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which suggests that they were introduced to these waterbodies as bait.
CONSERVATION STATUS (NatureServe)
Global rank: G5
US Fish and Wildlife Service: N5
Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada: N5
State Designations: AL (SNA), AZ (SNA),
AR (SNR), CA (SNA), CO (S4?), CT
(SNA), ID (SNA), IL (S5), IN (S5), IA (S5),
KS (S5), ME (SNA), MD (SNA), MA
(SNA), MI (S4), MN (SNR), MO (SNR),
MT (S4), Navajo Nation (S3?), NE (SNR),
NH (SNA), NJ (SNA), NM (SNA), NY
(SNA), NC (SNA), ND (S3), OH (S3), OK
(SNR), PA (SNA), RI (SNA), SD(SNR), TN
(S5), TX (SNA), UT (SNA), VT (SNA), VA
(SNA), WA (SNA), WV (SNA), WI (S5),
WY (SNR)
Province Designations: Alberta (S4),
Manitoba (SNR), New Brunswick (SNA),
Ontario (S5), Quebec (S4), Saskatchewan
(S5)
CONSERVATION ISSUES
There are few concerns in Nebraska as it is a
widespread, native species. Impacts can
include loss of cover on stream margins due
to overgrazing and pesticide use. On the
other hand, it has proven to be an aggressive
invasive species where introduced outside of
it's native range.
