''Cambarus batchi'', the bluegrass crayfish, is a species of

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...

in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky, known as the "Bluegrass State" which lead to the common name. The IUCN conservation status of ''Cambarus batchi'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

status was reviewed in 2010.

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