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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

Countries, states, and provinces
What has been recorded where

Most people want to know what is in their own area first. These are the states and provinces with recorded subterranean fauna, obligate species and the animals that use caves without depending on them.

United States46 states

Alabama 527 species 180 obligate subterranean 125 ranked G1 or G2 Alaska 3 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Arizona 22 species 20 obligate subterranean 12 ranked G1 or G2 Arkansas 162 species 65 obligate subterranean 24 ranked G1 or G2 California 104 species 95 obligate subterranean 61 ranked G1 or G2 Colorado 38 species 31 obligate subterranean 11 ranked G1 or G2 Connecticut 3 species 1 obligate subterranean District of Columbia 9 species 9 obligate subterranean 4 ranked G1 or G2 Florida 165 species 33 obligate subterranean 32 ranked G1 or G2 Georgia 315 species 61 obligate subterranean 37 ranked G1 or G2 Hawaii 62 species 60 obligate subterranean 44 ranked G1 or G2 Idaho 7 species 7 obligate subterranean 5 ranked G1 or G2 Illinois 333 species 51 obligate subterranean 21 ranked G1 or G2 Indiana 235 species 101 obligate subterranean 48 ranked G1 or G2 Iowa 108 species 12 obligate subterranean 6 ranked G1 or G2 Kansas 17 species 14 obligate subterranean 5 ranked G1 or G2 Kentucky 452 species 153 obligate subterranean 89 ranked G1 or G2 Louisiana 3 species 3 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Maine 1 species 1 obligate subterranean Maryland 43 species 37 obligate subterranean 16 ranked G1 or G2 Massachusetts 4 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Michigan 3 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Minnesota 14 species 3 obligate subterranean 2 ranked G1 or G2 Mississippi 6 species 3 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Missouri 157 species 87 obligate subterranean 37 ranked G1 or G2 Montana 14 species 13 obligate subterranean 8 ranked G1 or G2 Nevada 17 species 15 obligate subterranean 7 ranked G1 or G2 New Jersey 1 species 0 obligate subterranean New Mexico 61 species 19 obligate subterranean 13 ranked G1 or G2 New York 10 species 4 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 North Carolina 40 species 20 obligate subterranean 10 ranked G1 or G2 Ohio 38 species 19 obligate subterranean 10 ranked G1 or G2 Oklahoma 85 species 37 obligate subterranean 15 ranked G1 or G2 Oregon 27 species 24 obligate subterranean 19 ranked G1 or G2 Pennsylvania 40 species 21 obligate subterranean 9 ranked G1 or G2 South Carolina 5 species 1 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 South Dakota 2 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Tennessee 566 species 229 obligate subterranean 151 ranked G1 or G2 Texas 316 species 278 obligate subterranean 157 ranked G1 or G2 Utah 5 species 3 obligate subterranean 2 ranked G1 or G2 Vermont 2 species 1 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Virginia 289 species 206 obligate subterranean 139 ranked G1 or G2 Washington 16 species 15 obligate subterranean 9 ranked G1 or G2 West Virginia 133 species 97 obligate subterranean 52 ranked G1 or G2 Wisconsin 25 species 6 obligate subterranean 2 ranked G1 or G2 Wyoming 2 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2

Canada4 provinces

Alberta 4 species 4 obligate subterranean 4 ranked G1 or G2 British Columbia 2 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2 Ontario 3 species 2 obligate subterranean Quebec 2 species 2 obligate subterranean 1 ranked G1 or G2

Mexico1 state

Mexico 24 species 24 obligate subterranean 6 ranked G1 or G2

Subterranean fauna follows rock rather than borders, so karst regions are often the more meaningful unit.

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Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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