Rusty Crayfish
Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Faxonius |
| Species | Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Missouri.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Missouri
Counties
- Missouri
- Greene
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maine
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Hampshire
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- SU Unrankable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- SNA Not Applicable
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Iowa
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Jersey
- SNA Not Applicable
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
Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1713. https://cavebiology.org/species/faxonius-rusticus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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