Kansas
17 species recorded, 14 of them obligate subterranean
2 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
15 of 17 species carry a county. The remaining 2 are recorded to the state only.
- Anderson 2 species
- Barber 1 species
- Bourbon 3 species
- Butler 7 species
- Butte 1 species
- Chase 1 species
- Chautauqua 1 species
- Cherokee 5 species
- Cherokee Co 2 species
- Clay 2 species
- Cowley 5 species
- Crawford 1 species
- Douglas 2 species
- Franklin 4 species
- Greenwood 1 species
- Johnson 1 species
- Marion 2 species
- Marshall 1 species
- Miami 3 species
- Neosho 1 species
- Pottawatomie 1 species
- Riley 2 species
- Shawnee 1 species
- Wilson 1 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Isopoda
- 6 species
- Amphipoda
- 5 species
- Caudata
- 2 species
- Chiroptera
- 2 species
- Trombidiformes
- 1 species
- Tricladida
- 1 species
How they use caves
- Stygobiont
- 11 species
- Troglobiont
- 3 species
- Trogloxene
- 2 species
- Stygophile
- 1 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 12 of 17 species
- Published sequences
- 2 of 17 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bactrurus hubrichti | Kansas Well Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Caecidotea acuticarpa | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 | |
| Caecidotea metcalfi | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Caecidotea simulator | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 | |
| Caecidotea steevesi | Steeves' Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea tridentata | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Eurycea nerea | Northern Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Eurycea spelaea | Western Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Linopodes mammouthia | Trombidiformes | Troglobiont | ||
| Lirceus garmani | Isopoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Myotis grisescens | Gray Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 ESA |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Sphalloplana kansensis | Kansas Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus alabamensis | Alabama cave amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus clantoni | Clanton's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Stygobromus onondagaensis | Onondaga Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 24 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.