Cambarellus diminutus

Cambarellus diminutus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. It is native to Mississippi and Alabama,^[3][2] 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)

The Cambarellus diminutus, known as the Least Dwarf Crayfish, is in the subgenus Pandicambarus of the genus Cambarellus,^[4] this animal is typically 1–2 cm in size^[5] and an omnivore that typically feeds on anything but should be fed a diet of sinking pellet. The Least Dwarf Crayfish is a freshwater animal that can be found from Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Illinois^[6] and adaptable to slight changes in water condition, and capable of year-round breeding^[5]