Skip to content

Cave Biology Data Portal

Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

  • ExploreExpand
    • Species
    • Taxonomy
    • States and Provinces
    • Karst Regions
    • Caves You Can Visit
  • ResourcesExpand
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Meeting and Events
    • Public Notices
    • News and Updates
  • ContributeExpand
    • Report an Observation
    • Add a Photograph or Image
    • Post an Event
    • Post an Opportunity
    • Add a Reference
    • Add a New Species
    • Report a Correction
  • AboutExpand
    • Acknowledgments
    • Data Sensitivity Policy
    • Citation and Licensing
  • ContactExpand
    • Data Requests
Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaDecapodaCambaridaeFaxonius

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

G1G2G3G4G5▲

National ranks

Canada
NNA
United States
N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Manitoba
SNA Not Applicable
Quebec
SNA Not Applicable
Ontario
SNA Not Applicable
ME
SNA Not Applicable
Maryland
SNA Not Applicable
Wyoming
SNR Unranked
Illinois
SNA Not Applicable
West Virginia
SNA Not Applicable
New Mexico
SNA Not Applicable
NH
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
NJ
SNA Not Applicable

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

  • Harris, J.A. 1903. An ecological catalogue of the crayfishes belonging to the genus Cambarus. Kansas University Science Bulletin 2: 51–187.

How to cite this account

Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1713. https://cavebiology.org/species/faxonius-rusticus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction. Accounts are compiled from many sources and corrections from people who know the group are the most useful email we get.

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

Text and data CC BY 4.0. Images all rights reserved unless stated.

Explore

  • Browse
  • Taxonomy

Resources

  • Funding
  • Employment
  • Contribute

About this site

  • About Us
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contact Us
  • Data Sensitivity Policy
  • Citation and Licensing
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Explore
    • Species
    • Taxonomy
    • States and Provinces
    • Karst Regions
    • Caves You Can Visit
  • Resources
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Meeting and Events
    • Public Notices
    • News and Updates
  • Contribute
    • Report an Observation
    • Add a Photograph or Image
    • Post an Event
    • Post an Opportunity
    • Add a Reference
    • Add a New Species
    • Report a Correction
  • About
    • Acknowledgments
    • Data Sensitivity Policy
    • Citation and Licensing
  • Contact
    • Data Requests