Kentucky
452 species recorded, 153 of them obligate subterranean
452
species
153
obligate subterranean
89
ranked G1 or G2
5
federally listed
163
known from here only
90
counties with a record
163 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
450 of 452 species carry a county. The remaining 2 are recorded to the state only.
- Adair 18 species
- Allen 10 species
- Anderson 1 species
- Barren 62 species
- Barren county 1 species
- Barren/Edmonson/Hart 2 species
- Bell 4 species
- Boyle 6 species
- Breckenridge 8 species
- Breckinridge 37 species
- Bullitt 3 species
- Bullitt Co 1 species
- Butler 1 species
- Caldwell 9 species
- Carter 59 species
- Casey 2 species
- Christian 26 species
- Clark 6 species
- Clay 1 species
- Clinton 6 species
- Crittenden 12 species
- Cumberland 3 species
- Edmonson 217 species
- Edmonson Co 1 species
- Elliott 18 species
- Estill 34 species
- Fayette 18 species
- Floyd 1 species
- Franklin 1 species
- Garrard 4 species
- Grayson 16 species
- Green 14 species
- Green? 2 species
- Greenbrier 1 species
- Greene 2 species
- Har 1 species
- Hardin 28 species
- Harlan 7 species
- Harrison 6 species
- Hart 68 species
- Henderson 1 species
- Henry 5 species
- Jackson 52 species
- Jefferson 7 species
- Jessamine 15 species
- LaRue 1 species
- Larue 36 species
- Laurel 10 species
- Lawrence 1 species
- Lee 29 species
- Letcher 9 species
- Lewis 1 species
- Livingston 12 species
- Logan 16 species
- Madison 11 species
- Marion 5 species
- McCreary 10 species
- Meade 23 species
- Menifee 17 species
- Mercer 5 species
- Metcalf 1 species
- Metcalfe 16 species
- Monroe 11 species
- Montgomery 1 species
- Morgan 5 species
- Muhlenberg 3 species
- Nelson 7 species
- Nelson Co 1 species
- Ohio 12 species
- Owen 4 species
- Pike 5 species
- Powell 29 species
- Pulaski 120 species
- Pulaski county 2 species
- Pulaski or Wayne 1 species
- Robertson 1 species
- Rockcastle 39 species
- Russell 3 species
- Scott 7 species
- Simpson 16 species
- Taylor 5 species
- Todd 12 species
- Trigg 18 species
- Warren 53 species
- Wayne 44 species
- Whitely 1 species
- Whitley 11 species
- Woodford 21 species
- Woodward 1 species
- [Not Stated] 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
- 76 species
- Stylommatophora
- 32 species
- Araneae
- 24 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 22 species
- Cyclopoida
- 18 species
- Isopoda
- 17 species
- Amphipoda
- 17 species
- Diptera
- 14 species
- Chiroptera
- 14 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 12 species
- Decapoda
- 12 species
- Caudata
- 12 species
and 64 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 111 species
- Trogloxene
- 95 species
- Troglophile
- 83 species
- Stygoxene
- 47 species
- Accidental
- 44 species
- Stygobiont
- 42 species
- Stygophile
- 30 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 109 of 452 species
- Published sequences
- 26 of 452 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthocyclops exilis | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Acanthocyclops parasensitivus | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | G2 | |
| Acanthocyclops robustus | Robusthops | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | |
| Acanthocyclops vernalis | Survannshops | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | |
| Acris crepitans | Northern Cricket Frog | Anura | Accidental | G4 |
| Agkistrodon contortrix | Copperhead | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Aleochara castaneimarmotae | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Aleochara lucifuga | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Amara musculis | Coleoptera | Accidental | G5 | |
| Ambloplites rupestris | Rock Bass | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Amblyopsis spelaea | Northern Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Siluriformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Amerizus wingatei | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 | |
| Ameroduvalius jeanneli | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Amoeba guttula | Euamoebida | Stygoxene | ||
| Amoebaleria defessa | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Anaxyrus americanus | American Toad | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Anaxyrus fowleri | Fowler's Toad | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Anguispira mordax | Appalachian Tigersnail | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Anopheles punctipennis | Woodland Malaria Mosquito | Diptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Anthrobia coylei | Araneae | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Anthrobia monmouthia | Mammoth Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Antroselates spiralis | Shaggy cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Aphaenogaster tennesseensis | Tennessee Collared Ant | Hymenoptera | Accidental | G5 |
| Apheloria corrugata | Polydesmida | Accidental | ||
| Apheloria virginiensis | Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede | Polydesmida | Accidental | G5 |
| Apochthonius moestus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Aporrectodea rosea | Pink Soilworm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Aporrectodea trapezoides | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Araneus cavaticus | Barn Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Armadillidium nasatum | Nosy Pill Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Atranus pubescens | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Batriasymmodes quisnamus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Batrisodes henroti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Batrisodes hubrichti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Belba bulbipedata | Oribatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Bembidion lacunarium | Greenbrier Riverbank Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Bimastos rubidus | Gilt-Tail | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Blarina brevicauda | Eulipotyphla | Accidental | ||
| Bodo minimus | Eubodonida | Stygoxene | ||
| Bos taurus | Taurine Cattle | Artiodactyla | Accidental | G5 |
| Bosmina longirostris | Common Long-Nosed Waterflea | Anomopoda | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Brathinus nitidus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Bryocamptus morrisoni | Morrison's Cave Copepod | Harpacticoida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea alabamensis | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Caecidotea antricola | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Caecidotea barri | Clifton Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Caecidotea bicrenata | Two-toothed Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea franzi | Franz's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Caecidotea nickajackensis | Nickajack Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Caecidotea packardi | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 | |
| Caecidotea stygia | Stygian Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Calathus opaculus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Calymmaria persica | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cambala annulata | Violet Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambala minor | Amber Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambarincola alienus | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cambarincola philadelphicus | Branchiobdellida | Stygophile | ||
| Cambarincola steevesi | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Cambarus bartonii | Appalachian Brook Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cambarus hamulatus | Prickly Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Cambarus parvoculus | Mountain Midget Crayfish | Decapoda | Accidental | G5 |
| Cambarus subterraneus | Delaware County Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Cambarus tenebrosus | Cavespring Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Campostoma anomalum | Central Stoneroller | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Campostoma oligolepis | Largescale Stoneroller | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Canis latrans | Coyote | Carnivora | Accidental | G5 |
| Carychium exile | Ice Thorn | Basommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Carychium stygium | Cave thorn | Basommatophora | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Catops gratiosus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Catostomus commersonii | White Sucker | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Cauloxenus stygius | Northern Cavefish Copepod | Siphonostomatoida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Centromerus latidens | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Centropyxis aculeata | Arcellinida | Stygoxene | ||
| Ceratozetes gracilis | Sarcoptiformes | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Cerobasis guestfalica | Book Lice | Psocodea | Trogloxene | |
| Ceuthophilus pallidipes | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Ceuthophilus stygius | Cave Camel Cricket | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Chaetaspis fragilis | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Chelydra serpentina | North American Snapping Turtle | Testudines | Accidental | G4 |
| Chionea scita | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Cicurina pallida | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Colacium vesiculosum | Euglenales | Stygoxene | ||
| Coras juvenilis | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Eastern Big-Eared Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Pacific Townsend's Big-Eared Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Cottus bairdii | Mottled Sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygophile | G5 |
| Cottus carolinae | Banded Sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx barri | Barr's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Crangonyx caecus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Crangonyx castellanum | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Crangonyx floridanus | Florida Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx forbesi | Forbes Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx gracilis | Northern Lake Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G4 |
| Crangonyx lewisi | Lewis' Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Crangonyx longidactylus | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G2 | |
| Crangonyx ohioensis | Ohio Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Crangonyx pseudogracilis | Northern River Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Crangonyx rivularis | Ontario Stream Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Crangonyx specus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Cybaeus giganteus | Araneae | Accidental | GNR | |
| Cylisticus convexus | Curly Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cyprinella spiloptera | Spotfin Shiner | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Dactylocythere prionata | Podocopida | Stygophile | G2 | |
| Dactylocythere steevesi | Podocopida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Dactylocythere ungulata | Podocopida | Stygophile | ||
| Darlingtonea kentuckensis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Desmognathus fuscus | Northern Dusky Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | |
| Desmognathus monticola | Seal Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Diacyclops bicuspidatus | Damhops | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | GNR |
| Diacyclops nearcticus | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | G3 | |
| Diacyclops sororum | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Diadophis punctatus | Ring-Necked Snake | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Dicranomyia humidicola | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Difflugia globulosa | Arcellinida | Stygoxene | ||
| Discus patulus | Domed Disc | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Dolomedes scriptus | Dock Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Dolomedes tenebrosus | Dark Fishing Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Donnaldsoncythere hiwasseensis | Podocopida | Stygophile | ||
| Dorosoma cepedianum | American Gizzard Shad | Clupeiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Dorypteryx domestica | Cave Barklouse | Psocodea | Trogloxene | |
| Dryobius sexnotatus | Maple Dryobius | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR |
| Dryophytes cinereus | Green Treefrog | Anura | Accidental | G5 |
| Eidmannella pallida | Pallid Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eisenia fetida | Brandling | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Epitedia wenmanni | Deermice Flea | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Erebomaster flavescens | Golden Cave Harvestman | Opiliones | Troglophile | G3 |
| Erethizon dorsatum | Rodentia | Trogloxene | ||
| Erigone infernalis | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Etheostoma caeruleum | Rainbow Darter | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Eucyclops agilis | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Eucyclops elegans | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | ||
| Eucyclops speratus | Fintagghalehops | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | |
| Euhadenoecus fragilis | Tawneys Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | |
| Euhadenoecus puteanus | Allegheny Crevice Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Eurycea cirrigera | Southern Two-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 |
| Folsomia candida | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Folsomia fimetaria | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Fontigens cryptica | Hidden springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Forbesichthys papilliferus | Percopsiformes | Stygophile | G3 | |
| Gallus gallus | Red Junglefowl | Galliformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Galumna alata | Mite | Oribatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Gammarus minus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Gastrellarius honestus | Coleoptera | Accidental | G5 | |
| Gastrocopta armifera | Armed Snaggletooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Gastrocopta contracta | Bottleneck Snaggletooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Geocentrophora cavernicola | Alloecoela | Stygobiont | G2 | |
| Geomys bursarius | Plains Pocket Gopher | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Glyphyalinia cryptomphala | Thin Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Glyphyalinia indentata | Carved Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Glyphyalinia lewisiana | Pale Glyph | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Glyphyalinia sculptilis | Suborb Glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G4 |
| Glyphyalinia specus | Hollow glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Spring Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Hadenoecus cumberlandicus | Cumberland Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Hadenoecus subterraneus | Mammoth Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Haplophthalmus danicus | Spurred Ridgeback | Isopoda | Troglophile | |
| Helicodiscus hadenoecus | Cricket Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | |
| Helicodiscus notius | Tight Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Helicodiscus notius specus | Hollow Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Helicodiscus punctatellus | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | ||
| Helodrilus foetidus | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Helodrilus tenuis | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Hesperochernes mirabilis | Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Hesperonemastoma inops | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Heterophrys glabrescens | Piroplasmida | Stygoxene | ||
| Hypogastrura antra | Poduromorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Inflectarius inflectus | Shagreen | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Inflectarius rugeli | Deep-Tooth Shagreen | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Ixodes cookei | American Castor Bean Tick | Ixodida | Trogloxene | |
| Jalysus wickhami | Spined Stilt Bug | Hemiptera | Accidental | GNR |
| Kleptochthonius attenuatus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Kleptochthonius cerberus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Kleptochthonius erebicus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Kleptochthonius hageni | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Kleptochthonius hubrichti | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Kleptochthonius krekeleri | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G2G4 | |
| Kleptochthonius microphthalmus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Kleptochthonius packardi | Packard's Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Lacunicambarus diogenes | Devil Crawfish | Decapoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Laelaps cavernicola | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | ||
| Lampetra aepyptera | Least Brook Lamprey | Petromyzontiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lasiurus borealis | Eastern Red Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Lasiurus cinereus | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Leiobunum longipes | Opiliones | Trogloxene | ||
| Lepidocyrtus atropurpureus | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Lepomis megalotis | Mojarra De Cuatro Cienegas | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Lesteva pallipes | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Leucauge venusta | Orchard Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Ligidium elrodii | Isopoda | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Linopodes mammouthia | Trombidiformes | Troglobiont | ||
| Liocranoides unicolor | Araneae | Troglobiont | GU | |
| Liposcelis divinatoria | Psocodea | Trogloxene | ||
| Lirceus fontinalis | Lower Ohio Waterslater | Isopoda | Stygophile | GNR |
| Lithasia obovata | Shawnee Rocksnail | Cerithiida | Stygoxene | G4 |
| Lithobates catesbeianus | American Bullfrog | Anura | Trogloxene | |
| Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog | Anura | Trogloxene | |
| Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Anura | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Lithobates sphenocephalus | Southern Leopard Frog | Anura | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Litocampa cookei | Cooke's Cave Dipluran | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Litocampa jonesi | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Lynx rufus | Bobcat | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Lythrurus fasciolaris | Scarlet Shiner | Cypriniformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Macrocera nobilis | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Macrocheles stygius | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Macrocheles troglodytes | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Macrocyclops albidus | White Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | |
| Macrocyclops fuscus | Giant Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | |
| Marpissa lineata | Four-Lined Slender Jumping Spider | Araneae | Accidental | GNR |
| Martes americana | American Marten | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Megacyclops donnaldsoni | Donaldson's Cave Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Megapallifera mutabilis | Changeable Mantleslug | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Megaselia cavernicola | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Megaselia rufipes | Hump-Backed Fly | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Mesocyclops edax | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Mesodon zaletus | Toothed Globe | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Mesomphix cupreus | Copper Button | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | |
| Mesomphix perlaevis | Smooth Button | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Meta ovalis | Cave Orb Weaver | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 |
| Metajapyx subterraneus | Dicellurata | Troglophile | ||
| Microbisium parvulum | Pseudoscorpiones | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Microcyclops rubellus | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Micropterus punctulatus | Spotted Bass | Centrarchiformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Microtus ochrogaster | Prairie Vole | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Microtus pinetorum | Pine Vole | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Miktoniscus barri | Barr's Terrestrial Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G2G4 |
| Miktoniscus racovitzai | Racovitza's Terrestrial Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Moxostoma erythrurum | Golden Redhorse | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Myodopsylla insignis | Bat Flea | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Myotis austroriparius | Southeastern Myotis | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Myotis grisescens | Gray Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 ESA |
| Myotis leibii | Eastern Small-Footed Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G4 |
| 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 |
| Neaphaenops tellkampfi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Nelima elegans | Opiliones | Trogloxene | ||
| Nelsonites jonesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Neoechinorhynchus cylindratus | Neoechinorhynchida | Stygoxene | ||
| Neotoma magister | Allegheny Woodrat | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Neriene radiata | Filmy Dome Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Nesticus carteri | Carter's Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Nopoiulus kochii | Haakwang | Julida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Notophthalmus viridescens | Eastern Newt | Caudata | Accidental | G5 |
| Notropis atherinoides | Emerald Shiner | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Nycteridopsylla chapini | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Nycticeius humeralis | Evening Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | White-Tailed Deer | Artiodactyla | Accidental | G5 ESA |
| Oecothea fenestralis | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Oecothea specus | Small Cave Sun Fly | Diptera | Troglophile | |
| Ophyiulus pilosus | Furry Snake Millipede | Julida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Orchopeas sexdentatus | Siphonaptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Orconectes australis | Southern Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Orconectes barri | Cumberland Plateau Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Orconectes inermis | Ghost Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Orconectes packardi | Appalachian Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Orconectes pellucidus | Mammoth Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Osphranticum labronectum | Calanoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Oxidus gracilis | Greenhouse Millipede | Polydesmida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Palaemonias ganteri | Mammoth Cave Shrimp | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Pantherophis obsoletus | Pilot Black Snake | Squamata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Paracyclops chiltoni | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Paracyclops poppei | Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Parascalops breweri | Brewer's Mole | Eulipotyphla | Accidental | G5 |
| Parasteatoda tepidariorum | Common House Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Paravitrea capsella | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | ||
| Patera appressa | Flat Bladetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Patera laevior | Smooth Bladetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Patrobus longicornis | Long-Horned Patrobus Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Percina caprodes | Common Logperch | Perciformes | Accidental | G5 |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Peromyscus leucopus | White-Footed Deermouse | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Phagocata gracilis | Slender Spring Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygophile | G5 |
| Phagocata morgani | Tricladida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Phalangodes armata | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Philomycus togatus | Toga Mantleslug | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pholcus phalangioides | Cosmopolitan Cellar Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Phoxinus erythrogaster | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | ||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow (Rosy Reds) | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Platynus angustatus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Platynus tenuicollis | Slender Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Plestiodon fasciatus | Common Five-Lined Skink | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Plethodon dorsalis | Northern Zigzag Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Plethodon glutinosus | Northern Slimy Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Plethodon richmondi | Ravine Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pnyxia scabiei | Potato Scab Gnat | Diptera | Trogloxene | |
| Poecilophysis weyerensis | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pogonognathellus bidentatus | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pogonognathellus dubius | Ghost Silver Bullet Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Pogonognathellus flavescens | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Polycentropus barri | Trichoptera | Stygoxene | G3 | |
| Polycentropus elarus | Trichoptera | Stygoxene | G3 | |
| Polygonia comma | Eastern Comma | Lepidoptera | Accidental | G5 |
| Ponera pennsylvanica | Common Porthole Ant | Hymenoptera | Accidental | G5 |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Prionochaeta opaca | Small Carrion Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Procyon lotor | Common Raccoon | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Proteocephalus poulsoni | Proteocephalidea | Stygobiont | ||
| Psephenus herricki | Herrick's Water Penny Beetle | Coleoptera | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Pseudanophthalmus abditus | Concealed Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pseudanophthalmus audax | Bold Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus barberi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus beakleyi | Beakley's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Pseudanophthalmus caecus | Clifton Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus calcareus | Limestone Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus catoryctos | Lesser Adams Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus cerberus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus chthonius | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus ciliaris | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus cnephosus | Larue County Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus conditus | Hidden Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus darlingtoni | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus desertus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus elongatus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus eremita | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus exiguus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus exoticus | Exotic Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus frigidus | Icebox Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus globiceps | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus horni | Garman's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pseudanophthalmus hypolithos | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus inexpectatus | Surprising Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus loganensis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus major | Beaver Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus menetriesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus orientalis | Surprising Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudanophthalmus packardi | Packard's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus parvus | Tatum Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | GH |
| Pseudanophthalmus pholeter | Greater Adams Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus pilosus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus princeps | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus pubescens | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus puteanus | Old Well Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Pseudanophthalmus rittmani | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus rogersae | Roger's Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus scholasticus | Schoolhouse Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus simulans | Cub Run Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus solivagus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus striatus | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus tenebrosus | Stevens Creek Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus transfluvialis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudanophthalmus troglodytes | Louisville Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Pseudanophthalmus umbratilis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudocandona jeanneli | Jeannel's Cave Ostracod | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Pseudosinella argentea | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella boneti | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudosinella christianseni | Christiansen's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella duodecimpunctata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudosinella espanita | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudosinella hirsuta | Hirsute Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella orba | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella sexoculata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudotremia amphiorax | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudotremia carterensis | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pseudotremia cavernarum | Ellett Valley Pseudotremia Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudotremia laudermilki | Laudermilk's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Pseudotremia merops | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudotremia spira | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudotremia styx | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Pseudotremia unca | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudotriton montanus | Mud Salamander | Caudata | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Pseudotriton ruber | Red Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Psychoda cinerea | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Psyllipsocus ramburii | Cave Barklouse | Psocodea | Troglophile | GNR |
| Ptomaphagus hirtus | Kentucky Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites altus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites bimus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites pygmaeus | Symphypleona | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Quedius capucinus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Quedius fulgidus | Large Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Rhadine caudata | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G3 | |
| Rhyacophila nigrita | Trichoptera | Stygoxene | ||
| Rhynchomonas nasuta | Bodonida | Stygoxene | ||
| Robustocheles hilli | Actinedida | Troglophile | ||
| Ryloviella pilosa | Harpacticoida | Stygophile | ||
| Sabacon cavicolens | North American Cavernicolous Harvestman | Opiliones | Troglophile | GNR |
| Sagittocythere barri | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Sagittocythere stygia | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Salpingoeca amphoridium | Craspedida | Stygoxene | ||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Passeriformes | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Scalopus aquaticus | Eastern Mole | Eulipotyphla | Accidental | G5 |
| Scaphinotus andrewsii | Andrew's Snail-Eating Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | |
| Sceloporus undulatus | Eastern Fence Lizard | Squamata | Accidental | G5 |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Scoliocentra brachypterna | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Scoliopteryx libatrix | Herald Moth | Lepidoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Scoterpes copei | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Scoterpes tombarri | Barr's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | |
| Scytonotus granulatus | Granulated Millipede | Polydesmida | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Semotilus atromaculatus | Creek Chub | Cypriniformes | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Sinella avita | Avita Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella basidens | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Sinella cavernarum | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Sinella hoffmani | Hoffman's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella krekeleri | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Skistodiaptomus pallidus | Calanoida | Stygoxene | GNR | |
| Sorex fumeus | Smoky Shrew | Eulipotyphla | Accidental | G5 |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana buchanani | Buchanan's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Sphalloplana percoeca | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Spongilla lacustris | Common Freshwater Sponge | Spongillida | Accidental | G5 |
| Stelidota geminata | Strawberry Sap Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Stenotrema angellum | Kentucky Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Stenotrema edvardsi | Ridge-And-Valley Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Stenotrema hirsutum | Hairy Slitmouth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Stygobromus exilis | Central Kentucky Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus mackini | Southwestern Virginia Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus vitreus | Mammoth Cave stygobromid | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Sus scrofa | Eurasian Wild Pig | Artiodactyla | Accidental | G5 |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Lagomorpha | Accidental | G5 |
| Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Tamias striatus | Eastern Chipmunk | Rodentia | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | Rodentia | Accidental | G5 |
| Terrapene carolina | Common Box Turtle | Testudines | Accidental | G5 |
| Tetragnatha versicolor | Versicolor Long-Jawed Orbweaver | Araneae | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Tokophrya cyclopum | Endogenida | Stygoxene | ||
| Tomocerus dubius | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Trachelipus rathkii | Rathke's Woodlouse | Isopoda | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Traegaardhia holsingeri | Actinedida | Troglobiont | ||
| Trechus cumberlandus | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G2 | |
| Trichoniscus pusillus | Common Pygmy Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | |
| Trichopetalum dux | Chordeumatida | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Triodopsis complanata | Glossy Threetooth | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G2 |
| Tropocyclops prasinus | Cyclopoida | Stygoxene | ||
| Tychobythinus hubrichti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Typhlichthys subterraneus | Southern Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Tyrannochthonius hypogeus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Ulomorpha pilosella | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Uncinocythere simondsi | Podocopida | Stygophile | ||
| Uncinocythere zancla | Podocopida | Stygophile | ||
| Ursus americanus | American Black Bear | Carnivora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Vallonia pulchella | Beautiful Grass Snail | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Ventridens gularis | Throaty Dome | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Ventridens ligera | Globose Dome | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Vorticella microstoma | Sessilida | Stygoxene | ||
| Wormaldia moesta | Trichoptera | Stygoxene | G4 | |
| Zonitoides arboreus | Bark Snail | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | |
| Zonitoides limatulus | Dull Gloss | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G4 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 90 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.