North Carolina
40 species recorded, 20 of them obligate subterranean
15 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
35 of 40 species carry a county. The remaining 5 are recorded to the state only.
- Ashe 1 species
- Buncombe 1 species
- Burke 3 species
- Gates 1 species
- Granville 1 species
- Jackson 1 species
- Lancaster 1 species
- Macon 7 species
- Madison 2 species
- McDowell 11 species
- Mitchell 1 species
- Nash 1 species
- Orange 1 species
- Rockingham 1 species
- Rutherford 7 species
- Stokes 1 species
- Swain 4 species
- Yancey 2 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Crassiclitellata
- 7 species
- Araneae
- 7 species
- Tricladida
- 6 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 6 species
- Amphipoda
- 5 species
- Isopoda
- 2 species
- Chiroptera
- 2 species
- Chordeumatida
- 2 species
- Spirostreptida
- 1 species
- Cyclopoida
- 1 species
- Coleoptera
- 1 species
How they use caves
- Troglophile
- 13 species
- Stygobiont
- 10 species
- Troglobiont
- 10 species
- Trogloxene
- 4 species
- Stygophile
- 2 species
- Stygoxene
- 1 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 19 of 40 species
- Published sequences
- 3 of 40 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bimastos rubidus | Gilt-Tail | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Caecidotea carolinensis | Bennett's Mill Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Cambala hubrichti | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Eastern Big-Eared Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Crangonyx floridanus | Florida Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx palustris | Amphipoda | Stygoxene | G4 | |
| Dendrobaena octaedra | Octagonal-Tail Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Diacyclops jeanneli | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Diplocardia caroliniana | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Eisenoides lonnbergi | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Hypochilus coylei | Araneae | Trogloxene | G3 | |
| Hypochilus pococki | Pocock's Lampshade-Web Spider | Araneae | Trogloxene | G4 |
| Lumbricus rubellus | Blood Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Miktoniscus medcofi | Small Alabama Sowbug | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Nannopetalum vespertilo | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Nesticus brimleyi | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Nesticus carolinensis | Linville Caverns Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | G2 |
| Nesticus reclusus | Lost Nantahala Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | G3 |
| Octolasion tyrtaeum | Woodland White Worm | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Phagocata carolinensis | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Phagocata holleri | Holler's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Phagocata morgani | Tricladida | Stygophile | G4 | |
| Phagocata procera | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Phagocata pygmaea | Tricladida | Stygobiont | ||
| Phagocata spuria | Tricladida | Stygobiont | ||
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Prionochaeta opaca | Small Carrion Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Pseudosinella flatua | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudosinella gisini | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella gisini carolina | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudosinella orba | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella pecki | Peck's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudosinella vespera | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudotremia shelleyi | Shelley's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Sparganophilus eiseni | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Stygobromus araeus | Tidewater Interstitial Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Stygobromus carolinensis | Carolina Seep Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | GH |
| Stygobromus indentatus | Tidewater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 18 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.