Mountain Midget Crayfish
Cambarus parvoculus Hobbs & Shoup, 1947
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus parvoculus Hobbs & Shoup, 1947 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Letcher
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Cambarus parvoculus Hobbs & Shoup, 1947. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1557. https://cavebiology.org/species/cambarus-parvoculus/ (accessed 23 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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