Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg, 1871)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Tomoceridae |
| Genus | Tomocerus |
| Species | Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg, 1871) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee, Wisconsin
Counties
- Tennessee
- Van Buren
- Wisconsin
- Pierce, Richland
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg, 1871). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2089. https://cavebiology.org/species/tomocerus-vulgaris/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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