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Orconectes compressus

Distribution 2

Global Range: (5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)) This species occurs in the middle and lower Tennessee River system in northern Alabama, extreme northeastern Mississippi and western Tennessee; middle and lower Cumberland River system in Kentucky and Tennessee; Barren River system in Kentucky and Tennessee (Hobbs, 1989).

Habitat and ecology 3

Habitat and Ecology

This species is associated with clear, rock or gravel bedded streams (Hobbs 1949).

Systems
  • Freshwater

Iucn red list assessment 4


Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2010

Assessor/s
Schuster, G.A., Adams, S. & Taylor, C.A.

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
Orconectes compressus has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a wide distribution and is abundant in the correct habitat type. Furthermore, there are no known major threats to this species, which inhabits a predominantly rural area. Further research is required to determine the abundance of this species, and whether it is being impacted upon by any major threat processes.

Nature serve conservation status 5

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

Reasons: This species has a relatively broad distribution and is abundant in the correct habitat type. There are no known major threats to this species which inhabits a predominantly rural area.

Intrinsic Vulnerability: Not intrinsically vulnerable

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

Range description 6

This species is known from the Tennessee River basin, below Walden Ridge, in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee; Cumberland River basin in Tennessee and Kentucky; and the Barren River watershed in Tennessee and Kentucky (Hobbs 1949). This species has a distribution of approximately 79000 km2.

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