Onychiurus obesus Mills, 1934
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Onychiuridae |
| Genus | Onychiurus |
| Species | Onychiurus obesus Mills, 1934 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Driftless Area, Ozarks
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Onychiurus obesus Mills, 1934. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0445. https://cavebiology.org/species/onychiurus-obesus/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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