Appalachian Brook Crayfish
Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from 18 counties across six states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Georgia
- Dade, Walker
- Indiana
- Lawrence, Monroe, Orange
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
- Tennessee
- Blount, Hancock, Knox, Sevier, Sullivan
- Virginia
- Augusta, Tazewell
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier, Monroe, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- Vermont
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Massachusetts
- S2 Imperiled
- NH
- S2 Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- RI
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- ME
- S2 Imperiled
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
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How to cite this account
Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1554. https://cavebiology.org/species/cambarus-bartonii/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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