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Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake to survive grass fires.
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DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE
The Devil crawfish is one of the most
wide-ranging of the North-American
crayfishes (Figure 2). The Devil
crawfish has been found in
southeastern, northeastern and north-
central Nebraska. It may be more
common in the state than collection
records indicate, especially in
Sandhills streams.
CONSERVATION STATUS (NatureServe)
Global rank: G5
US Fish and Wildlife Service: N5
Committee on the Status of
Endangered Wildlife in Canada: N3
State Designations: AL (S5), AR (S3?),
CO (SNR), DE (S3), District of
Columbia (SNR), FL (S3?), GA (S5), IL
(S5), IN (S4S5), IA (S3?), KS (S3S4),
KY (S4), LA (S5), MD (S4), MI (S4),
MN (SNR), MS (S4), MO (S4), NE
(S3?), NJ (S3?), NY (S2), NC (S4), ND
(SNR), OH (S4), OK (S3?), PA (S4), SC
(S3), SD(S3), TN (S5), TX (S4), VA
(S3), WV (S3?), WI (S4), WY (SNR)
Province Designations: Ontario (S3)
CONSERVATION ISSUES
At this time there are few concerns in
Nebraska. It appears to be quite
widespread but difficulty in collecting
them makes them hard to evaluate.
IMPACTS
Impacts on them can include stream
dewatering, lowering of the water
table due to groundwater pumping,
overgrazing with loss of cover on
stream margins and pesticide use.
