Procambarus clarkii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the procambarus clarkii lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Procambarus clarkii
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Cambaridae

Where does the procambarus clarkii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the procambarus clarkii in 10 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil. In Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France
Spain
United States
Switzerland (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
Portugal (introduced)
Italy (introduced)
Japan (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the procambarus clarkii endangered?

The procambarus clarkii’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the procambarus clarkii?

The procambarus clarkii (Procambarus clarkii) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Cambaridae, genus Procambarus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Procambarus clarkii (revision 1378871977), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1133124 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).