Kentucky
136 obligate subterranean species recorded
136
species
74
ranked G1 or G2
1
federally listed
78
known from here only
78 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
- Coleoptera
- 51 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 10 species
- Amphipoda
- 10 species
- Chordeumatida
- 9 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 9 species
- Decapoda
- 5 species
- Araneae
- 5 species
- Isopoda
- 5 species
- Podocopida
- 3 species
- Mesostigmata
- 3 species
- Oribatida
- 2 species
- Tricladida
- 2 species
and 15 smaller groups.
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyopsis spelaea | Northern Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Ameroduvalius jeanneli | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Anthrobia monmouthia | Mammoth Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Antroselates spiralis | Shaggy cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G3 |
| 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 | |
| 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 stygia | Stygian Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Cambarincola alienus | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cambarincola steevesi | Branchiobdellida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Carychium stygium | Cave thorn | Basommatophora | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Cauloxenus stygius | Northern Cavefish Copepod | Siphonostomatoida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Chaetaspis fragilis | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Crangonyx barri | Barr's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Crangonyx caecus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Crangonyx castellanum | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Crangonyx lewisi | Lewis' Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Crangonyx ohioensis | Ohio Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Crangonyx specus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Darlingtonea kentuckensis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Galumna alata | Oribatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Geocentrophora cavernicola | Alloecoela | Stygobiont | G2 | |
| Glyphyalinia specus | Hollow glyph | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Helicodiscus notius specus | Hollow Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Hesperochernes mirabilis | Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Hesperonemastoma inops | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| 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 | |
| Laelaps cavernicola | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | ||
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Liocranoides unicolor | Araneae | Troglobiont | GU | |
| Litocampa cookei | Cooke's Cave Dipluran | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Litocampa jonesi | Rhabdura | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Macrocheles stygius | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Macrocheles troglodytes | Mesostigmata | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Megacyclops donnaldsoni | Donaldson's Cave Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Miktoniscus barri | Barr's Terrestrial Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G2G4 |
| Neaphaenops tellkampfi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Nelsonites jonesi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| 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 |
| Palaemonias ganteri | Mammoth Cave Shrimp | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Phalangodes armata | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Poecilophysis weyerensis | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Proteocephalus poulsoni | Proteocephalidea | Stygobiont | ||
| 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 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 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 christianseni | Christiansen's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella espanita | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Pseudosinella hirsuta | Hirsute Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella orba | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudotremia amphiorax | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudotremia carterensis | 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 | |
| Ptomaphagus hirtus | Kentucky Cave Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites altus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites bimus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Sagittocythere barri | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Sagittocythere stygia | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Scoterpes copei | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Scoterpes tombarri | Barr's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | |
| 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 krekeleri | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana buchanani | Buchanan's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Sphalloplana percoeca | Tricladida | Stygobiont | 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 |
| Traegaardhia holsingeri | Actinedida | Troglobiont | ||
| Tychobythinus hubrichti | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Typhlichthys subterraneus | Southern Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Tyrannochthonius hypogeus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 |
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.