Colorado
30 obligate subterranean species recorded
28 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 8 species
- Polydesmida
- 5 species
- Chordeumatida
- 3 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 3 species
- Poduromorpha
- 3 species
- Bathynellacea
- 2 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 2 species
- Opiliones
- 2 species
- Araneae
- 1 species
- Symphypleona
- 1 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agyneta hedini | Araneae | Troglobiont | ||
| Austrotyla coloradensis | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Austrotyla stephensoni | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Bathynella riparia | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | ||
| Blancosoma scaturgo | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coloradesmus aquiliensis | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coloradesmus beckleyi | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus hopkinsae | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus manitou | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Coloradesmus warneri | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | ||
| Cryptocreagris destica | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Cryptocreagris steinmanni | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Entomobrya troglodytes | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Hobbsinella gunnisonensis | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | ||
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Oncopodura subhoffi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites hubbardi | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Schaefferia asymmetrica | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Schaefferia steinmanni | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Schaefferia unica | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | ||
| Sclerobunus speoventus | Opiliones | Troglobiont | ||
| Sclerobunus steinmanni | Opiliones | Troglobiont | ||
| Stygobromus coloradensis | Colorado Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus fontinalis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus holsingeri | Holsinger's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus interstitialis | Interstitial Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G3 |
| Stygobromus pennaki | Pennak Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus simplex | Simple Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus urospinatus | Spinose Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G3 |
| Stygobromus wardi | Ward's Groundwater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
County-level distribution is still being compiled. At present records are held to state, which is coarser than the portal intends.
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.