Springtail
Entomobryoides purpurascens (Packard, AS, 1872)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Entomobryoides |
| Species | Entomobryoides purpurascens (Packard, AS, 1872) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in New Mexico.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
New Mexico
Counties
- New Mexico
- Eddy
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Barr, T.C. & Reddell, J.R. 1967. The arthropod cave fauna of the Carlsbad Caverns region, New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 12: 253–273.
How to cite this account
Entomobryoides purpurascens (Packard, AS, 1872). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1687. https://cavebiology.org/species/entomobryoides-purpurascens/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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