Currently Stable. Parentheses ( ) around the status indicate possible or known introductions and a (¤)
indicates a species complex currently under investigation).
| Species | Status |
| 1. Cambarellus shufeldtii | CS |
| 2. Cambarellus puer | CS |
| 3. Cambarus diogenes ¤ | CS |
| 4. Cambarus laevis | CS |
| 5. Cambarus robustus | CS |
| 6. Cambarus rusticiformis | CS |
| 7. Cambarus tenebrosus ¤ | CS |
| 8. Fallicambarus fodiens | CS |
| 9. Orconectes illinoiensis | SC |
| 10. Orconectes immunis | CS |
| 11. Orconectes indianensis | SC |
| 12. Orconectes kentuckiensis | T |
| 13. Orconectes lancifer | CS |
| 14. Orconectes luteus | CS |
| 15. Orconectes placidus | CS |
| 16. Orconectes propinquus | CS |
| 17. Orconectes rusticus | (CS) |
| 18. Orconectes stannardi | T |
| 19. Orconectes virilis | CS |
| 20. Procambarus acutus acutus ¤ | CS |
| 21. Procambarus clarkii | CS |
| 22. Procambarus gracilis | CS |
| 23. Procambarus viaeviridis | CS |
Links:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
References:
Brown, P.L. 1955. The biology of the crayfishes of central and southeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Herkert, J.R., ed. 1992. Endangered and threatened species of Illinois: status and distributions. Vol. 2. - animals. III. Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield.
Page, L.M. 1985. The crayfishes and shrimps (Decapoda) of Illinois. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 33: 335-448.
Last Updated:
28 January 2008
James W. Fetzner Jr.