Faxonius alabamensis
Species of crayfish
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Faxonius alabamensis,[4] the Alabama crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish that lives in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.[2]
| Faxonius alabamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. alabamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius alabamensis (Faxon, 1884) | |
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Description
Distribution
Faxonius alabamensis is endemic to the Tennessee River drainage basin, with a range extending from Shoal Creek (Lawrence County and Hardin County, Tennessee) to Lauderdale County, Alabama.[1]
Status
Faxonius alabamensis is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] Under the NatureServe system used by The Nature Conservancy, F. alabamensis is classified as G5: "secure".[2][6]