Folsomia nivalis (Packard, AS, 1873)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Isotomidae |
| Genus | Folsomia |
| Species | Folsomia nivalis (Packard, AS, 1873) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin
Counties
- Iowa
- Jackson
- Illinois
- Pope
- Wisconsin
- Crawford
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Yukon
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- 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
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Folsomia nivalis (Packard, AS, 1873). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2472. https://cavebiology.org/species/folsomia-nivalis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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