Distocambarus youngineri

{{Short description|Species of crayfish}}

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Eversole, A.G. |year=2010 |title=Distocambarus youngineri |page=e.T6764A12803303 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T6764A12803303.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| status2 = G1

| status2_system = TNC

| status2_ref={{cite web |title=Distocambarus youngineri |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106760/Distocambarus_youngineri |website=NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life |version=7.1|publisher=NatureServe|accessdate=28 November 2022}}

| genus = Distocambarus

| species = youngineri

| authority = (Hobbs & Carlson, 1985)

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Distocambarus youngineri, the Newberry burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to South Carolina. The common name refers to Newberry county, where the original specimens were found.{{Cite journal |first1=Keith A |last1=Crandall |first2=Sammy |last2=De Grave |date=2017 |title=An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list |journal=Journal of Crustacean Biology |volume=37 |issue=5 |pages=615–653 |doi=10.1093/jcbiol/rux070|doi-access=free }}

The IUCN conservation status of Distocambarus youngineri is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The population is decreasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.