Digger Crayfish
Creaserinus fodiens (Cottle, 1863)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Creaserinus |
| Species | Creaserinus fodiens (Cottle, 1863) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Illinois.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
- Illinois
- Pope
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N3 Vulnerable
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- S2 Imperiled
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oklahoma
- S2 Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Wisconsin
- S2 Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S4 Apparently Secure
Ranks looked up 3 September 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.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.
How to cite this account
Creaserinus fodiens (Cottle, 1863). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1633. https://cavebiology.org/species/creaserinus-fodiens/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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