Alabama
527 species recorded, 180 of them obligate subterranean
232 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
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By county
505 of 527 species carry a county. The remaining 22 are recorded to the state only.
- Bibb 10 species
- Blount 76 species
- Butler 4 species
- Calhoun 43 species
- Cherokee 5 species
- Clarke 9 species
- Colbert 53 species
- Conecuh 23 species
- Covington 1 species
- De Kalb 4 species
- DeKalb 68 species
- Etowah 2 species
- Franklin 5 species
- JACKSON 1 species
- Jackson 233 species
- Jackson - Franklin 1 species
- Jackson Co 1 species
- Jefferson 25 species
- Lauderdale 39 species
- Lawrence 23 species
- Lee 3 species
- Limestone 38 species
- Madison 193 species
- Madison Co. (AL) 1 species
- Marshall 136 species
- Mobile 1 species
- Monroe 1 species
- Morgan 121 species
- Pike 1 species
- Shelby 13 species
- St. Clair 19 species
- Talladega 10 species
- Tuscaloosa 1 species
- Walker 2 species
- Wilcox 3 species
- Winston 1 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Coleoptera
- 109 species
- Araneae
- 70 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 47 species
- Stylommatophora
- 34 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 18 species
- Caudata
- 17 species
- Decapoda
- 13 species
- Isopoda
- 12 species
- Amphipoda
- 12 species
- Cypriniformes
- 12 species
- Diptera
- 11 species
- Chordeumatida
- 10 species
and 60 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 144 species
- Trogloxene
- 125 species
- Troglophile
- 120 species
- Accidental
- 60 species
- Stygobiont
- 36 species
- Stygoxene
- 31 species
- Stygophile
- 11 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 86 of 527 species
- Published sequences
- 35 of 527 species
- Photographed
- 1 of 527 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacion magnum | Callipodida | Trogloxene | G5 | |
| Agonum extensicolle | Extensive Harp Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Agonum punctiforme | Punctiform Harp Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Alabamocreagris mortis | Alabama pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Alabamocreagris pecki | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Aleochara castaneipennis | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Aleochara fumata | Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Aleochara lucifuga | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Allocosa sublata | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Aloconota insecta | Staph Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Aloconota neospelea | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Amara musculis | Coleoptera | Accidental | G5 | |
| Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander | Caudata | Accidental | G5 |
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Siluriformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Siluriformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Ameractis satis | Julida | Troglobiont | G2G4 | |
| Amoeba guttula | Euamoebida | Stygoxene | ||
| Amoeba vespertilio | Euamoebida | Stygoxene | ||
| Amoebaleria defessa | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Amynthas diffringens | Japanese Jumper | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Anahita punctulata | Southeastern Wandering Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Anasaitis canosus | Twin-Flagged Jumping Spider | Araneae | Accidental | |
| Anaxyrus americanus | American Toad | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Aneides aeneus | Green Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Anguispira alternata | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | ||
| Anillinus cavicola | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Anillinus clinei | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Anillinus folkertsioides | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Anillinus hildebrandti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Anillinus tombarri | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Anillinus valentinei | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Anotylus exiguus | Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | |
| Anotylus tetracarinatus | Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Anthrobia monmouthia | Mammoth Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Anticarsia gemmatalis | Velvetbean Caterpillar | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Antrodiaetus unicolor | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Antrorbis breweri | Manitou cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Anyphaena celer | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Aphrastochthonius pecki | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Aphrastochthonius tenax | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Apochthonius russelli | Russell Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Aporrectodea longa | Deep-Burrowing Longworm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Aporrectodea trapezoides | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Appaleptoneta barrowsi | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Appaleptoneta credula | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Appaleptoneta jonesi | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Araneus cavaticus | Barn Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Argyrodes nephilae | Araneae | Accidental | ||
| Arianops cavernensis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Arianops steevesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Armadillidium vulgare | Common Pill Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Atheta alabama | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Atheta annexa | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Atheta lucifuga | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Atheta troglophila | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Atranus pubescens | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Azilia affinis | Longjawed Orb Weavers | Araneae | Trogloxene | |
| Bactrurus wilsoni | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Batriasymmodes spelaeus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Batriasymmodes troglodytes | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Batrisodes cavernosus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Batrisodes jocuvestus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Batrisodes jonesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Batrisodes lineaticollis | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Batrisodes profundus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Batrisodes specus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Batrisodes subterraneus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Batrisodes tumoris | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Batrisodes valentinei | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G4 | |
| Bembidion affine | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Bembidion lacunarium | Greenbrier Riverbank Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Bembidion nigripes | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 | |
| Bertkauia crosbyana | Psocodea | Trogloxene | ||
| Bimastos rubidus | Gilt-Tail | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Bimastos tumidus | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Bishopella jonesi | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Bishopella laciniosa | Bishop's Harvestman | Opiliones | Troglophile | |
| Blarina brevicauda | Eulipotyphla | Accidental | ||
| Bleptina caradrinalis | Bent-Winged Owlet | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Bodo minimus | Eubodonida | Stygoxene | ||
| Bradycellus rupestris | Rock-Dwelling Harp Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Brathinus nitidus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Caecidotea alabamensis | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Caecidotea bicrenata | Two-toothed Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea catachaetus | Isopoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Caecidotea dauphina | Isopoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Caecidotea nickajackensis | Nickajack Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Caecidotea richardsonae | Tennessee Valley Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Calymmaria persica | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cambala annulata | Violet Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambala minor | Amber Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambala ochra | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | ||
| Cambarincola sheltensis | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cambarus hamulatus | Prickly Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Cambarus jonesi | Alabama Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Cambarus laconensis | Lacon Exit Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Cambarus pecki | Phantom Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Cambarus sheltae | Shelta Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Cambarus speleocoopi | Sweet Home Alabama Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Cambarus striatus | Ambiguous Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cambarus tenebrosus | Cavespring Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cambarus veitchorum | White Spring Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Campostoma oligolepis | Largescale Stoneroller | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog | Carnivora | Accidental | GNA |
| Canis rufus | Red Wolf | Carnivora | Accidental | G1 |
| Carphophis amoenus | Common Wormsnake | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Carychium clappi | Appalachian Thorn | Basommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Carychium exile | Ice Thorn | Basommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Carychium mexicanum | Southern Thorn | Basommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Carychium stygium | Cave thorn | Basommatophora | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Castor canadensis | American Beaver | Rodentia | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Catopocerus alabamae | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Catopocerus appalachianus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Catopocerus jonesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Catops gratiosus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Catostomus commersonii | White Sucker | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Centromerus cornupalpis | Eastern Spurred Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Centromerus denticulatus | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Centromerus latidens | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Ceraticelus fissiceps | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Ceuthophilus ensifer | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus gracilipes | Slender-Legged Camel Cricket | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Ceuthophilus latens | Black-Sided Camel Cricket | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Ceuthophilus stygius | Cave Camel Cricket | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Chaetaspis mollis | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Cheiracanthium inclusum | Yellow Sac Spider | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Chilodonella caudata | Chlamydodontida | Stygoxene | ||
| Chrosomus erythrogaster | Southern Redbelly Dace | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Cicurina breviaria | Araneae | Troglophile | ||
| Cicurina minima | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cicurina wiltoni | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Coecobrya tenebricosa | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Colusa illecta | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Conicera similis | Diptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Coragyps atratus | Black Vulture | Accipitriformes | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Coras lamellosus | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Corbicula fluminea | Asian Basket Clam | Venerida | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Eastern Big-Eared Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Cottus bairdii | Mottled Sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cottus carolinae | Banded Sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx antennatus | Appalachian Valley crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Crangonyx consimilis | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G4 | |
| Crangonyx cooperi | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G2 | |
| Crangonyx floridanus | Florida Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crosbyella spinturnix | Opiliones | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cryptachaea porteri | Cobweb Spiders | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Cryptachaea rupicola | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | Hellbender | Caudata | Accidental | G3 |
| Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Cyclidium glaucoma | Pleuronematida | Stygoxene | ||
| Cylisticus convexus | Curly Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cyprinella spiloptera | Spotfin Shiner | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Cyprinus carpio | Eurasian Carp | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Dactylocythere arcuata | Podocopida | Stygophile | G1 | |
| Dactylocythere steevesi | Podocopida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Dasycerus nikwasi | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Demogorgonichthys arcanus | Demon Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | |
| Desmognathus conanti | Spotted Dusky Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Desmognathus monticola | Seal Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Desmognathus ocoee | Ocoee Salamander | Caudata | Accidental | G4 |
| Deuteraphorura jana | Poduromorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Diacyclops alabamensis | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | ||
| Diadophis punctatus | Ring-Necked Snake | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Didelphimorphia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Diplocardia caroliniana | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Discus patulus | Domed Disc | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Dohrniphora perplexa | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Dolomedes vittatus | Banded Fishing Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | American Gizzard Shad | Clupeiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Dryophytes chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Eidmannella pallida | Pallid Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Elaphropus ferrugineus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Emblyna florens | Araneae | Accidental | ||
| Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus | Dimple-Clawed Chthonid | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Erichsonius patella | Kneecap Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Etheostoma artesiae | Redspot Darter | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Etheostoma caeruleum | Rainbow Darter | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Etheostoma duryi | Black Darter | Perciformes | Accidental | G4 |
| Etheostoma flabellare | Fantail Darter | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Euborellia annulipes | Ring-Legged Earwig | Dermaptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Euhadenoecus insolitus | Highland Rim Crevice Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | |
| Euhadenoecus puteanus | Allegheny Crevice Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eurycea cirrigera | Southern Two-Lined Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Eurycea guttolineata | Three-Lined Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Eurycea longicauda | Long-Tailed Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Euryurus leachii | Log Lurker | Polydesmida | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Euschoengastia pipistrelli | Trombidiformes | Trogloxene | ||
| Euschoengastia staffordi | Trombidiformes | Trogloxene | ||
| Eutrombicula alfreddugesi | Trombidiformes | Trogloxene | ||
| Faiditus cancellatus | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Faxonius validus | Powerful Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Folsomia candida | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Folsomia penicula | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Fundulus notatus | Blackstripe Topminnow | Cyprinodontiformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Galerita lecontei | Coleoptera | Accidental | ||
| Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Cyprinodontiformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Gammarus minus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Gastrodonta interna | Brown Bellytooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Gaucelmus augustinus | Araneae | Troglophile | G3 | |
| Geocolus caecus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Geodromicus brunneus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Glyphyalinia cryptomphala | Thin Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Glyphyalinia indentata | Carved Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Glyphyalinia latebricola | Stone Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G2 |
| Glyphyalinia pecki | Blind Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Glyphyalinia sculptilis | Suborb Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G4 |
| Glyphyalinia specus | Hollow glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Gyrinophilus palleucus | Tennessee Cave Salamander | Caudata | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Spring Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Hadenoecus jonesi | Limrock Blowing Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Haplotrema concavum | Gray-Foot Lancetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Helicina orbiculata | Cycloneritida | Trogloxene | ||
| Helicodiscus barri | Raccoon coil | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Helicodiscus fimbriatus | Fringed Coil | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Helicodiscus hadenoecus | Cricket Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | |
| Helicodiscus inermis | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | ||
| Helicodiscus notius | Tight Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Helicodiscus notius specus | Hollow Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Hemitremia flammea | Flame Chub | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G3 |
| Hentziectypus globosus | Fingered Cobweaver | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Hesperochernes mirabilis | Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Hesperonemastoma pallidimaculosum | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Heterophrys glabrescens | Piroplasmida | Stygoxene | ||
| Hibana gracilis | Garden Ghost Spider | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Homaeotarsus carolinus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Hypentelium nigricans | Northern Hog Sucker | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Hypochilus thorelli | Thorell's Lampshade-Web Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Hypogastrura assimilis | Mark-Tornspringhale | Poduromorpha | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Hypogastrura sparta | Poduromorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Hypogastrura tullbergi | Poduromorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Siluriformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Ictiobus bubalus | Smallmouth Buffalo | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Inflectarius inflectus | Shagreen | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Inflectarius rugeli | Deep-Tooth Shagreen | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Islandiana muma | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Kleptochthonius multispinosus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | ||
| Lampetra aepyptera | Least Brook Lamprey | Petromyzontiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lascoria ambigualis | Ambiguous Moth | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Lebia ornata | Ornate Harp Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Accidental | G5 |
| Leia cuneola | Diptera | Troglophile | ||
| Leiobunum aldrichi | Aldrich's Harvestman | Opiliones | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Lepomis auritus | Redbreast Sunfish | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis humilis | Orangespotted Sunfish | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis microlophus | Redear Sunfish | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lesteva cribratula | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Lesteva pallipes | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Leucauge venusta | Orchard Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Ligidium elrodii | Isopoda | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Liocranoides archeri | Archer's Two-clawed Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Liocranoides unicolor | Araneae | Troglobiont | GU | |
| Lissocreagris eurydice | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Lissocreagris nickajackensis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Lissocreagris persephone | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Lissocreagris pluto | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Lissocreagris subatlantica | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | G3 | |
| Lithobates catesbeianus | American Bullfrog | Anura | Trogloxene | |
| Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog | Anura | Trogloxene | |
| Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Anura | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Lithobius atkinsoni | Lithobiomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Litocampa cookei | Cooke's Cave Dipluran | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Litocampa henroti | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Litocampa valentinei | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Lobosculum pustuloides | Tiny Liptooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Lucilla inermis | Oldfield Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | |
| Luxilus chrysocephalus | Striped Shiner | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Mangora placida | Tuftlegged Orbweaver | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Maymena ambita | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Mecynogea lemniscata | Basilica Orbweaver | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Megascops asio | Eastern Screech Owl | Strigiformes | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Megaselia cavernicola | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Mermessus denticulatus | Amerikaanse Kasdwergspin | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Mermessus maculatus | Sheet-Web Spiders | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Mermessus tridentatus | Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Mesodon zaletus | Toothed Globe | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Mesomphix anurus | Frog Button | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Mesomphix capnodes | Dusky Button | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Mesomphix pilsbryi | Striate Button | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Meta ovalis | Cave Orb Weaver | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 |
| Micropterus salmoides | American Black Bass | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Miktoniscus linearis | Isopoda | Troglophile | ||
| Miktoniscus medcofi | Small Alabama Sowbug | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Miktoniscus morganensis | Isopoda | Troglophile | ||
| Mimetus puritanus | Common Pirate Spider | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Minicreagris pumila | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Monopis crocicapitella | Bird Nest Moth | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Myotis austroriparius | Southeastern Myotis | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Myotis grisescens | Gray Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 ESA |
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-eared Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G2 ESA |
| Myotis sodalis | Cluster Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G2 ESA |
| Nampabius mycophor | Lithobiomorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Nannopetalum fontis | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Narceus americanus | American Giant Millipede | Spirobolida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Necrophilus pettitii | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Nemadus hornii | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Neospintharus trigonum | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Neotoma floridana | Eastern Woodrat | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 ESA |
| Neotoma magister | Allegheny Woodrat | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Nesticus barri | Barr's Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Nesticus jonesi | Cave Spring Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Notemigonus crysoleucas | Golden Shiner | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Notiobia terminata | Coleoptera | Accidental | G5 | |
| Notophthalmus viridescens | Eastern Newt | Caudata | Accidental | G5 |
| Novobisium ingratum | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Nycticeius humeralis | Evening Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Ocrepeira ectypa | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Octolasion tyrtaeum | Woodland White Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Odocoileus virginianus | White-Tailed Deer | Artiodactyla | Accidental | G5 ESA |
| Oecothea specus | Small Cave Sun Fly | Diptera | Troglophile | |
| Onychiurus janus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Onychiurus paro | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Ophyiulus pilosus | Furry Snake Millipede | Julida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Orconectes australis | Southern Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Orconectes pellucidus | Mammoth Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Origanates rostratus | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Oxidus gracilis | Greenhouse Millipede | Polydesmida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Oxyopes salticus | Lynx Spider | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Ozarkia alabama | Araneae | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Ozarkia blanda | Araneae | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Ozarkia serena | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pachydesmus crassicutis | Polydesmida | Accidental | G5 | |
| Paitobius arienus | Lithobiomorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Paitobius carolinae | Lithobiomorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Paitobius juventus | Lithobiomorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Palaemonias alabamae | Alabama Cave Shrimp | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Pantherophis spiloides | Gray Rat Snake | Squamata | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Parasteatoda tepidariorum | Common House Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Parvidrilus strayeri | Lumbriculida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Patera appressa | Flat Bladetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Patera perigrapta | Engraved Bladetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Patera sargentiana | Grand Bladetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G2 |
| Patrobus longicornis | Long-Horned Patrobus Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Percina caprodes | Common Logperch | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Perissopalla flagellisetula | Trombidiformes | Trogloxene | ||
| Phagocata bursaperforata | Tricladida | Stygophile | ||
| Phagocata morgani | Tricladida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Phreatodrobia micra | Flattened Cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Pisaurina mira | Nursery Web Spider | Araneae | Accidental | G5 |
| Platynus tenuicollis | Slender Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Plethodon glutinosus | Northern Slimy Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Plethodon ventralis | Southern Zigzag Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G4 |
| Plethodon websteri | Webster's Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Pogonognathellus bidentatus | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pogonognathellus dubius | Ghost Silver Bullet Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Pogonognathellus flavescens | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Prenolepis imparis | American Winter Ant | Hymenoptera | Accidental | G5 |
| Prionochaeta opaca | Small Carrion Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Procyon lotor | Common Raccoon | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Pseudacris feriarum | Southeastern Chorus Frog | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Pseudanophthalmus alabamae | Alabama Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus alladini | Alladin's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudanophthalmus assimilis | West Wills Valley Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus distinguens | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus fluviatilis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus fulleri | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus jonesi | Grassy Cove Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus lodingi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus meridionalis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus nickajackensis | Nickajack Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus profundus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus sequoyah | Sequoyah Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus steevesi | Steeves' Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudodifflugia gracilis | Gromiida | Stygoxene | ||
| Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum | Polydesmida | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Pseudopolydesmus serratus | Common Pink Flat-Back | Polydesmida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pseudosinella argentea | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella christianseni | Christiansen's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella collina | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella folsomi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella hirsuta | Hirsute Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella nata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudosinella pecki | Peck's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudosinella rolfsi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella spinosa | Spiny Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella violenta | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia eburnea | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G2G4 | |
| Pseudotremia minos | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudotremia nyx | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudotremia rhadamanthus | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudotriton ruber | Red Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Psyllipsocus ramburii | Cave Barklouse | Psocodea | Troglophile | GNR |
| Pterostichus coracinus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 | |
| Pterostichus relictus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Ptomaphagus appalachianus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Ptomaphagus cavernicola | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Ptomaphagus chromolithus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Ptomaphagus consobrinus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Ptomaphagus cumberlandus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Ptomaphagus episcopus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus hatchi | Hatch's Cave Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Ptomaphagus hazelae | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus julius | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus laticornis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus loedingi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus longicornis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Ptomaphagus neojonesi | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Ptomaphagus solanum | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Ptomaphagus torodei | Torode's Cave Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Ptomaphagus ulkei | Coleoptera | Troglophile | ||
| Ptomaphagus valentinei | Valentine's Cave Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Ptomaphagus walteri | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Ptomaphagus whiteselli | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Puliciphora suavis | Diptera | Accidental | ||
| Pygmarrhopalites pygmaeus | Symphypleona | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Quedius erythrogaster | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Quedius fulgidus | Large Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Rhadine caudata | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G3 | |
| Rhadine larvalis | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Rhinichthys obtusus | Western Blacknose Dace | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Rhynchomonas nasuta | Bodonida | Stygoxene | ||
| Rymosia triangularis | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Sabacon cavicolens | North American Cavernicolous Harvestman | Opiliones | Troglophile | GNR |
| Sagittocythere barri | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Passeriformes | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Scaphinotus unicolor | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Scincella lateralis | Ground Skink | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Scoliopteryx libatrix | Herald Moth | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Scolopocryptops sexspinosus | Eastern Fire Centipede | Scolopendromorpha | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Scoterpes alabama | Alabama Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | |
| Scoterpes austrinus | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Scoterpes stewartpecki | Peck's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | |
| Scoterpes syntheticus | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Scoterpes willreevesi | Reeves' Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | |
| Scytonotus granulatus | Granulated Millipede | Polydesmida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Semotilus atromaculatus | Creek Chub | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella caeca | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Somatochlora tenebrosa | Clamp-Tipped Emerald | Odonata | Accidental | G5 |
| Sparganophilus eiseni | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Speleobama vana | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Speleochus croceus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Speleochus eurous | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Speleochus ferus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Speleochus steevesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 | |
| Speleochus stygicus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Speleochus synstygicus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni | Alabama cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Sphalloplana percoeca | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Spinanycta alabamensis | Alabama Cave Bristletail | Zygentoma | Troglobiont | |
| Spiniphora slossonae | Diptera | Accidental | GNR | |
| Stenotrema exodon | Alabama Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G2 |
| Stenotrema spinosum | Carinate Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Stenotrema stenotrema | Inland Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | |
| Stenotrema turbinella | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | ||
| Stygobromus alabamensis | Alabama cave amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus dicksoni | Dickson cave stygobromid | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus exilis | Central Kentucky Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus inexpectatus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Stygobromus smithi | Alabama Well Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus vitreus | Mammoth Cave stygobromid | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Stylodrilus wahkeenensis | Lumbriculida | Stygobiont | ||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Lagomorpha | Accidental | G5 |
| Tachycines asynamorus | Greenhouse Camel Cricket | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Taranucnus ornithes | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Tegenaria domestica | Barn Funnel Weaver | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Telomerina cana | Diptera | Troglophile | ||
| Tenuiphantes sabulosus | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Terrapene carolina | Common Box Turtle | Testudines | Accidental | G5 |
| Tetracion jonesi | Jones' Cave Millipede | Callipodida | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Tetragnatha versicolor | Versicolor Long-Jawed Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Theridion flavonotatum | Araneae | Trogloxene | ||
| Theridion glaucescens | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Theridiosoma gemmosum | Common Eastern Ray Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Theridula opulenta | Cobweb Spiders | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Thymoites marxi | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Tidarren sisyphoides | Tent Cobweb Weaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | |
| Tmesiphorus costalis | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Tolus appalachius | Appalachian Cave Spider | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Trichotichnus dichrous | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR | |
| Triodopsis tridentata | Northern Threetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Trisetobisium fallax | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Trombicula tibbettsi | Trombidiformes | Trogloxene | ||
| Tychobythinus jonesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Typhlichthys subterraneus | Southern Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Typhlobius caecus | Lithobiomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Typhlogastrura alabamensis | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Typhlogastrura christianseni | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius alabamensis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius aladdinensis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius aralu | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius archeri | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius attenuatus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius avernicolus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius barri | Barr's Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Tyrannochthonius binoculatus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius chamberlini | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius charon | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius diabolus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Tyrannochthonius erebicus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius felix | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius gnomus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius halopotamus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius infernalis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius jonesi | Jones' Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Tyrannochthonius nergal | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius orpheus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Tyrannochthonius osiris | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius parvus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Tyrannochthonius pecki | Peck's Cave Peudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Tyrannochthonius pholeter | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius pluto | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Tyrannochthonius satan | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius sheltae | Shelta Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Tyrannochthonius skeletonis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius stygius | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius tartarus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius tenuis | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius torodei | Torode's Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Uloborus glomosus | Featherlegged Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Vaejovis carolinianus | Southern Unstriped Scorpion | Scorpiones | Accidental | G5 |
| Ventridens gularis | Throaty Dome | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Vorticella abreviata | Sessilida | Stygoxene | ||
| Watobius anderisus | Lithobiomorpha | Accidental | ||
| Wulfila albens | Araneae | Accidental | ||
| Yunohamella lyrica | Lyric Cobweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Zonitoides arboreus | Bark Snail | Stylommatophora | Troglophile |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 36 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.