Moss Springtail
Neanura muscorum (Templeton, R in Templeton, R & Westwood, JO, 1836)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Neanuridae |
| Genus | Neanura |
| Species | Neanura muscorum (Templeton, R in Templeton, R & Westwood, JO, 1836) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNR
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
- 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
How to cite this account
Neanura muscorum (Templeton, R in Templeton, R & Westwood, JO, 1836). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1844. https://cavebiology.org/species/neanura-muscorum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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