large numbers, and which has the potential to spread exponentially over a large area, thus rapidly increasing its range. This often leads to negative ecological, economic or health consequences (IUCN, 2000). All taxa categorized as

introduced invasive

Not applicable (species not subject to evaluation because (a) introduced recently or (b) occasionally present in mainland France)
Maps
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Citation
MNHN & OFB [Ed]. 2003-2025. Sheet of Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852). Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN).
Website: https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/162668 - June 3, 2025