Conservation Status
Although it is rare, or at least rarely seen, COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) does not consider H. scutatum to be at risk in Canada. It is also listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN (The World Conservation Union) due to the wide distribution and assumed large population. But it is at risk in some provinces such as in Quebec ( S3 Rare in the province; usually between 20 and 100 occurrences in the province; may have fewer occurrences, but with a large number of individuals in some populations; may be susceptible to large-scale disturbances). Its status in the United States ranges from Threatened (Illinois), to Endangered (Minnesota), to Special Concern (Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio & Missouri).
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