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Cambarus cumberlandensis

Habitat and ecology 2

Habitat and Ecology

This species is found among debris and under rocks in waterways ranging from streams of about a metre in width to large rivers (Fetzner 2008). Larger examples of this species are found more commonly in the middle part of the stream. This species is often found together with crayfish species from the genus Orconectes (Hobbs and Bouchard 1973).

Systems
  • Freshwater

Iucn red list assessment 3


Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2010

Assessor/s
Cordeiro, J., Thoma, R.F. & Jones, T.

Reviewer/s
Collen, B. & Richman, N.

Contributor/s
Livingston, F., Livingston, F., Soulsby, A.-M., Batchelor, A., Dyer, E., Whitton, F., Milligan, H.T., Smith, J., Lutz, M.L., De Silva, R., McGuinness, S., Kasthala, G., Jopling, B., Sullivan, K. & Cryer, G.

Justification

This species is widely distributed, with an EOO of almost 34,900 km2, in the upper Cumberland River in Kentucky, and is found in that system downstream to the Roaring Fork River in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. It is wide ranging and is secure with limited or no threats throughout its range (R. Thoma, T. Jones, J. Cordeiro, pers. comm. 2009).

Nature serve conservation status 4

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

Reasons: This species is widely distributed in the upper Cumberland River in Kentucky, and is found in that system downstream to the Roaring Fork River in Jackson Co., Tennessee. It is wide ranging and is secure with limited or no threats throughout its range.

Environmental Specificity: Broad. Generalist or community with all key requirements common.

Comments: Cambarus cumberlandensis is found among debris and under rocks in waterways ranging from streams of a few feet in width to large rivers. Larger examples of this species is found more commonly in the middle part of the stream. This species is often found together with crayfish species from the genus Orconectes (Hobbs and Bouchard 1973).

Range description 5

This species is found in the Cumberland River system from Jellico Creek, Scott County, Tennessee, downstream to and including Roaring River in Jackson County, Tennessee, Jackie Branch and Hatchell Branch streams and the Green River system in Adair and Metcalf counties, Kentucky, USA. This species has also been introduced into Caney Fork River system in DeKalb (Peake et al. 2004, Hobbs and Bouchard 1973). The Extent of Occurrence (EOO) of this species has been estimated as approximately 34,900 km2.

Distribution 6

Global Range: (5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)) This species is widely distributed in the upper Cumberland River in Kentucky, and is found in that system downstream to the Roaring Fork River in Jackson Co., Tennessee (Taylor and Schuster, 2004).

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