Allegheny Crayfish (Orconectes obscurus) wildspecies.ca

Exotic

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Crayfishes

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Common Names

English common name:

Allegheny Crayfish

In English, species in the superfamily Astacoidea are named "Crayfish".

French common name:

Écrevisse obscure

In French, species in the superfamily Astacoidea are named "Écrevisse" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Obscure Crayfish	Écrevisse obscure
2010	Obscure Crayfish	Écrevisse obscure
2015	Allegheny Crayfish	Écrevisse obscure
2020	Allegheny Crayfish	Écrevisse obscure

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Crustacea

Class

Malacostraca

Subclass

Eumalacostraca

Superorder

Eucarida

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Orconectes obscurus	Cambaridae	Decapoda
2010	Orconectes obscurus	Cambaridae	Decapoda
2015	Orconectes obscurus	Cambaridae	Decapoda
2020	Faxonius obscurus	Cambaridae	Decapoda

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Not Applicable
2020	Not Applicable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - NNA
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present