Cambarus elkensis explained

Cambarus elkensis, the Elk River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to West Virginia in the United States.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus elkensis is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.

Further reading

• An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). 1989. Hobbs . Horton H. Jr.. Horton H. Hobbs Jr.. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Smithsonian Institution Press. 480. 1–236. 10.5479/si.00810282.480.
• Zoogeography, taxonomy, and conservation of West Virginia's Ohio River floodplain crayfishes (Decapoda, Cambaridae). 2011. Loughman . Z.. Simon . T.. ZooKeys. 74. 1–78. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.74.808. 21594135. 3088040. free.
• Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. 2003. Nizinski . Martha S.. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116. 1. 96–157. 0006-324X.