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
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Creaserinus fodiens (Cottle, 1863). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1633. https://cavebiology.org/species/creaserinus-fodiens/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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