Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cherax punctatus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cherax depressus
- Engaeus victoriensis
- Engaeus cunicularius
- Cherax destructor
- Euastacus urospinosus
- Engaeus affinis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Parastacidae
- Genus
- Cherax
- Species
- Cherax punctatus
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