Euastacus crassus

Euastacus crassus is a species of southern crayfish in the family Parastacidae.^[2][1] It is commonly known as the Alpine spiny crayfish.^[3][4]

Euastacus crassus
Euastacus spinifer
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Euastacus
Species:	E. crassus
Binomial name
Euastacus crassus Riek, 1951

The IUCN conservation status of Euastacus crassus is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.^[1]