Montana
14 species recorded, 13 of them obligate subterranean
11 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
10 of 14 species carry a county. The remaining 4 are recorded to the state only.
- Camden 1 species
- Flathead 2 species
- Gallatin 2 species
- Glacier 1 species
- Jefferson 1 species
- Madison 1 species
- Missoula 1 species
- Ravalli 3 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 5 species
- Bathynellacea
- 4 species
- Opiliones
- 2 species
- Caudata
- 1 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 1 species
- Isopoda
- 1 species
How they use caves
- Stygobiont
- 10 species
- Troglobiont
- 3 species
- Troglophile
- 1 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 9 of 14 species
- Published sequences
- 2 of 14 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurycea spelaea | Western Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Montanabathynella salish | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Oncopodura cruciata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pacificabathynella kalispellensis | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Pacificabathynella ruthae | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Pacificabathynella stanfordi | Bathynellacea | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Sabacon cavicolens | North American Cavernicolous Harvestman | Opiliones | Troglophile | GNR |
| Salmasellus steganothrix | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2 | |
| Sclerobunus cavicolens | Opiliones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus glacialis | Glacier National Park Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Stygobromus montanensis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus obscurus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus puteanus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Stygobromus tritus | Worn Groundwater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 8 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.