Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Procambarus milleri (Procambarus milleri), recorded as Endangered
Procambarus milleri (Procambarus milleri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Procambarus milleri

Procambarus milleri

Procambarus milleri is a crayfish in the family Cambaridae (order Decapoda), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Procambarus milleri
Taxonomy
Malacostraca · Decapoda · Cambaridae · Procambarus

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. An aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve an orange colour.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

It is the only stygobiotic crayfish known to breed in captivity.

In crisis

Procambarus milleri is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Procambarus milleri, Wikidata item Q1623707. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Procambarus paradoxus (Procambarus paradoxus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Procambarus paradoxus

Procambarus paradoxus
Photograph of Procambarus regiomontanus (Procambarus regiomontanus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Procambarus regiomontanus

Procambarus regiomontanus
Photograph of Procambarus bouvieri (Procambarus bouvieri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Procambarus bouvieri

Procambarus bouvieri
Photograph of Procambarus econfinae (Procambarus econfinae), recorded as EndangeredEN

Procambarus econfinae

Procambarus econfinae

Quick answers

What is Procambarus milleri?
Procambarus milleri is a crayfish in the family Cambaridae (order Decapoda).
What is the conservation status of Procambarus milleri?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Procambarus milleri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Procambarus milleri live?
It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Why is Procambarus milleri in crisis?
It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Procambarus milleri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Procambarus milleri a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.