Devil Crawfish
Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Lacunicambarus |
| Species | Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Kentucky
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe, Pike, Union
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Delaware
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Jersey
- SU Unrankable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
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
- Hay, W.P. 1902b. Observations on the crustacean fauna of the region about Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 223–236. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.25-1285.223
- 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.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.
How to cite this account
Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1785. https://cavebiology.org/species/lacunicambarus-diogenes/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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