Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Cherax communis (a crayfish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Cherax communis is a crayfish from Papua Province, Indonesia. C. communis has an overall low climate match to the contiguous United States, although climate match variability may have been reduced by the availability of only a single source location near the equator. The species has no history of introduction outside its native range. Further information is needed to understand the potential impacts of an introduction of C. communis into the United States. The overall risk assessment category is “uncertain”.

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.