Cambarellus diminutus

Cambarellus diminutus, the least dwarf crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. It is a freshwater animal native to Mississippi and Alabama,^[2][4] and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Cambarellus diminutus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Cambarellus
Subgenus:	Pandicambarus
Species:	C. diminutus
Binomial name
Cambarellus diminutus Hobbs, 1945[3]

Cambarellus diminutus is in the subgenus Pandicambarus of the genus Cambarellus.^[5] It is a sister group to the other species of Cambarellus inhabiting the U.S. Gulf Coast region.^[6]

This animal is typically 1–2 cm in size.^[7] It is a detrivore.^[7] It is adaptable to slight changes in water condition and capable of year-round breeding.^[7]