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A Guide to the Rare Animals of Tennessee Division of Natural Areas, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Painted Disc (Anguispira picta)
K Star-nosed Mole, Condylura cristata, In Need of Management Photo courtesy Dr. Ken Catania
ii Tennessee Natural Heritage Program Rare Animals List September 2016 Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Division of Natural Areas William R. Snodgrass TN Tower, 2nd Floor 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 532-0431 http://www.tn.gov/environment/section/na-natural-areas Compiled by David Ian Withers, Zoologist
iii Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................ iv Rationale.................................................................................................................................. vi List Structure.......................................................................................................................... vi Scientific Name..................................................................................................................... vii Common Name.................................................................................................................... vii Physiographic Province................................................................................................. vii, xii Habitat.................................................................................................................................... vii Federal Status........................................................................................................................ vii State Status.............................................................................................................................. ix State Wildlife Action Plan..................................................................................................... ix Global and State Ranks......................................................................................................... ix Invertebrates.......................................................................................................................... 1 Class Arachnida (Spiders, Pseudoscorpions, & Mites)..................................................... 1 Subphylum Crustacea (Amphipods, Isopods, Decapods, & Allies)............................... 5 Class Insecta (Insects).......................................................................................................... 12 Order Coleoptera (Beetles)................................................................................................ 12 Order Collembola (Springtails).......................................................................................... 25 Order Diplura (Diplurans)................................................................................................. 27 Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)...................................................................................... 28 Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)........................................................................ 28 Order Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies).................................................................. 30 Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Crickets)................................................................ 31 Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)............................................................................................. 32 Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)........................................................................................ 34 Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs)............................................................................................... 38 Class Bivalvia (Mussels)...................................................................................................... 38 Class Gastropoda (Aquatic Snails).................................................................................... 46 Class Gastropoda (Land Snails)......................................................................................... 51 Other Types........................................................................................................................... 62 Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms)............................................................................ 62 Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)............................................................................................. 62 Phylum Tardigrada (Water Bears)..................................................................................... 66 Class Turbellaria (Flatworms)............................................................................................ 66 Vertebrates........................................................................................................................... 66 Superclasses Agnatha and Osteichthyes (Fishes)............................................................. 66 Class Amphibia (Amphibians)............................................................................................ 78 Class Aves (Birds)................................................................................................................. 81 Class Mammalia (Mammals)............................................................................................... 85 Class Reptilia (Reptiles)........................................................................................................ 88
iv NATURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE:
RARE ANIMAL SPECIES September 2016 INTRODUCTION The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservations Division of Natural Areas (DNA) is dedicated to restoration and protection of plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the natural biological diversity of Tennessee. The DNA seeks to conserve our states natural environments by identifying and protecting significant natural communities and rare species, and by promoting understanding and application of ecological principles. Within the DNA the Tennessee Natural Heritage Programs (TNHP) responsibilities include five focal areas:
Identification of sites for inclusion in the State Natural Areas Program or other land conservation initiatives Regulation of the states ginseng trade Field surveys for certain federally listed species, especially plants Environmental reviews for public agencies and non-governmental organizations Location, identification, and documentation of rare plants1 and animals in Tennessee The TNHP was established in 1974 with the assistance and direction of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and was one of the first state Natural Heritage programs in the U.S.
The TNHP relies on the use of computerized databases to record and report important information regarding the states rare, threatened, and endangered plants, animals, and natural communities. In 2001, the data management arm of TNC was reorganized as a separate entity, NatureServe, which continues to provide centralized support to heritage programs, and coordinates the greater Natural Heritage Network, of which the TNHP is a member.
Lists produced from the programs Biotics database help to accomplish the goals of conservation and protection of rare species. Federal, state, and private agencies, organizations, and individuals use species lists produced by the TNHP in their environmental review processes. In this edition, 525 invertebrate and 187 vertebrate species are actively tracked, meaning that the TNHP has electronic occurrence information for these organisms, or that the program intends to acquire such data. Additionally, the TNHP maintains 186 invertebrates and 64 vertebrates on a watch list-species for which information is accumulated passively and not presented in Biotics or online TDEC resources. Some of these animals may warrant active tracking at a later time. Species on the watch list include possibly extirpated animals, formerly tracked species determined to 1 T.C.A. 70-8-301 through 70-8-314, Rare Plant Protection and Conservation Act of 1985
v be more abundant than originally speculated, and certain obscure species for which too little information exists to warrant active tracking.
If you do not have a list that has been revised in the past year, please visit our website to download the latest version. Note that legal federal and/or state status may change before succeeding editions of this list.
We encourage knowledgeable individuals to assist the TNHP staff in determining accurate rare animal list contents and ranking information. Please submit comments and justification to david.withers@tn.gov for consideration. Your assistance is appreciated.
The legally defined federal and state status is indicated for each species on this list.
Federally listed species are protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) administers the act and assigns federal status designations to species that are threatened with extinction (endangered) and those which may become endangered in the foreseeable future (threatened). The state status of vertebrates and certain invertebrates (mollusks & crustaceans) is determined by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)2. Generally, the TWRA designation will be at the same level (or higher) as the federal status. However, many species may be listed by the TWRA that do not have a federal status at present. Likewise, some federal species (including insects and arachnids) are not listed by the TWRA. Many rare invertebrates are not currently afforded state or federal protection, but are tracked by the TNHP.
Those species presented in the TNHP list with neither a state nor federal designation are considered rare based on available information. Data are collected on these species in order to minimize the necessity of their listing as endangered or threatened. Inclusion of unlisted species is for information only and is not intended to imply a legal obligation to protect them beyond that afforded by relevant state or federal regulations.
The nominations of new species or revision of statuses for currently listed species may change for the following reasons:
New information about the distribution of the species in Tennessee and/or throughout its range Changes in the number of known populations in Tennessee Viability of these populations Habitat specificity Known or perceived threats to the species and its habitats Number of protected populations 2 T.C.A. 70-1-101(41) and 70-8-101 through 70-8-112, Tennessee Nongame and Endangered or Threatened Wildlife Species Conservation Act of 1974
vi Difficulty of adequately protecting or managing habitats for the species survival Biological factors which influence their ability to reproduce or respond to disturbance Dependence on other species that also may be in jeopardy Status and ranking are subject to change during the year, so periodically check our website to make certain you have the most recent information. Additional detail about species listed by the TWRA and FWS may be found at http://www.tn.gov/twra/topic/species-list and www.fws.gov/endangered/ respectively.
Rationale Tennessee is one of the most biodiverse states in the nation, boasting over 300 species of fish, at least 80 mammal and 60 reptile species, approximately 70 different amphibians (including over 40 salamander species), and over 340 species of birds.
The invertebrates are no less impressive, with over 225 kinds of land snails, 100 aquatic snail species, at least 120 mussel and 80 crayfish species, and thousands of insects. Many of our rarer species are invertebrates, and some cave specialists (such as certain beetles, springtails, & pseudoscorpions) may be limited to just one or a very few sites.
With so many species, subspecies, and forms, and in part thanks to our geography, geology, and climate, the number of habitat specialists is remarkable. Endemism is high, with at least 90 animal species known only from Tennessee. Many other species exist on the periphery of their range in Tennessee (where evolutionary processes may act most quickly) or may range little outside of Tennessee.
It is the hope of the TNHP that this list provides not only the nuts and bolts (the legal statuses) of rare species, but also that it instructs the reader as to the great diversity we all have inherited. Truly, its remarkable biodiversity makes Tennessee an outstanding state in which to live.
List Structure Species included in this list are presented by major taxonomic grouping, then alphabetically by scientific name, and contain the following fields: scientific name, taxonomic authority, common (vernacular) name if assigned, the physiographic regions from which we have mapped records, habitat, federal status, state status, and global and state ranks (as assigned by NatureServe and TNHP, respectively).
vii Scientific Name Within this list, each species scientific name is generally that accepted by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and recorded by NatureServe. The scientific name is followed by the taxonomic authority for the species. If the species has at some point been reassigned to a different genus, the name of the original authority appears in parentheses. Each scientific name is linked to the corresponding page in NatureServe Explorer where detailed species information may be found. The scientific name field includes a link to search for the species on the NatureServe Explorer website.
Common or Vernacular Name It is a common misconception that vernacular names change more frequently than scientific names. That is not necessarily the case. What is true is that many more common names may exist simultaneously than the scientific parlance. This list presents common names generally adopted by the scientific community and presented in the corresponding authoritative publications. Many cave invertebrate species possess no assigned common names.
Physiographic Province The physiographic provinces of Tennessee are presented graphically on page xii, following designations adapted from The Geologic History of Tennessee: Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Geology Bulletin 74 (R. A. Miller, 1974).
From west to east they include the Mississippi Floodplain (MF), Coastal Plain (CP), West Tennessee Uplands (WU), Western Highland Rim (WR), Central Basin (CB), Eastern Highland Rim (EH), Cumberland Plateau (CU), Sequatchie Valley (SV), Cumberland Mountains (CM), Ridge & Valley (RV), and Blue Ridge Mountains (BR).
Habitat General habitat requirements for each species are noted, including physiographic or watershed restrictions if known. As other habitats may exist for poorly studied or obscure species, these habitat comments may not describe every possible location for the species in question. More comprehensive habitat listings for each species may be found on the NatureServe Explorer website.
Federal Status Federally listed animals are protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as amended),
and the list is maintained by the FWS. In Tennessee, listing and recovery responsibilities are divided between a number of FWS offices. The FWS Cookeville Field Office has direct responsibility for a majority of these species. Please visit https://www.fws.gov/cookeville/
for additional information about FWS activities in Tennessee.
viii Applicable federal statuses are defined as follows, based on nomenclature adopted by NatureServe and the TNHP:
LE Listed Endangered Threatened by extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range SAE Endangered by Similarity of Appearance Treated as an endangered species because it may not be easily distinguished from a listed species LT Listed Threatened Likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future SAT Threatened by Similarity of Appearance Treated as a threatened species because it may not be easily distinguished from a listed species PE Proposed Endangered Proposed for listing as endangered PT Proposed Threatened Proposed for listing as threatened C
Candidate species3 USFWS has sufficient information to support proposals to list the species as threatened or endangered, and for which the Service anticipates a listing proposal (status, XN)
Nonessential experimental population in portion of range Introduced or re-introduced in an area from which it has been extirpated, and for which certain provisions of the Act may not apply PXN Proposed nonessential experimental population Proposed as a nonessential experimental population (Modified from Federal Register, 50 CFR Part 17.11 {31 December 1999})
One matter of key import is the XN designation for Nonessential experimental population. This attribute for certain federal species indicates that the FWS is aware of at least one such population for that species in Tennessee. It does not mean that all known populations in Tennessee are considered XN. Please consult the FWS for guidance regarding specific sites and populations. FWS documentation refers to this status as nonessential experimental population (NEP). A live link to FWS information is provided for each federally listed species via its Federal Status listing.
3 Animals listed as candidates may be added to the list of Endangered and Threatened species, and as such, consideration wisely is given to them in environmental planning.
Species listed as LE, LT, PE, and PT must be given consideration in environmental planning involving federal funds, lands, or permits, and consideration likewise is advisable for non-federal activities. For further information, please contact the Tennessee Field Office of the FWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; (931) 528-6481.
ix State Status In Tennessee, only vertebrates, mollusks and crustaceans may be formally listed by the TWRA as Endangered, Threatened, or Deemed in Need of Management (T.C.A. 70 104, 70-8-105, 70-8-107). This means that invertebrate groups including insects and arachnids cannot be listed by the TWRA, but may be listed by the FWS.
E Endangered Any species or subspecies of wildlife whose prospects of survival or recruitment within the state are in jeopardy or are likely to become so within the foreseeable future T
Threatened Any species or subspecies of wildlife that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future D
In Need of Management Any species or subspecies of wildlife that needs specific management to prevent it from becoming a threatened species within the state in the foreseeable future A TWRA Nongame Primer may be found here:
https://admincms.tn.gov/assets/entities/environment/attachments/na_twra-nongame-primer.pdf State Wildlife Action Plan In 2005, TWRA and TNC developed the first State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) for Tennessee, from which was produced a detailed list of species of Greatest Conservation Need (GCN). The original SWAP was comprehensively updated in 2015. Recognizing the role the TWRA plays in the conservation of habitats-including those containing species that cannot be listed legally at the state level-the SWAP includes numerous insects, arachnids, millipedes, and other invertebrates not legally defined as wildlife. Details about the 2015 SWAP and GCN species may be found at www.tnswap.com. Numerous GCN species are represented in the current rare animals list.
Global and State Ranks As a guide in setting conservation priorities, TNC developed a ranking system for estimating the abundance of plants and animals tracked by Natural Heritage programs.
The Global Rank (GRANK) is assigned by NatureServe Central Zoology staff based on the best range-wide (global) abundance information for each species. A five-tier system (G1-G5) is used to describe rarity, from G1 (extremely rare) to G5 (widespread). The same system is applied by the TNHP to assign the State Rank (SRANK), which describes the species abundance within our states borders. Numerous land management agencies, including the Cherokee National Forest, use GRANK to help determine sensitive species that occur on their properties.
x SRANK and GRANK are based primarily upon the number of occurrences of the element (species) within the state and range-wide, respectively. For obscure or under-studied species, ranks are based on the best available information, and consideration may be given to other factors influencing the rarity of each species, including threats, abundance, population trends, and distribution.
SRANKs used in this list are defined below. GRANKs are similarly defined, except that ranking criteria apply range-wide (e.g. an S1 species is critically imperiled in the state, and a G1 species is critically imperiled range-wide).
S1 Critically ImperiledCritically imperiled in Tennessee because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) such as very steep declines making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from Tennessee.
S2 ImperiledImperiled in Tennessee because of rarity due to very restricted range, very few populations, steep declines, or other factors making it very vulnerable to extirpation.
S3 VulnerableVulnerable in Tennessee due to a restricted range, relatively few populations, recent and widespread declines, or other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation.
S4 Apparently SecureUncommon but not rare; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
S5 SecureCommon, widespread, and abundant in Tennessee.
SH Possibly Extirpated Known only from historical records but still some hope of rediscovery. There is evidence that the species or ecosystem may no longer be present in Tennessee, but not enough to state this with certainty. Examples of such evidence include (1) that a species has not been documented in approximately 20-40 years despite some searching or some evidence of significant habitat loss or degradation; (2) that a species or ecosystem has been searched for unsuccessfully, but not thoroughly enough to presume that it is no longer present in Tennessee.
SX Presumed ExtirpatedSpecies or ecosystem is believed to be extirpated from Tennessee. Not located despite intensive searches of historical sites and other appropriate habitat, and virtually no likelihood that it will be rediscovered.
S#S#
Range Rank A numeric range rank (e.g., S2S3 or S1S3) is used to indicate any range of uncertainty about the status of the species or ecosystem. Ranges cannot skip more than two ranks (e.g., SU is used rather than S1S4).
S?, S_?
Range Rank A numeric range rank (e.g., S2S3 or S1S3) is used to indicate any range of uncertainty about the status of the species or ecosystem. Ranges cannot skip more than two ranks (e.g., SU is used rather than S1S4).
_N NonbreedingConservation status refers to the non-breeding population of the species in Tennessee (mostly applies to vertebrates).
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_B BreedingConservation status refers to the breeding population of the species in Tennessee (mostly applies to vertebrates).
_Q Questionable taxonomy that may reduce conservation priority (GRANKs only).
_T#
Infraspecific Taxonomic Unit (trinomial)The status of a subspecies (GRANKs only).
_NR Unranked Conservation status not yet assessed.
_U UnrankableCurrently unrankable due to lack of information or due to substantially conflicting information about status or trends.
Updates to NatureServe Conservation Status and ranking methodology may be found on the NatureServe website.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Tellkampf, 1844 Anthrobia mammouthia Mammoth Cave spider Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from a handful of caves in the middle Cumberlands; Bledsoe, Grundy, & Van Buren counties.
ER, SV S1 G5 Arachnids ARACHNIDA (SPIDERS & PSEUDOSCORPIONS)
Appaleptoneta sp. 1 A Leptonetid Spider From Ghost River Cave Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from the northern Cumberlands.
ER S1 G1 Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960 Chitrella archeri A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; associated with bat guano in caves of eastern middle Tennessee.
ER S1S2 G1G2 (Bishop and Crosby, 1935)
Cybaeopsis pantopla An Amaurobiid Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from northern Cumberlands.
S2 G3 Shear, 1977 Fumontana deprehendor A Harvestman Within well-decayed hemlock logs, under rocks or leaf litter; rich woods with moderate slopes; southern Appalachians.
S1 G1G2 (Banks, 1895)
Hesperochernes mirabilis Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; woodrat debris in caves; middle Tennessee.
ER, RV, SV, CU S3 G5 Muchmore, 1976 Kleptochthonius affinis A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley.
RV S1S2 G1G2 Muchmore, 1965 Kleptochthonius barri A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Muchmore, 1965 Kleptochthonius charon A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Sequatchie Valley.
SV, CU S1S2 G1G2 Arachnids ARACHNIDA (SPIDERS & PSEUDOSCORPIONS)
Muchmore, 1965 Kleptochthonius daemonius A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Cumberland Plateau.
ER, CU S1S2 G1G2 Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1961 Kleptochthonius infernalis A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Grassy Cove; Cumberland County.
CU S1 G1 Muchmore, 1966 Kleptochthonius magnus A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
CU S1 G1 Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1961 Kleptochthonius myopius A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
CB S1 G1 Muchmore, 1965 Kleptochthonius pluto A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
ER, CU S1 G1 Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1961 Kleptochthonius rex A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
ER S1 G1 Muchmore, 1965 Kleptochthonius stygius A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Muchmore, 1966 Kleptochthonius tantalus A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
CU S1 G1 Arachnids ARACHNIDA (SPIDERS & PSEUDOSCORPIONS)
Platnick, 1999 Liocranoides archeri Archer's Two-clawed Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from a handful of caves in mid and S Cumberlands; Franklin, Grundy, Marion, & Warren counties.
S2 G2 Platnick, 1999 Liocranoides tennesseensis Tennessee Two-clawed Spider Terrestrial cave associate; reported from a handful of caves in mid and N Cumberlands; Cumberland, Putnam, & Warren counties.
S1 G1 Muchmore, 1966 Microcreagris nickajackensis A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; known from only one cave in S Cumberlands; Marion County.
S1 G1G2 Crosby and Bishop, 1925 Microhexura montivaga Spruce-fir Moss Spider Moss mats in high-elevation spruce-fir forests; Southern Appalachians.
BR LE S1 G1 Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus barri A Cave Obligate Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands; reported from Franklin & Marion counties.
CU S3 G3 Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus barrowsi A Cave Obligate Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; Appalachian Mountains.
BR S1S2 G1G2 Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus dilutus Grassy Creek Cave Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; Rhea County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus furtivus Crystal Caverns Cave Spider Terrestrial cave obligate, S Cumberlands; Hamilton County; known only from the type locality.
RV S1 G1 Arachnids ARACHNIDA (SPIDERS & PSEUDOSCORPIONS)
Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus paynei A Cave Spider Terrestrial cave associate; also may be found on surface; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV, BR S3 G3G4 Hedin and Dellinger, 2005 Nesticus pecki Monteagle Cave Spider Terrestrial cave associate and possibly obligate; known from one cave in S. Cumberlands; Marion County.
S1 GNR Gertsch, 1984 Nesticus stygius A Cave Obligate Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from wet caves; northern Cumberlands.
ER, CU S1S2 G1G2 (Petrunkevich, 1925)
Nesticus tennesseensis Tennessee cave spider Terrestrial cave associate or possibly obligate; east Tennessee.
ER, RV S2S4 G3G4 (Goodnight and Goodnight, 1942)
Phalangodes appalachius A Cave Obligate Harvestman Terrestrial cave obligate; Cumberland Plateau.
ER, CU S3 G3G4 (Packard)
Poecilophysis weyerensis A Cave Mite Terrestrial cave obligate; east Tennessee.
S2S3 G3?
(Keyserling, 1886)
Porhomma cavernicola Appalachian Cave Spider Terrestrial cave obligate; eastern half of Tennessee; sporadic.
ER, CB, CU S1?
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Theromaster sp. 1 A Harvestman From Cummings Cove Cave Terrestrial cave associate; known from one cave in the Cumberland Plateau; Van Buren County.
CU S1 G1 Arachnids ARACHNIDA (SPIDERS & PSEUDOSCORPIONS)
Muchmore, 1996 Tyrannochthonius fiskei A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from one cave in the S Cumberlands; Franklin County.
CU S1 G1 Muchmore, 1996 Tyrannochthonius halopotamus A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; known from one cave in the S Cumberlands; Franklin County.
S1 G1 Muchmore, 1996 Tyrannochthonius steevesi A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Terrestrial cave obligate; northernmost Eastern Highland Rim; known from one cave in Pickett County.
ER S1 G1 J. W. Reid, 1997 Acanthocyclops parasensitivus A Copepod Aquatic cave associate; reported from one cave in the S Cumberlands; Grundy County.
S2 G2 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
(Vandel, 1965)
Amerigoniscus nicholasi A Cave Obligate Isopod Terrestrial cave obligate; known from two caves; Western Highland Rim and Ridge & Valley.
WR, RV S1S2 G1G2 (Muchmore, 1970)
Amerigoniscus paynei A Cave Obligate Isopod Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley; Anderson, Hancock, & Union counties.
S1S2 G1G2 Koenemann and Holsinger, 2001 Bactrurus angulus Cumberland Gap Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate; Cumberland Gap area.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Faxon, 1884)
Barbicambarus cornutus Bottle Brush Crayfish Under slabrock in medium-large tributaries of Barren River watershed; Sumner, Macon, Clay counties.
WR S2 G4 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
Taylor and Schuster, 2010 Barbicambarus simmonsi Tennessee Bottlebrush Crayfish Under slabrock in medium-large tributaries of Tennessee River; Shoal Creek watershed, Lawrence County. Reported from two locations in Tennessee.
WR S2?
G1G2 Lewis and Bowman, 1981 Caecidotea bicrenata whitei A Cave Obligate Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; middle Tennessee.
S1?
G3G4T3T 4
(Steeves, 1968)
Caecidotea circulus A Cave Obligate Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; Cumberland Plateau.
SV, CU S1 G1G2 (Steeves, 1968)
Caecidotea incurva Incurved Cave Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; known from two wet caves in east Tennessee.
RV, BR S1 G2G4 (Cope and Packard, 1881)
Caecidotea nickajackensis Nickajack Cave Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; Nickajack Cave (historically); probably extirpated by impoundment.
CU S1 GH (Steeves, 1966)
Caecidotea nortoni A Cave Obligate Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; eastern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1S2 G2G3 (Steeves, 1963)
Caecidotea recurvata Southwestern Virginia Cave Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; northernmost Ridge & Valley; reported from Campbell, Claiborne, & Hancock counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Steeves and Holsinger, 1968)
Caecidotea scyphus A Cave Obligate Isopod Aquatic cave obligate; Grassy Cove; Cumberland County.
CU S1 G1G2 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
Hobbs, 1970 Cambarus bouchardi Big South Fork Crayfish Small to medium sized streams under rock cover; Roaring Paunch Creek & tributaries (Big South Fork watershed); tertiary burrower.
CM, CU E
S1 G2 Taylor, Soucek, and Organ, 2006 Cambarus clivosus Short Mountain Crayfish Occurs in spring-or seep-fed tributaries of Caney Fork & Stones rivers; escarpment of E Highland Rim in Cannon & DeKalb counties.
ER, CB S2 G2 Hobbs and Hobbs III, 1962 Cambarus conasaugaensis Mountain Crayfish Mountain seeps & small to medium sized streams in Appalachians; Hiwassee River watershed, Polk County.
BR S1 G3 Hobbs, 1970 Cambarus cymatilis Conasauga Blue Burrower Primary burrower; seeps & wet grassy areas including homesites; Conasauga R watershed and adjacent portion of Hiwassee R basin.
RV E
S1 G1 Bouchard and Etnier, 1979 Cambarus deweesae Valley Flame Crayfish Primary burrower; open areas with high water tables; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV, CM, CU E
S1 G4 Hagen, 1870 Cambarus extraneus Chickamauga Crayfish Springs & small to medium sized streams under rocks or in vegetation; South Chickamauga Creek watershed, Hamilton County.
RV T
S1S2 G2 (Cope, 1881)
Cambarus hamulatus Prickly Cave Crayfish Aquatic cave obligate; Sequatchie Valley & southern Cumberlands.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Hobbs, 1981 Cambarus hiwasseensis Hiwassee Crayfish Under rocks in clear, swift flowing tributaries of the upper Hiwassee River, Polk County.
BR S1 G3G4 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
Hobbs and Shoup, 1947 Cambarus obeyensis Obey Crayfish Under cover in small-medium sized streams; headwaters of East Fork Obey River; northern Cumberlands; tertiary burrower.
CU T
S2 G1 Hobbs, 1965 Cambarus pristinus Pristine Crayfish Under cover in small-large size streams; headwaters of Caney Fork River & abutting Sequatchie River tributaries; Cumberland Plateau.
CU E
S2 G2 Cambarus sp. 1 Emory River Crayfish Under rock cover in Emory River & larger tributaries, Morgan County.
CU S1 G1 Thoma, 2011 Cambarus stockeri Cocoa Crayfish Primary burrower; seeps & wet grassy areas incl homesites; Conasauga R watershed and adj Hiwassee R basin; Bradley County.
RV S1S2 GNR Bouchard and Bouchard, 1995 Cambarus williami Brawleys Fork Crayfish East Fork Stones River, its gravel-bottomed tributaries, and karst springs; makes short burrows in cobble; Cannon County.
ER, CB E
S2 G2 (Hart and Hobbs 1961)
Dactylocythere steevesi A Cave Obligate Shrimp Aquatic cave obligate; crayfish commensal; Cumberland Plateau &
Eastern Highland Rim generally.
ER, CU S2S3 G4 Reid, 2004 Diacyclops indianensis Indiana Groundwater Copepod Aquatic cave obligate from stream gravels & flood pools; Highland Rim escarpment to the Cumberland Plateau.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal J. W. Reid, 1988 Diacyclops yeatmani Yeatman's Groundwater Copepod Aquatic cave obligate; central & southern Cumberlands generally; possibly part of a species complex.
ER, CU S1 G2G3 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
(Klie, 1931)
Donnaldsoncythere tuberosa A Cave Obligate Shrimp Aquatic cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim; Putnam & Overton counties; crayfish commensal.
ER S2?
G2G3 Hobbs and Fitzpatrick, 1970 Fallicambarus hortoni Hatchie Burrowing Crayfish Primary burrower; uses saturated or seasonally saturated soils associated with permanent bodies of water; Mississippi River tributaries, Coastal Plain.
CP, WU E
S1 G1 Schultz, 1970 Ligidium elrodii hancockensis A Cave Obligate Isopod Terrestrial cave obligate; in wet organic debris; northern Ridge
& Valley.
RV S1?
G4G5T1T 2
(Chappuis, 1929)
Megacyclops donnaldsoni A Copepod Aquatic cave obligate; known from one cave in S Cumberlands; Grundy County.
S1 G3G4 Vandel, 1965 Miktoniscus barri A Cave Obligate Isopod Terrestrial cave obligate from leaf litter; reported from Western Highland Rim & northern Cumberlands; spotty distribution.
ER, WR S2?
G2G4 (Faxon, 1884)
Orconectes alabamensis Alabama Crayfish Small-medium sized streams, in pools under rocks; Tennessee River tributaries from Shoal Creek downstream to the Buffalo River.
WR, WU D
S2 G5 (Rhoades, 1941)
Orconectes australis Southern Cave Crayfish Aquatic cave obligate; subterranean streams & pools; Eastern Highland Rim escarpment to the Cumberland Plateau.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Buhay and Crandall, 2008 Orconectes barri Cumberland Plateau Cave Crayfish Aquatic cave obligate; subterranean streams and pools; Cumberland Plateau escarpment abutting KY border; Pickett & Fentress counties.
S1S2 G2 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
Taylor and Sabaj, 1998 Orconectes burri Blood River Crayfish In woody debris or leaf piles, small-medium sized streams with sand-gravel substrates; Blood River drainage (TN River), Henry County.
CP, WU S1 G2 Cooper and Hobbs, 1980 Orconectes cooperi Flint River Crayfish Among leaf litter in medium-sized streams; headwaters of Flint River watershed; Lincoln County.
ER S1 G1 Hobbs and Barr, 1972 Orconectes incomptus Tennessee Cave Crayfish Aquatic cave obligate; subterranean streams & shallow pools; lower-elevation caves of Highland Rim escarp; Cumb River watershed.
CB E
S1 G2 (Tellkampf, 1844)
Orconectes pellucidus Mammoth Cave Crayfish Aquatic cave obligate; subterranean streams & pools of Penneroyal Plain; Montgomery & Robertson counties.
WR S3 G4 Hobbs, 1948 Orconectes shoupi Nashville Crayfish 1st-order & larger streams, generally with bedrock bottom, under slabrock; endemic to Mill Creek watershed; Davidson & William.
cos.
CB E
LE S1S2 G1G2 Schuster, 2008 Orconectes taylori Crescent crayfish Found among woody debris & tree roots; small-med size tribs of N Fk Obion River with slow-mod current; Henry County.
CP S2 G2 Hobbs, 1948 Orconectes wrighti Hardin Crayfish Small-medium sized streams with cobble-sand substrates, under rocks or in leaf litter; western tribs of the Tennessee River in Hardin & McNairy counties.
WU E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Klie, 1931)
Pseudocandona jeanneli Jeannel's Cave Ostracod Aquatic cave obligate; reported from six caves along the western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau.
S1S2 G2 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
(Hart and Hobbs, 1961)
Sagittocythere barri Ectocommensal Ostracod Aquatic cave obligate; crayfish commensal.
ER, CB, CU S3 G5 Holsinger, 1978 Stygobromus barryi A Cave Obligate Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate; northern Blue Ridge mountains; Unicoi County.
BR S1 G2G3 Holsinger, 1978 Stygobromus dicksoni A Cave Obligate Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate from drip pools; Lookout Mountain; Hamilton County.
S1S2 G5 Holsinger, 1978 Stygobromus fecundus A Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate, from rimstone pools; Cades Cove; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
BR S1 G1G2 Holsinger, 1978 Stygobromus finleyi Finley's Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate, from shallow pools; northern Ridge &
Valley; Claiborne County.
RV S1 G3G4 Hubricht, 1943 Stygobromus mackini Southwestern Virginia Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate; reported from six counties in northern Ridge & Valley.
S2 G5 (Holsinger, 1969)
Stygobromus nortoni Norton's Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate, from pools; Eastern Highland Rim and Ridge
& Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Stygobromus sp. 24 Cave Amphipod (Overton Co., TN)
Aquatic cave obligate; wet caves in the escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau; Overton County.
ER, CU S1 G1 Crustaceans CRUSTACEA (AMPHIPODS, ISOPODS & DECAPODS)
Stygobromus sp. 30 Bosnak's Cave Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate; reported from a handful of caves in the middle Cumberlands; White and Van Buren counties.
S2 G2 Stygobromus sp. 33 A Cave Amphipod from Rutherford County Aquatic cave obligate; known from a single cave in the Central Basin of Rutherford Co.
S1 G1 Holsinger Stygobromus sp. 34 A Cave Amphipod from Dickson County Aquatic cave obligate; known from a single cave in the Western Highland Rim of Dickson County.
WR S1S2 G1G2 Holsinger, 1978 Stygobromus sparsus A Cave Obligate Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate, from drip pools; Cades Cove; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
BR S1S2 G4 Cope, 1872 Stygobromus vitreus An Amphipod Aquatic cave obligate; pools in wet caves; northernmost Highland Rim and southernmost Cumberlands.
WR, ER, CU S2 G4 Klimaszewski and Peck, 1986 Aloconota diversiseta A Rove Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Cumberland Plateau.
CU S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Anillinus sp. 5 Flag Trail Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Cumberlands.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Park, 1960 Arianops stygica Cave Ant Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; known from one cave in the middle Cumberlands; Warren County.
S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Klimaszewski and Peck, 1986 Atheta lucifuga Light Shunning Rove Beetle Terrestrial cave associate; reported from two caves in the Cumberland Plateau; Van Buren County.
CU S2 G4 Park 1965 Batriasymmodes greeveri A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
S1S2 G1G2 (Park, 1951)
Batriasymmodes quisnamus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Tennessee.
ER S3 G3 (Park, 1951)
Batriasymmodes spelaeus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Cumberlands and northern Ridge & Valley.
SV S2?
G3G4 Park, 1958 Batrisodes barri A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim; Dickson County.
WR S1S2 G1G2 Park, 1951 Batrisodes clypeospecus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Cumberlands.
ER S1S2 G1G2 Park, 1960 Batrisodes ferulifer A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Tennessee; Central Basin; reported from Maury County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Park, 1960 Batrisodes gemmoides A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim; reported from Dickson County.
WR S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Park, 1956 Batrisodes gemmus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim; reported from Dickson County.
WR S1 G1 Park, 1960 Batrisodes pannosus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
ER S1 G1 Park, 1951 Batrisodes valentinei A Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
S1?
G2G4 Dejean, 1825 Cicindela patruela Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Prefers sandy/coarse gravel or eroding sandstone throughout range; dry woodlands; historic records from N Cumberlands &
GSMNP.
S2 G3 Valentine, 1952 Darlingtonea kentuckensis A Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Cumberlands.
S1?
G3G4 Valentine, 1952 Nelsonites walteri A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate, northern Cumberlands.
ER, CU S3 G3 Olivier 1890 Nicrophorus americanus American Burying Beetle Grassland, old field shrubland, and hardwood forests; poss. west TN; carrion feeder; may be extirpated from Tennessee.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus acherontis Echo Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Central Basin; reported from Wilson &
Rutherford counties.
CB S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus bendermani Benderman's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Central Basin.
CB S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus catherinae Catherine's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Central Basin.
CB S1 G1 Valentine, 1937 Pseudanophthalmus ciliaris ciliaris A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
S1S2 G3G4T1T 2
Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus ciliaris orlindae A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
S1S2 G3G4T1T 2
Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus colemanensis Coleman Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
WR S1 G1 Valentine, 1937 Pseudanophthalmus cumberlandus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; outer Central Basin.
S1S2 G1G2 Valentine, 1932 Pseudanophthalmus digitus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands; reported from W Hamilton County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Barber, 1928)
Pseudanophthalmus engelhardti Engelhart's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
(Barr, 1959)
Pseudanophthalmus farrelli A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; eastern Highland Rim escarpment.
CB S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1980 Pseudanophthalmus fowlerae Fowler's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; eastern Highland Rim.
ER S1 G1 Valentine, 1932 Pseudanophthalmus fulleri A Cave Obligate Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
S2S3 G2G3 Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus hesperus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
WR S1 G1 Valentine, 1931 Pseudanophthalmus hirsutus Cumberland Gap Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
S1 G1G2 Valentine, 1931 Pseudanophthalmus humeralis A Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands.
ER, CU S2 G2 Barr, 1980 Pseudanophthalmus inquisitor Inquirer Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim escarpment.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus insularis Baker Station Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Central Basin; known from single historical record in Davidson County.
WR S1 GH Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
(Valentine, 1931)
Pseudanophthalmus intermedius Intermediate Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; S Cumberlands; Franklin & Grundy counties.
S2 G2 Valentine, 1945 Pseudanophthalmus jonesi Grassy Cove Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Grassy Cove; Cumberland County.
CU S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus loganensis A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
WR S1S2 G2G3 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus longiceps Long-headed Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley.
RV S1 G1G2 Valentine, 1948 Pseudanophthalmus macradei A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands.
ER S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus nickajackensis Nickajack Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Nickajack Cave; Marion County.
CU S1 G1 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus nortoni Norton's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus occidentalis Western Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Western Highland Rim.
WR S1 G1G2 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus pallidus Pale Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus paradoxus Ridgetop Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1 G1 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus paulus Nobletts Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Ridge & Valley; reported from one historical location in Monroe County.
RV S1 GH Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus paynei Payne's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley; reported from Anderson County.
RV S1 G1 Barr, 1979 Pseudanophthalmus princeps A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Barren River watershed.
S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus pusillus Tiny Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1 G1 Valentine, 1932 Pseudanophthalmus rotundatus A Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus scutilus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Cumberland Mountains.
CM S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1965 Pseudanophthalmus sidus Meredith Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley.
RV S1 G1 Barr, 1980 Pseudanophthalmus simplex Simple Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Eastern Highland Rim.
CB S1S2 G1G2 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 27 Rumbling Falls Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands; Van Buren & White counties.
ER, CU S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 28 Sells Cave Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Fentress County.
S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 29 Falling Springs Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Overton County.
CU S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 30 Ace in the Hole Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Fentress County.
CU S1 G1 (T.C. Barr, Jr.)
Pseudanophthalmus sp. 36 Millers Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; escarpment to Short Mountain; Cannon County; known from one cave in Collins R watershed.
ER S1?
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Pseudanophthalmus sp. 37 Caney Hollow Cave Ground Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim; known from one cave in Franklin County.
S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Pseudanophthalmus sp. 38 Aaron Tolletts Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; upper Sequatchie Valley; known from one cave in Bledsoe County.
S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 39 Baker Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; known from one cave near Crab Orchard; Cumberland County.
S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 40 Keyhole Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; known from two caves in the Sequatchie Valley of Sequatchie County.
S1 G1 Pseudanophthalmus sp. 41 Wilmoth Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from one cave in the Sequatchie Valley of Sequatchie County.
S1 G1 Valentine, 1948 Pseudanophthalmus templetoni A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Collins River basin.
ER, CU S1 G1 Valentine, 1937 Pseudanophthalmus tennesseensis A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley.
S2 G3 Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus tiresias Indian Grave Point Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim; DeKalb County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus tullahoma Duck River Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Central Basin; Duck River drainage.
CB S1 G1G2 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus unionis Union County Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley; Union County.
RV S1 G1G2 Jeannel, 1949 Pseudanophthalmus valentinei A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Eastern Highland Rim; Putnam
& Overton counties.
ER, CU S2S3 G3G4 Barr, 1959 Pseudanophthalmus vanburenensis A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands.
ER S1 G1 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus ventus Blowing Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; lower Sequatchie Valley.
SV S1 G1 Barr, 1981 Pseudanophthalmus wallacei Wallace's Cave Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Ridge & Valley; Anderson County.
RV S1 G1 Peck 1973 Ptomaphagus barri A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Cannon County.
CB S1S2 G2G3 Peck, 1984 Ptomaphagus chromolithus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Paint Rock River drainage; Franklin County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr 1963 Ptomaphagus fecundus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Franklin County; Highland Rim escarpment.
CB S1 G1 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr 1959 Ptomaphagus hubrichti A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim escarpment.
S2 G2G3 (Park, 1951)
Subterrochus ferus A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from two caves in S Cumberlands; Franklin & Grundy counties.
S1S2 G1G2 Barr, 1962 Trechus bowlingi A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from spruce-fir forests at high elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains; 4900-6600 ft elevation.
S2S3 GNR Barr, 1985 Trechus caliginis A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from summit of Camp Creek Bald; Blue Ridge mountains; Greene County.
BR S1 GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus cumberlandus Cumberland Ground Beetle Terrestrial associate of caves, springs, sinkholes; escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, generally.
ER, CU S2 G2 Barr, 1979 Trechus haoe A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; found beneath moss carpets; summits of Unicoi Mountains; Blue Ridge; Monroe County.
S2 GNR Jeannel, 1931 Trechus hydropicus beutenmuelleri A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; under moss, rocks in ravines, under and inside rotting logs, or in spruce and fir needle duff above 5000 ft; Blue Ridge.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1985 Trechus inexpectatus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from summit of Camp Creek Bald; Blue Ridge mountains; Greene County.
BR S1 GNR Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1962 Trechus luculentus luculentus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; found under rocks or debris beside seeps & springs or near water in little ravines; Great Smoky Mountains; Sevier County.
S1 GHTH Barr, 1979 Trechus luculentus unicoi A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; found under rocks or debris beside seeps & springs or near water in little ravines; Unicoi Mtns; Blue Ridge; Monroe County.
S1 GHTH Barr, 1962 Trechus nebulosus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; moss carpets or mossy boulders at higher elevations; north portion of the central Great Smoky Mountains; Sevier County.
S3 GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus novaculosus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; found under wet scree piles at high elevations in spruce-fir forests of central Great Smoky Mountains; Sevier County.
S1 GH Barr, 1962 Trechus roanicus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from the summit of Roan Mountain (Roan High Knob); Cherokee National Forest; Carter County.
BR S1 GH Barr, 1979 Trechus stupkai A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; mossy rocks at edge of Ramsey Prong upst Ramsay Cascades; Gt Smoky Mtns Natl Pk; Sevier Co; only known location.
S1 GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus talequah A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from the Unicoi Mountains near Haw Knob between 4800-5000 ft; Monroe County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Barr, 1962 Trechus tennesseensis tauricus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from sink around entrance to Bull Cave; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Blount County.
S1 GNRTNR Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Barr, 1962 Trechus tennesseensis tennesseensis A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from Berry Cave entrance/sink; Ridge &
Valley; Roane County.
S1 GNRTNR Barr, 1962 Trechus tonitru A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known only from summit of Thunderhead; high elevation; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Blount County.
BR S1 GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus tuckaleechee A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial cave associate; known only from two cave entrances in Tuckaleechee Cove; base of Smoky Mountains; Blount County.
S2 GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus uncifer A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; known from a few sites in central and eastern Gt Smoky Mountains National Park above 5500 ft; Sevier & Cocke counties.
S3 GNR Barr, 1979 Trechus valentinei A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; high elev spruce-fir forests under rocks adj streams/springs; shallow ravines; central Gt Smoky Mts Ntl Park; Sevier Co.
S2S3 GNR (Jeannel, 1927)
Trechus vandykei A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; found in leafmold or under moss mats; Camp Creek Bald & Unaka Mountain; Blue Ridge; Greene & Unicoi counties.
BR S3?
GNR Barr, 1962 Trechus verus A Carabid Beetle Terrestrial; confined to eastern end of Smoky Mountains, summit &
upper slopes of Mt. Sterling; Cocke County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Besuchet, 1982 Tychobythinus strinatii A Cave Obligate Beetle Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands.
ER S1S2 G1G2 Insects COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)
Christiansen and Bellinger, 1996 Arrhopalites marshalli A Cave Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from four caves in the Cumberland Escarpment; Grundy & Overton counties.
S2 G3 COLLEMBOLA (SPRINGTAILS)
Christiansen and Bellinger, 1996 Arrhopalites pavo A Cave Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from three caves in the Cumberland Escarpment; Grundy & Overton counties.
S1S2 G3?
Arrhopalites sp. 4 A Cave Springtail (species 1)
Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands.
ER S1 G1 Folsomia sp. 2 nr. macrochaeta A Springtail From Indian Cave Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands; White County.
ER S1 G1 Hypogastrura sp. 1 A Viatica Group Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; Van Buren County; known from one cave in the Cumberland Plateau.
CU S1 G1 Neanura sp. 1 A Cave Obligate Springtail From TN Terrestrial cave obligate; Rumbling Falls area, Van Buren Co; known from a single cave.
ER S1 G1 Onychiurus sp. 2 A Cave Obligate Springtail From TN Terrestrial cave obligate, middle Cumberlands; reported from a single cave in Van Buren County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Salmon, 1964 Pseudosinella christianseni A Cave Obligate Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; portions of Cumberland Plateau &
Sequatchie Valley.
ER, CB, SV, CU S2 G5 Insects COLLEMBOLA (SPRINGTAILS)
Christiansen, 1961 Pseudosinella orba A Cave Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from two caves in northern Cumberlands; Fentress & Pickett counties.
ER, CU S2 G3G4 Christiansen and Bonet, 1980 Pseudosinella pecki Peck's Cave Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from three caves in S Cumberlands, Grassy Cove, & Crab Orchard.
S2 G2G3 Pseudosinella sp. 5 A Cave Springtail From Swamp River Cave Terrestrial cave obligate; middle Cumberlands.
ER, CU S1 G1 Pseudosinella sp. 6 A Springtail From Indian Cave Terrestrial cave obligate; White County. Reported from a single cave.
ER S1 G1 Pseudosinella sp. 7 nr. nata A Springtail From Upper Cummings Cove Cave Terrestrial cave obligate; Van Buren Co.
CU S1 G1 (Delmare DeBoutteville, 1949)
Pseudosinella spinosa A Cave Obligate Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; middle and southern Cumberlands.
ER, CU S2 G5 Bonet, 1934 Sinella basidens A Cave Obligate Springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Mills, 1949 Tomocerus missus Relict cave springtail Terrestrial cave obligate; unusual distribution including one cave S Cumberlands & one cave N Eastern Highland Rim.
S2 G4 Insects COLLEMBOLA (SPRINGTAILS)
(Wray, 1963)
Triacanthella copelandi Copeland's Springtail Terrestrial cave associate; middle Cumberlands; also reported from Great Smoky Mtns.
CU S1 G1 Conde, 1949 Litocampa jonesi A Bristletail Terrestrial cave obligate, Western Highland Rim.
S1?
G2G3 DIPLURA (DIPLURANS)
Litocampa sp. 5 A Cave Dipluran From TN Terrestrial cave obligate, Cumberland Plateau escarpment.
ER, SV, CU S1 G2 Litocampa sp. 6 Buffalo Cove Cave Dipluran Terrestrial cave obligate, northern Cumberlands; possibly endemic to Buffalo Cove, Fentress County.
ER, CU S1 G1 Litocampa sp. 7 Mill Hollow Cave Dipluran Terrestrial cave obligate, northern Cumberlands.
ER, CU S1 G1 Litocampa sp. 8 Mountain Eye Cave Dipluran Terrestrial cave obligate, northern Cumberlands.
CU S1 G1 Conde, 1949 Litocampa valentinei A Cave Obligate Bristletail Terrestrial cave obligate, southern Cumberlands.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Podocampa sp. 1 A Dipluran Terrestrial cave associate and poss obligate; S Cumberlands; known from one cave in Franklin County.
S1 G1 Insects DIPLURA (DIPLURANS)
(Traver, 1937)
Epeorus subpallidus A Mayfly Streams; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; upper Tennessee River watershed.
S1 G1Q EPHEMEROPTERA (MAYFLIES)
Berner, 1975 Habrophlebiodes celeteria A Mayfly Blue Ridge mountain streams; Tennessee River watershed; reported from Monroe & Unicoi counties.
S2 G2G4 (Wiersema and Long, 2000)
Heterocloeon grande A Mayfly Larvae in first-fourth order streams in clumps of submerged grass along margins or in shallow run habitats; middle Tennessee.
S2 G2G3 (Lewis, 1979)
Maccaffertium sinclairi A Mayfly Small, cool, high quality, soft-water streams in slow to moderate current; Sequatchie Valley; also recorded from Blount Co., GSMNP.
S2 G2G3 Kondratieff and Durfee, 1994 Paraleptophlebia kirchneri A Mayfly Probably restricted to small, cool streams; reported from Williamson & Trousdale counties.
S1 G1G3 (McDunnough, 1924)
Plauditus veteris A Mayfly Probably found in small, cold streams; reported from Overton County.
S2 G3G4 Freeman, 1941 Amblyscirtes belli Bell's Roadside Skipper Open riparian areas in moist, rich woodlands; may visit home gardens; hosts include Indian wood-oats (Chasmanthium latifolium).
S2S3 G3G4 LEPIDOPTERA (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS)
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal H. A. Freeman, 1943 Amblyscirtes linda Linda's Roadside-skipper Found near woodland streams with Chasmanthium latifolia; west Tennessee; reported from Madison County.
S2 G2G3 Insects LEPIDOPTERA (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS)
F. Jones, 1973 Amblyscirtes reversa Reversed Roadside-Skipper Found in swampy or wet woods near slow streams with cane undergrowth; SE TN; reported from Hamilton County.
S2 G3G4 (Boisduval and Le Conte, [1837])
Autochton cellus Golden-banded Skipper Damp wooded ravines along streams or other wet areas; may be observed nectaring along sunny slopes; host is hog peanut.
S3 G4 (Godart, [1824])
Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin Open roadsides, woodland edges, scrub or brushy fields w/ yellow wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) or other poss. Fabaceae hosts.
S1?
G3 (W. Forbes, 1960)
Celastrina nigra Dusky Azure Moist deciduous forests, esp. shaded northern slopes, where its host, Aruncus dioicus (goat's beard), occurs; S. Apps & N. Cumb.
CU S2 G4 (Edwards, 1862)
Erora laeta Early Hairstreak Beech or beech-oak-hazelnut forests, mostly in canopy; may visit unpaved roads/trails; hosts incl. beech and hazelnut; S.
Appalach.
S2 GU (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble Inhabits open woods, shale barrens, & very dry meadows; reported from far NE TN.
S2 G4G5 (Cramer, 1775)
Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper Marshes, sedge meadows, moist to wet grassy meadows, ditches, fens, streamside or pondshore wetlands, or roads and right of ways through marshlands. West TN.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (J.B. Smith, 1902)
Mesapamea trigona A Noctuid Moth Stands of giant cane, typically in riparian or other forested bottomland habitats; range uncertain; reported from Smith Co.
SH GU Insects LEPIDOPTERA (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS)
(Reakirt, [1866])
Phyciodes batesii Tawny Crescent Dry rocky ridges or hillsides, glades, open woods; east TN; may be extirpated from state.
S1S2 G4 (Cramer, 1777)
Speyeria diana Diana Fritillary Fields, edges, and openings in moist, rich, forested mountains and valleys; Blue Ridge & Cumberland Plateau generally.
RV, BR, CU S3 G3G4 (Selys, 1879)
Gomphus consanguis Cherokee Clubtail Small, spring-fed streams w/sand, gravel & fine detritus substrate in partly shaded to open areas; Ridge & Valley.
RV, CM S1 G3 ODONATA (DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES)
Tennessen, 1983 Gomphus sandrius Tennessee Clubtail Slow streams with bare bedrock shores; Central Basin; upper Duck River and middle Cumberland River watersheds.
CB S1 G1 Westfall, 1947 Macromia margarita Mountain River Cruiser Typically small mountain streams, usually rocky but with silt deposits; reported from Campbell & Blount counties.
BR S2S3 G3 Carle, 1981 Ophiogomphus acuminatus Acuminate Snaketail Clear, mostly shaded streams with at least pockets of sandy gravel; Western Highland Rim & Western Uplands.
WR, WU S2 G3 Carle, 1982 Ophiogomphus alleghaniensis Allegheny Snaketail Riffle areas of spring-fed streams; Cumberland Plateau, Ridge &
Valley, & Blue Ridge; not watershed specific.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Needham, 1851 Ophiogomphus edmundo Edmund's Snaketail Clear, moderately flowing mountain streams and rivers; reported from Conasauga River watershed; Cherokee National Forest.
RV, BR S1 G1G2 Insects ODONATA (DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES)
Bromley, 1924 Ophiogomphus howei Pygmy Snaketail Clear rivers with strong current over coarse cobbles and with periodic rapids; possible in Southern Appalachians.
CP, WU S3?
G3 (Scudder, 1866)
Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald Shaded forest pools and ponds above 2000 ft elevation; Blue Ridge.
BR S2 G5 (Rambur, 1842)
Stylurus notatus Elusive Clubtail Clear rivers with moderate current and gravel or sandy benthos; probable northern middle Tennessee.
S2 G3 Gloyd, 1936 Stylurus townesi Townes' Clubtail Sand-bottomed forest streams and rivers; adults forage on streamside trees. Tennessee range uncertain.
S3?
G3 Hubbell, 1978 Hadenoecus jonesi Jone's Cave Cricket Terrestrial cave associate; reported from a handful of caves in S Cumberlands; Franklin & Marion counties.
S2 GNR ORTHOPTERA (GRASSHOPPERS & CRICKETS)
(Serville, 1838)
Leptysma marginicollis Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper Wetlands with emergent vegetation, esp. cattails; may exist as disjunct population in Barrens of Warren & Coffee counties.
S2 G5 Hill, 2010 Melanoplus ingrami A Spur-throat Grasshopper Found in gravel zone of cedar glades of Central Basin characterized by shallow gravel-covered soil with little canopy and patchy herbaceous cover.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Ross, 1964 Allocapnia brooksi Sevier Snowfly Small-medium size creeks; northern Ridge & Valley and adj. Blue Ridge; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV S2 G2 Insects PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES)
Ross and Ricker, 1971 Allocapnia cunninghami Karst Snowfly Small-medium size creeks; northern Highland Rim; Barren River watershed.
WR S1 G1G2 Ross, 1964 Allocapnia fumosa Smokies Snowfly Benthic; high-elevation springs in GSMNP; Sevier County; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2 Ross and Ricker, 1971 Allocapnia perplexa Perplexing Snowfly Low-mod gradient streams with limestone bedrock & interspersed rubble; E Fk Bledsoe Creek, Cumberland R watershed; Sumner Co.
CB S1 G1 Kondratieff and Kirchner, 2000 Allocapnia sequatchie A Stonefly Found in Sequatchie River & larger tributaries; Sequatchie Valley.
S2?
G3G4 Ross and Yamamoto, 1966 Allocapnia unzickeri Cumberland Snowfly Eastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau and immediate adjacent regions; in small, rapid, gravelly or rocky streams.
S2S3 G3 (Ricker, 1952)
Amphinemura mockfordi Tennessee Forestfly Benthic; reported from streams near Monteagle, Grundy County; S Cumberland Plateau.
S2 G2 (Banks, 1914)
Beloneuria georgiana Georgia Stone High elevation spring-fed brooks; reported from Great Smoky Mtns National Park.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Stark, 1984)
Hydroperla rickeri Tennessee Springfly Small to mid-sized streams; northern Central Basin; Cumberland River watershed; Trousdale County.
CB S2 G2 Insects PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES)
Hanson, 1941 Leuctra monticola Mountain Needlefly Benthic; reported from fewer than 5 streams in GSMNP; S Blue Ridge Mountains; also from far NE Alabama near TN line.
S1 G1Q Hanson, 1941 Leuctra nephophila Clouded Needlefly Benthic; high-elevation seeps and springs in GSMNP; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G3 Hanson, 1941 Megaleuctra williamsae Smokies Needlefly Higher elevation springs, seeps, and creeks in portions of Great Smoky Mountains Natl Park.
S1S2 G2 Smith and Stark, 1998 Neoperla coosa Coosa Stone Benthic; distribution unclear, but includes protected lands in Blount, Hardin, Morgan, and Rutherford counties.
S2 G2 (Needham and Claassen, 1925)
Oconoperla innubila Hairy Springfly Benthic; high-elevation seeps and springs in GSMNP; Sevier County; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2 Stark, 1989 Perlesta adena Adena Stone Streams or small rivers of the Barren, Cumberland, and Harpeth river watersheds; Sumner, Trousdale, & Williamson counties.
S2?
G3G4 Kondratieff and Kirchner, 2002 Perlesta etnieri A Stonefly Streams or small rivers of the Duck and Harpeth river watersheds; Central Basin; Maury & Williamson counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Banks, 1948 Perlesta frisoni Blueridge Stone Generally restricted to higher elevation pristine streams; S Apps
& Cumb Plateau; reported from Blount, Cocke, & Cumberland cos.
S2?
G3 Insects PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES)
Stark, 1989 Perlesta lagoi Gulf Stone Streams or small rivers of the Sequatchie & Obed river watersheds; Cumberland and Bledsoe counties.
S2?
G3 Grubbs, 2006 Soyedina alexandria A Stonefly Benthic; tributaries of the Harpeth & Cumberland rivers; Cheatham, Williamson, & Sumner counties.
S1S2 G1G2 (Ricker, 1952)
Zapada chila Smokies Forestfly Unpolluted springs/spring brooks & high elevation headwaters; GSMNP; known from a short stretch of one stream near Newfound Gap.
S1 G2 Edwards, 1956 Agapetus diacanthus A Caddisfly Springs of the southern Cumberland escarpment; reported from Franklin, Marion, & Sequatchie counties; possibly endemic.
S1S2 G1G2 TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
Etnier and Way, 1973 Agapetus spinosus A Caddisfly Spotty distribution from streams of the Cumberland Plateau including Cumberland, Franklin, Scott, and Sequatchie counties.
S2 G2 (Ross, 1962)
Agarodes stannardi Stannard's Agarodes Caddisfly Larvae reported from cool, sandy springs/streams; records include two streams in Hardin County, Tennessee River watershed.
S2S3 G2G3 Wallace, 1971 Brachycentrus etowahensis A Caddisfly Benthic; a riverine species reported from Polk & Loudon counties; Ridge & Valley; lower Hiwassee but poss. extirp. from Little TN R.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Ross, 1939 Cheumatopsyche helma Helma's Net-spinning Caddisfly Streams of montane origin; east Tennessee; Tennessee River watershed.
BR S1S3 G3 Insects TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
Etnier and Hix, 1999 Glyphopsyche sequatchie Sequatchie Caddisfly Spring runs emerging from caves; lower Sequatchie River & Battle Creek watersheds; Marion County.
SV S1 G1 Weaver, 1985 Homoplectra flinti A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from streams in the mid-and S Cumberlands; Franklin & White counties.
S2 G2 Flint, Voshell and Parker, 1979 Hydropsyche bassi A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from two streams in Knox & Meigs counties; Ridge & Valley.
S2 G2 (Schuster and Talak, 1977)
Hydropsyche etnieri Buffalo Springs Caddisfly Spring-fed creeks; northern Ridge & Valley; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV S2 G2 Ross, 1947 Hydropsyche rotosa A Caddisfly Benthic; uses vertical limestone ledges of small-medium creeks; northern Ridge & Valley.
S2 G2G3 Frazer and Harris, 1991 Hydroptila chattanooga A Caddisfly Benthic; reported solely from one stream in GSMNP; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2 Etnier and Way, 1973 Hydroptila decia Knoxville Hydroptilan Micro Caddisfly Small, clear, spring-fed streams with lush growths of watercress; W Knox County; TN River watershed; also one county in VA.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Harris and Huryn, 2000 Hydroptila mcgregori A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from a single spring in Knox County; Ridge &
Valley.
S2 G2G3 Insects TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
Harris, 1985 Hydroptila oneili A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from one creek in Polk County; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2G3 Harris, 1985 Hydroptila paramoena A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from streams in Polk County (S Appalachians) and Cumberland, Morgan, & Scott counties (N Cumberlands).
S2 G2G3 Harris, 1985 Hydroptila patriciae A Caddisfly Inhabits springs/spring-fed creeks in S Cumberlands; known from one large spring in Marion County.
S1 G1 Etnier and Way, 1973 Lepidostoma compressum A Caddisfly High quality streams of the northern Cumberlands; reported from Cumberland, Morgan, & Rhea counties.
S1S2 G1G2 Weaver, 1988 Lepidostoma etnieri A Caddisfly Reported from creeks in Grainger, Roane, and Knox counties; Ridge
& Valley.
S1S2 G1G2Q Flint and Wiggins, 1961 Lepidostoma excavatum A Caddisfly Reported from high quality montane streams of Blue Ridge Mountains; Great Smoky Mountains NP.
S2 G2G3 Wallace and Sherberger, 1972 Lepidostoma lobatum A Caddisfly Reported from high quality streams of the Blue Ridge Mountains; Great Smoky Mtns SP; Sevier County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Flint and Wiggins, 1961 Lepidostoma stylifer A Caddisfly Reported from high quality streams of the Blue Ridge Mountains; Great Smoky Mtns SP.
S2 G2G3 Insects TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
Schuster, 1997 Manophylax butleri A Caddisfly Pseudo-terrestrial larvae reported from damp vertical rock faces of the northern Cumberlands; Big South Fork watershed; Scott County.
S2 G2 Parker, 2000 Neophylax kolodskii A Caddisfly High-quality streams of Great Smoky Mts National Park; may be endemic to Tennessee.
S1 G1 Vineyard and Wiggins, 1987 Neophylax securis A Caddisfly Occurs in small headwater streams of Cumberland Plateau; reported from Marion & White counties.
S1S2 G1G2 Harris, 1986 Ochrotrichia elongiralla A Caddisfly Benthic, stream dweller; reported from a single creek in Knox County; Ridge & Valley.
S1 G1G2 Carpenter, 1933 Pseudogoera singularis A Caddisfly Benthic; found in seepage areas in Blount, Cocke, & Sevier counties; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2G3 Ross, 1956 Rhyacophila amicis A Caddisfly High-quality streams of the S Appalachians; reported from Blount, Monroe, & Sevier counties.
S2 G2 (Ross, 1948)
Wormaldia mohri A Caddisfly Benthic; reported from streams in Greene & Sevier counties; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Denning, 1950 Wormaldia thyria A Caddisfly Streams of the northern Cumberlands; reported from Fentress &
Cumberland cos.; also possibly coll. in Sevier County (S Appal.).
S2 G3 Insects TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)
(Rafinesque, 1831)
Alasmidonta atropurpurea Cumberland Elktoe Small creeks to medium-sized rivers with slow current, sand substrates, and large cobble; upper Cumberland River watershed.
ER, CM, CU E
LE S1S2 G1G2 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(I. Lea, 1834)
Alasmidonta raveneliana Appalachian Elktoe Large creeks/small rivers with stable coarse sand and gravel substrates with cobble & boulders; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV, BR E
LE S1 G1 (Say, 1829)
Cumberlandia monodonta Spectaclecase Medium to large rivers; in substrates from mud and sand to gravel, cobble, and boulders; Cumberland and Tennessee river systems.
WR, CB, RV, WU, SV LE S2S3 G3 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Cyprogenia stegaria Fanshell Medium to large streams and rivers with coarse sand and gravel substrates; Cumberland and Tennessee river systems.
RV, CB, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1Q (I. Lea, 1834)
Dromus dromas Dromedary Pearlymussel Medium-large rivers with riffles and shoals w/ relatively firm rubble, gravel, and stable substrates; Tennessee & Cumberland systems.
ER, RV, CB, SV E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Conrad, 1834)
Elliptio arca Alabama Spike Shallow riffles or slow-moving water with substrates of fine gravel, sand, & silt; Conasauga River; Polk & Bradley cos.; Ridge
& Valley.
S2 G2G3Q (Conrad, 1834)
Elliptio arctata Delicate Spike In substrates of coarse sand, gravel, and cobble; prefers strong current; Conasauga River; Polk & Bradley counties; Ridge &
Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Jones and Neves, 2010 Epioblasma ahlstedti Duck River Dartersnapper Gravel shoals in medium to large rivers; restricted to Duck River upstream of Columbia; Maury and Marshall counties; Central Basin.
CB E
LE S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(I. Lea, 1831)
Epioblasma brevidens Cumberlandian Combshell Large creeks to large rivers, in coarse sand or mixtures of gravel, cobble, or rocks; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
RV, CB, CU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1834)
Epioblasma capsaeformis Oyster Mussel Shallow riffles in mod-swift current of small-medium rivers with coarse sand and gravel; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems excluding the Duck River.
RV, CB, SV E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Wilson and H. W. Clark, 1914)
Epioblasma florentina walkeri Tan Riffleshell Found in river headwaters, in riffles and shoals in sand and gravel substrates; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
WR, CB, RV, BR, CU E
LE S1 G1T1 (Conrad, 1838)
Epioblasma metastriata Upland Combshell Sand & gravel substrates in riffle sections of small-medium size rivers; Conasauga River; Polk County.
RV E
LE SH GH (Rafinesque, 1820)
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata Catspaw Medium-large rivers, in sand and gravel substrates in runs and riffles; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
CB E
LE S1 G1T1 (I. Lea, 1857)
Epioblasma othcaloogensis Southern Acornshell Medium size rivers with moderate current and fine gravel substrates; Consasauga River; Polk County.
E LE SH GHQ (Rafinesque, 1820)
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox Riffles of medium-large rivers with stony or sandy bottoms, in swift currents, usually deeply buried; Tennessee & Cumb. river systems.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Conrad, 1834)
Fusconaia cor Shiny Pigtoe Shoals and riffles of small-medium sized rivers with mod-fast current over sand-cobble substrates; upper Tennessee River watershed.
ER, RV, CB E
LE, XN S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(I. Lea, 1840)
Fusconaia cuneolus Finerayed Pigtoe Riffles of fords and shoals of mod gradient streams in firm cobble and gravel substrates; middle & upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV, CB, SV, CU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Conrad, 1834)
Hamiota altilis Finelined Pocketbook Creeks/small rivers with substrates of sand, mud, & gravel, & mod current; Conasauga River & Coahulla Ck; Polk & Bradley counties.
RV, BR T
LT S1S2 G2G3 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Hemistena lata Cracking Pearlymussel Medium-sized rivers of mod current, deeply buried in mud, sand, gravel, and cobble substrates; Tennessee & Cumb. river systems.
WR, RV, CB, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Say, 1831)
Lampsilis abrupta Pink Mucket Generally a large river species, preferring sand-gravel or rocky substrates with mod-strong currents; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
LE S2 G2 (Conrad, 1835)
Lampsilis ornata Southern Pocketbook Creeks/small rivers with substrates of sand, mud, & gravel, & mod current; Conasauga River; Polk & Bradley cos.; Ridge & Valley.
S2S3 G5 (Barnes, 1823)
Lampsilis siliquoidea Fatmucket Slackwater with mud subst; Wolf R (Miss R trib); west TN; may occur at Reelfoot Lk; also rept Drakes Ck (Cumb R), Sumner Co.
CP, MF S2 G5 (I. Lea, 1858)
Lampsilis virescens Alabama Lampmussel Found in sand and gravel substrates in shoal areas of small-medium size rivers; middle and upper TN R system; recently rediscovered in Emory River.
RV, CU E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1838)
Lasmigona holstonia Tennessee Heelsplitter Spring runs, creeks, & small rivers, in subst of sand & mud; upper Tenn & Conasauga river watersheds; Blue Ridge & Ridge &
Valley.
ER, RV, BR S2 G3 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
Lasmigona sp. 1 cf. holstonia Barrens Toesplitter Streams of Barrens Plateau, in soft sediments near bank or in bank below waterline; upper Duck & Caney Fk R; E Highland Rim.
S1 GNR (Conrad, 1835)
Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater Quiet waters; smaller streams in pools and eddies with gravelly and sandy bottoms; Watauga River upst of Watauga Lake; Blue Ridge.
S2 G3 (Rafinesque, 1831)
Lemiox rimosus Birdwing Pearlymussel Small-medium size rivers in riffle areas with sand and gravel substrates in mod-fast currents; Tennessee River system.
WR, CB, RV E
LE, XN S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1831)
Medionidus acutissimus Alabama Moccasinshell Small-large rivers in gravel & cobble shoals in shallow water with mod strong current; Conasauga River; Polk County.
RV T
LT S1 G2 (I. Lea, 1860)
Medionidus parvulus Coosa Moccasinshell Highly oxygenated streams & small rivers with moderate to strong flow, in sand and gravel; Conasauga River, Polk County.
RV E
LE S1 G1Q (Frierson, 1912)
Obovaria jacksoniana Southern Hickorynut Rivers with medium-sized gravel substrates and low-mod current; Wolf & Hatchie rivers; Mississippi River watershed; west Tennessee.
CP S1 G2 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Obovaria olivaria Hickorynut Uses sand or gravel substrates in deep water, lower Cumb & TN R; extremely rare; may be extirp from TN R; lake sturgeon is host sp.
S2?
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Lamarck, 1819)
Obovaria retusa Ring Pink Large rivers in gravel and sand bars; Tennessee & Cumberland river watersheds; many historic locations currently inundated.
WR, CB, RV, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Obovaria subrotunda Round Hickorynut Medium-large rivers in sand and gravel subst with moderate flow; TN & Cumb rivers; also Red River in Robertson Co., W Highland Rim.
WR, CB, RV, SV S2S3 G4 (I. Lea, 1838)
Pegias fabula Littlewing Pearlymussel Cool, clear, high-gradient streams in sand, gravel, and cobble substrates, riffles; portions of Cumberland & upper Tenn. river systems.
ER, WR, RV, CB, CU E
LE S1 G1 (Say, 1829)
Plethobasus cicatricosus White Wartyback Presumed to inhabit shoals and riffles in large rivers; Tennessee
& Cumberland river systems. Very rare & poss extirpated in TN.
RV, CB, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1834)
Plethobasus cooperianus Orangefoot Pimpleback Large rivers in sand-gravel-cobble substrates in riffles and shoals in deep flowing water; Cumberland & Tennessee river systems.
WR, CB, RV, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Plethobasus cyphyus Sheepnose Large to medium-sized rivers, in riffles and coarse sand/gravel subst; TN & Cumb river systems incl KY Reservoir; W Uplands &
Rim.
RV, CB, WU LE S2S3 G3 (I. Lea, 1858)
Pleurobema chattanoogaense Painted Clubshell Inhabits riffle areas with substrates of coarse sand and gravel; Conasauga River; Bradley & Polk counties.
RV S1?
G1Q (Lamarck, 1819)
Pleurobema clava Clubshell Small/med-sized rivers and streams; deeply buried in sand/fine gravel or in clean, coarse sand/gravel runs; lower Cumb. & Tenn.
rivers.
WR, CB, WU E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1841)
Pleurobema georgianum Southern Pigtoe High quality small rivers & large streams; shoals and runs with stable sandy-gravel substrates; Conasauga River; Polk & Bradley cos.
RV, BR E
LE S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(I. Lea, 1852)
Pleurobema hanleyianum Georgia Pigtoe Medium sized rivers with good current and coarse sand/gravel substrates; Conasauga River; Bradley & Polk counties.
BR LE S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1859)
Pleurobema johannis Alabama Pigtoe Medium sized rivers with good current and coarse sand/gravel substrates; Conasauga River; Polk County.
SX GX (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurobema oviforme Tennessee Clubshell Small, shallow streams & rivers with good current & coarse gravel/sand substrates; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CU, BR S2S3 G2G3 (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurobema perovatum Ovate Clubshell Sand/gravel shoals and runs of small rivers and large streams with moderate current; Conasauga River; Polk County.
RV E
LE SH G1 (I. Lea, 1840)
Pleurobema plenum Rough Pigtoe Medium to large rivers in sand, gravel, and cobble substrates of shoals; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
WR, CB, RV, WU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Pleurobema rubrum Pyramid Pigtoe Rivers with strong current and firm sand/gravel substrates; TN &
Cumb river systems incl KY Reservoir; W Uplands & W Highland Rim.
RV, CB, WU S1S2 G2G3 (I. Lea, 1852)
Pleurobema troschelianum Alabama Clubshell Medium sized rivers with good current and coarse sand/gravel substrates; Conasauga River; Bradley & Polk counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1840)
Pleuronaia dolabelloides Slabside Pearlymussel Lg creeks to mod sized rivers, in riffles/shoals of sand, fine gravel, and cobble substrates with mod current; Tennessee R watershed.
WR, ER, CB, RV, SV, BR LE S2 G2 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(I. Lea, 1838)
Pleuronaia gibberum Cumberland Pigtoe Shallow areas in small-medium rivers in riffles with sand and gravel substrates; tribs of Cumberland River & poss TN R, middle Tenn.
ER, CB E
LE S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1842)
Ptychobranchus foremanianus Rayed Kidneyshell (= Triangular Kidneyshell)
Medium sized rivers with good current and coarse sand/gravel substrates; Conasauga River; Bradley & Polk counties.
RV, BR E
LE S1 G1 (Say, 1825)
Ptychobranchus subtentum Fluted Kidneyshell Small-medium rivers in swift current or riffles, in sand, gravel, and cobble substrates; Tennessee & Cumberland river systems.
ER, RV, CB LE S2 G2 (Say, 1817)
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica Rabbitsfoot Large rivers in sand and gravel; Tennessee & Cumberland systems; big river form of Q. cylindrica.
WR, CB, RV, WU LT S3 G3G4T3 (Wright, 1898)
Quadrula cylindrica strigillata Rough Rabbitsfoot Small-medium sized rivers, in clear, shallow riffles with sand-gravel substrates; Tenn. & Cumb. river systems; upland form.
RV E
LE S2 G3G4T2 (Conrad, 1835)
Quadrula fragosa Winged Mapleleaf Medium-large size rivers, in riffles with mud, sand, and gravel; lower Tenn & Cumb river systems; Central Basin, W Uplands & W Rim.
E LE S1 G1 (Conrad, 1836)
Quadrula intermedia Cumberland Monkeyface Shallow riffle and shoal areas of headwater streams and bigger rivers, in coarse sand/gravel substrates; Tennessee River system.
RV, CB E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1841)
Quadrula sparsa Appalachian Monkeyface Headwater sections of rivers in shallow riffles/runs with sand-gravel substrate & moderate current; upper Tennessee River drainage.
RV, CB E
LE, XN S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(Say, 1825)
Simpsonaias ambigua Salamander Mussel In sand or silt under large, flat stones in areas of swift current; occurred historically in E Fk Stones R; 2005 obs in lower Duck R.
WR, ER, CB S1 G3 (I. Lea, 1858)
Strophitus connasaugaensis Alabama Creekmussel Small-medium sized rivers, in shallow areas with current and substrates of of fine gravel, sand, & silt; Conasauga River; Polk County.
RV, BR S1 G3 (I. Lea, 1868)
Toxolasma cylindrellus Pale Lilliput Small tributary rivers & streams, in firm rubble, gravel, and sand substrates in shallow riffles and shoals; lower Tenn. River system.
LE S1 G1 (Rafinesque, 1831)
Toxolasma lividus Purple Lilliput Small-medium sized rivers & lg creeks, in mud, sand, & gravel substrates; Tenn. & Cumberland river systems in headwater areas.
ER, CB, RV, CU S1S2 G3Q (Say, 1831)
Uniomerus declivis Tapered Pondhorn Typically found buried in a substrate of fine sand and mud in shallow sloughs and ditches; reported only from Hatchie R system.
CP S2 G5Q (I. Lea, 1831)
Villosa fabalis Rayed Bean Riffles of medium-small rivers & creeks, in gravel & sand substrates associated with Justicia americana; Tennessee River watershed.
CB, RV LE S1 G2 (Conrad, 1834)
Villosa nebulosa Alabama Rainbow Creeks-medium size rivers in sand/gravel riffles in mod current; assoc. with Justicia americana; Conasauga R system; Ridge &
Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1861)
Villosa perpurpurea Purple Bean Creeks to medium-sized rivers, headwaters, in riffles with coarse sand & gravel & some silt; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV, CU E
LE S1 G1 Molluscs BIVALVIA (MUSSELS)
(Conrad, 1834)
Villosa trabalis Cumberland Bean Riffle areas of small rivers & streams in sand, gravel, & cobble substrates with swift current; upper Cumb. & upper Tenn. river systems.
ER, CB, RV, BR, CU E
LE, XN S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1857)
Villosa vanuxemensis umbrans Coosa Creekshell Riffles of headwater creeks/small rivers in gravel/sand subst.;
often assoc. with Justicia amer.; Conasauga R drainage; Ridge &
Valley.
BR S2 G2 (Conrad, 1834)
Villosa vibex Southern Rainbow Mud or soft sand in small rivers & creeks in areas with moderate current; Conasauga, Hatchie, and Wolf (Miss. R.) river systems.
RV, CP, BR S2 G5Q (Redfield, 1854)
Athearnia anthonyi Anthony Riversnail Larger rivers and downstream stretches of lg creeks, on cobble/boulder substrates adj. riffles; portions of upper TN River basin.
RV, SV, CU E
LE, XN S1 G1 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
(I. Lea, 1831)
Elimia acuta Acute Elimia Bedrock and slabs in moderate to fast current; tributaries of lower Tennessee River; southern Tennessee.
S1 G2 (Anthony, 1854)
Elimia arachnoidea Spider Elimia Small streams of the Ridge & Valley; east Tennessee; reported from Knox & Monroe counties; Tennessee River basin.
S2 G2G3 (I. Lea, 1863)
Elimia aterina Coal Elimia In gravel/cobble of springs & small shallow streams of upper Tennessee River system; Claiborne & Hancock counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (I. Lea, 1862)
Elimia christyi A Freshwater Snail Found in the Hiwassee River and tributaries; southeast Tennessee.
RV, BR S2 G2 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
(Haldeman, 1840)
Elimia interrupta Knotty Elimia Limited distribution in streams of Nashville basin, Cumberland River watershed.
S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1862)
Elimia interveniens Slowwater Elimia Restricted to tributaries of the lower Tennessee River in northern Alabama and also reported from Shoal Creek, Lawrence County, TN.
S1 G2 (I. Lea, 1863)
Elimia porrecta Nymph Elimia Springs and streams of Claiborne County & NW Ridge & Valley; Tennessee River watershed.
S2 G2 (I. Lea, 1842)
Elimia striatula File Elimia Reported from springs in Monroe County & a reservoir in Bradley County; Tennessee River watershed; distribution unclear.
S2 G2 (I. Lea, 1841)
Elimia strigosa Brook Elimia Streams of the Clinch and Powell River basins, northern Ridge &
Valley; may be synonymous with E. porrecta.
S2 G2 (I. Lea, 1841)
Elimia teres Elegant Elimia Small streams of Walden Ridge, flowing eastward; Ridge & Valley; Tennessee River watershed; may be synonymous with E. strigosa.
S1 G1 (I. Lea, 1838)
Elimia troostiana Mossy Elimia Tributaries of the Tennessee River, Jefferson & Knox counties; Ridge & Valley; may be synonymous with E. arachnoidea.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Say, 1825)
Io fluvialis Spiny Riversnail Shallow waters of shoals that are rapid to moderate and well-oxygenated; Tennessee River & main tributaries; E Tennessee.
RV, SV, CU S2 G2 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
(Wetherby, 1876)
Leptoxis umbilicata Umbilicate Rocksnail Medium sized rivers & large creeks in portions of lower Cumb. and Tenn. river systems; Stones River; possibly a form or morph.
ER, CB S1 G1Q (I. Lea, 1841)
Leptoxis virgata Smooth Mudalia Medium to large rivers, on shoals; portions of upper TN River and some larger tribs; Hiwassee River.
SV, BR S1 G2 (Say, 1821)
Lithasia armigera Armored Rocksnail Partially buried logs, gravel, and preferably submerged rock outcrops; lower Cumberland River & larger tributaries; Obey River.
ER, CB, SV S1S2 G3G4 (I. Lea, 1841)
Lithasia duttoniana Helmet Rocksnail Rocky substrates in riffle systems; bedrock in flowing water below main section of riffles; Duck River (TN River system).
WR, ER, CB S2 G2Q Haldeman, 1840 Lithasia geniculata Ornate Rocksnail Big river form of L. geniculata; lower Cumberland River & large tributaries to lower Tennessee River.
WR, ER, CB, RV, WU, CU S2 G3Q (Lea, 1841)
Lithasia geniculata fuliginosa Geniculate River Snail Medium-sized river form of L. geniculata; portions of lower Cumberland and lower Tennessee river systems; Duck & Buffalo rivers.
WR, ER, CB S2 G3T3Q (Lea, 1852)
Lithasia geniculata pinguis Small Geniculate River Snail Headwater form of L. geniculata, in small rivers and large streams, on gravel substrates; upper Duck & Caney Fork systems.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Conrad, 1834)
Lithasia lima Warty Rocksnail Rocky substrates in riffle systems; Elk River & larger tributaries (Tennessee River watershed).
ER, CB, SV S2 G2Q Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
(Conrad, 1834)
Lithasia salebrosa Muddy Rocksnail Formerly occurred in portions of lower Cumberland and lower Tennessee systems; may be limited to dam tailwaters currently.
WR, CB, WU S2 G2G3Q Minton, Savarese, and Campbell, 2005 Lithasia spicula Sharp-tongued Rocksnail Shoals, algae covered rocks, & gravel in a short segment of the Harpeth River (Cumberland River trib); Davidson & Cheatham counties.
S1 G1Q (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lithasia verrucosa Varicose Rocksnail Rocky shoals/riffles in mod current @ depths to several feet; relict populations in some larger upper Tennessee River tributaries.
WR, RV, CB, WU, SV, BR, CU S3 G4Q (F.G. Thompson, 1977)
Marstonia ogmorhaphe Royal Springsnail Known from shallow littoral zone of two cave spring runs, on mixed substrate of mud, sand, & detritus; lower Seq. R.; Marion County.
SV E
LE S1 G1 (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurocera alveare Rugged Hornsnail Reported from lower Cumberland River and its larger tributaries.
S2 G3 Anthony, 1854 Pleurocera corpulenta Corpulent Hornsnail Extremely limited distribution in Tennessee River from Battle Creek at Ketchall (Kimball), Marion County, Tennessee, downstream.
SV S1 G1 (Haldeman, 1841)
Pleurocera curta Shortspire Hornsnail Upper Tennessee River & larger tributaries; east Tennessee; status uncertain.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Anthony, 1854)
Pleurocera gradata Bottle Hornsnail Reported from upper Holston River (Tennessee River watershed);
Ridge & Valley; NE Tennessee.
S2?
G1G2 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
(I. Lea, 1845)
Pleurocera nobilis Noble Hornsnail Reported from lower Sequatchie River and Little Sequatchie River (Tennessee R system); Marion County.
S1 G2 (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurocera trochiformis Sulcate Hornsnail Reported from lower Tennessee River watershed, including Duck &
Elk rivers & Shoal Creek; habitat poorly known.
S2 G2 Goodrich, 1928 Pleurocera walkeri Telescope Hornsnail Reported from Sequatchie & Little Sequatchie rivers & some tributaries (Tennessee River watershed); Marion County.
S2 G3 (Anthony, 1855)
Rhodacme elatior Domed Ancylid Moderate to fast current under slabs and boulders; Tennessee River watershed; distribution poorly known.
S1 G1 (Walker, 1908)
Rhodacme hinkleyi Knobby Ancylid Tennessee River watershed; habitat & distribution poorly known.
S2S3 G2G3 Tryon, 1865 Somatogyrus aureus Golden Pebblesnail Reported from Tennessee River system; habitat and distribution poorly understood; one contemporary record in Marion Co.
SV S1 G1 Tryon, 1865 Somatogyrus parvulus Sparrow Pebblesnail Upper Tennessee River system; probably on rocks in fast moving water; reported from Powell & Holston rivers historically.
S1?
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Somatogyrus sp. 2 Hiwassee Pebblesnail Known from the "dewatered" section of the Hiwassee River upstream of the Appalachia Powerhouse; on rocks in free-flowing water.
BR S1 G1Q Mulluscs GASTROPODA (AQUATIC SNAILS)
Walker, 1906 Somatogyrus tennesseensis Opaque Pebblesnail Known only from Shoal Creek (Tennessee River tributary);
Tennessee report may be erroneous; species may be extirpated.
S1 G1 (G.H. Clapp, 1920)
Anguispira alabama Alabama Tigersnail A calciphile; limestone outcrops and cliff faces of karstic woods; southern Cumberlands.
ER, SV, CU S2 G2 GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Kutchka, 1938 Anguispira jessica Mountain Disc Higher elevations in the southern Appalachians, arboreal; also inhabits rotting wood; Roan Mountain & Mt. Le Conte.
RV, BR S3 G3G4 (Pilsbry, 1899)
Anguispira knoxensis Rustic Tigersnail Rich woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains and adj. Ridge & Valley; Blount, Knox, & Monroe counties.
S1S2 G1G2 (Pfeiffer, 1821)
Anguispira kochi Banded Tigersnail Rotting leaves & decaying logs in rich woods; river bluffs; northwest Tennessee.
S2?
G5 (G.H. Clapp, 1920)
Anguispira picta Painted Tigersnail A calciphile; limestone outcrops and cliff faces of karstic woods; S Cumberlands; Sherwood community of upper Crow Creek valley.
CU E
LT S1 G1 Call, 1897 Carychium stygium Cave Thorn Cave obligate; feeds on cricket guano; Highland Rim & escarpment of Cumberland Plateau.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Bland, 1859)
Daedalochila auriformis Rockpile Liptooth Wet, grassy habitats, generally in full sun; barrens & remnant prairies; Coffee & Warren counties; disjunct from central Alabama.
ER S1 G4 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
(Harper, 1881)
Discus bryanti Sawtooth Disc Leaf litter in rocky upland woods, under rotting logs; northeast Tennessee; Blue Ridge.
BR S1S2 G3 (Pilsbry, 1924)
Discus clappi Channelled Disc A calciphile; leaf litter on rocky wooded hillsides & karst woods; southern Cumberlands; Franklin County.
ER S1 G1 (Archer, 1939)
Euchemotrema fraternum montanum A Terrestrial Snail On logs, in leaf litter, or under stones on mountainsides & in ravines; oak-hickory forests of the S Blue Ridge; far southeast Tenn.
BR S2 G5T2 (Pilsbry, 1940)
Fumonelix archeri Ocoee Covert In leaf litter or under rock ledges; rich woods north and south of Ocoee River, Cherokee National Forest, Polk County.
BR S1 G1 (Bland, 1860)
Fumonelix christyi Glossy Covert Leaf litter in upland oak woods; central and southernmost Blue Ridge; southeast Tennessee.
BR S2 G3 (Archer, 1938)
Fumonelix jonesiana Big-tooth Covert In leaf litter or talus of birch-beech woods at higher elevations; central Appalachians; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
S1 G1 (Bland, 1873)
Fumonelix wetherbyi Clifty Covert Under logs & moist leaf litter of wooded hillsides & ravines; northern Cumberlands, Cumberland Mountains & adj. Ridge & Valley.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Bland, 1860)
Fumonelix wheatleyi Cinnamon Covert Leaf litter, logs, talus in mixed woodlands, coves @ mid-upper elevations of Blue Ridge; Blount, Carter, Cocke, Monroe, & Sevier cos.
BR S3 G4 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
(Pilsbry, 1904)
Fumonelix wheatleyi clingmanicus Clingman Covert Mid-upper elevation forests under rocks, logs, leaf litter; Blue Ridge; Carter, Cocke, Sevier, Unicoi counties.
S2 G4T2T3 (Clench and Banks, 1932)
Glyphyalinia junaluskana Dark Glyph Moist leaf litter in deciduous woods on mountainsides; southern Blue Ridge; Monroe County.
S2 G2 Hubricht, 1978 Glyphyalinia ocoae Blue-gray Glyph Leaf litter on wooded hillsides & ravines; southernmost Blue Ridge; Polk County.
BR S1 G1 (Pilsbry, 1900)
Glyphyalinia pentadelphia Pink Glyph Pockets of moist leaves in rich upland woods; mid-elevations of Blue Ridge; southeast Tennessee.
BR S2 G2G3 Hubricht, 1968 Glyphyalinia rimula Tongued Glyph Moist leaf litter on wooded hillsides & ravines; sometimes a cave assoc.; karst areas of the E portion of northern middle Tennessee.
S2S3 G3 Webb, 1951 Haplotrema kendeighi Blue-footed Lancetooth Leaf litter above 2,000 ft; S Blue Ridge; Blount, Sevier, and Monroe counties.
S2 G2 (G.H. Clapp, 1907)
Helicodiscus aldrichianus Burrowing Coil A burrowing species found under stones, in chert rubble, or deep pockets of leaf litter; reported from Marion & Franklin counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Hubricht, 1978 Helicodiscus bonamicus Spiral Coil Found in leaf litter on wooded hillsides; southern Blue Ridge mountains; SE Tennessee.
S1 G1 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Wetherby, 1881 Helicodiscus fimbriatus Fringed Coil In leaf litter or under rocks on wooded hillsides; southern Blue Ridge; southeast Tennessee.
BR S3 G4 Hubricht, 1962 Helicodiscus hadenoecus Cricket Coil Cave obligate; feeds on cricket guano; Eastern Highland Rim &
Cumberland Plateau.
ER, CU S3 G3 Hubricht, 1966 Helicodiscus hexodon Toothy Coil In leaf litter of forested hillsides; escarpment to Walden Ridge from Sequatchie Valley; Cumberland Plateau; Bledsoe County.
CU S1 G1 Hubricht, 1962 Helicodiscus notius specus A Terrestrial Snail Cave obligate; feeds on cricket guano; Ridge & Valley and Eastern Highland Rim (tentatively).
ER, RV S1?
G5T2 Morrison, 1942 Helicodiscus punctatellus Punctate Coil Limestone talus deposits, Eastern Highland Rim; Jackson County; known from Pleistocene fossil specimens; may not be extant in TN.
ER S1 G1 (Pilsbry, 1897)
Inflectarius ferrissi Smoky Mountain Covert Under rock ledges, rock piles, or logs at mid-elevations and higher; Blue Ridge; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
BR S2 G2 (G.H. Clapp, 1905)
Inflectarius smithi Alabama Shagreen A calciphile; karst woods, hillsides, ravines; under logs and rocks; southern Cumberlands; Franklin County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Pilsbry, 1893)
Inflectarius subpalliatus Velvet Covert Leaf litter, rotting logs, talus in mixed woodland; may be arboreal; mid to upper elevations of Blue Ridge; Carter & Unicoi counties.
BR S2 G2 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
(W.G. Binney, 1874)
Megapallifera wetherbyi Blotchy Mantleslug Terrestrial; on rocks and trunks of smooth-barked trees; river bluffs and ravines; Cumberland Plateau.
S2 G2G3 (Pilsbry, 1900)
Mesodon altivagus Wandering Globe Found on the ground in high-elevation spruce-fir forests; GSMNP; S Blue Ridge Mountains.
S2 G2G3 W.G. Binney, 1879 Mesodon andrewsae Balsam Globe Found crawling on the ground at high elevations in S Appalachians; reported above 4500 ft in mixed forests of Roan Mountain.
S2S3 G3 (I. Lea, 1839)
Mesodon mitchellianus Sealed Globelet Meadows, roadsides, floodplains; northern Ridge & Valley; reported from Knox County.
S2 G4 (Clench and Archer, 1933)
Mesodon sanus Squat Globelet A calciphile; in leaf litter of karst woods, hillsides, ravines; southern Cumberlands; Franklin & Marion counties.
CU S2S3 G3 (W.G. Binney, 1879)
Mesomphix rugeli Wrinkled Button Under leaf litter on wooded hillsides; far NE Tennessee; S Blue Ridge.
BR S3 G4 (Pfeiffer, 1849)
Oxyloma salleanum Louisiana Ambersnail Uses low, wet habitats in marshes or pond margins; found crawling on mud or on emergent plants such as cattails; Mississippi River corridor; W Tennessee.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (W.G. Binney, 1885)
Pallifera hemphilli Black Mantleslug Spruce-fir forests above 5,000 ft; S Blue Ridge; Carter, Cocke, &
Sevier counties.
BR S2S3 G4 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Hubricht, 1978 Paravitrea alethia Goddess Supercoil In leaf litter of forested ravines; Ridge & Valley; reported from Roane County.
S1 G1 (W.G Binney, 1879)
Paravitrea andrewsae High Mountain Supercoil Moist leaf litter on forested mountainsides; northern Blue Ridge; Carter & Unicoi counties.
S2 G2 H.B. Baker, 1931 Paravitrea calcicola Pearl Supercoil A calciphile; under moist leaf litter of rocky karst woods, hillsides, ravines; near springs; Franklin & Marion counties.
S1 G1 (Pilsbry, 1898)
Paravitrea clappi Mirey Ridge Supercoil In moist leaf litter generally above 5,000 ft; Blue Ridge; Blount
& Sevier counties; Great Smoky Mountains NP.
BR S2S3 G2G3 (Pilsbry, 1898)
Paravitrea lamellidens Lamellate Supercoil Deep, moist leaf litter below boulder slopes, bluffs; boggy seeps; forested hillsides & ravines; central & southern Blue Ridge.
BR S2 G2 Hubricht, 1965 Paravitrea lapilla Gem Supercoil Under moist leaf litter on forested hillsides & ravines, bluffs; northern Central Basin.
S2 G2 (G.H. Clapp, 1919)
Paravitrea pilsbryana Translucent Supercoil A calciphile, found under moist leaf litter on rocky wooded hillsides & ravines in karst; reported from Franklin & Marion counties.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Morrison, 1937 Paravitrea reesei Round Supercoil Under moist leaf litter or rocks on river bluffs or ravines; Blue Ridge of far northeast Tennessee; Johnson County.
S1S2 G3 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
(Bland, 1866)
Paravitrea significans Domed Supercoil Under moist leaf litter on wooded hillsides & ravines; vicinity of Mississippi River; reported from Shelby County.
S1S2 G3 Hubricht, 1978 Paravitrea subtilis Slender Supercoil Found in leaf litter on wooded hillsides & in ravines; northern Highland Rim & Cumberlands; reported from Macon & Fentress counties.
S2 G2 Hubricht, 1978 Paravitrea ternaria Sculpted Supercoil Under moist leaf litter of forested hillsides & ravines; Blue Ridge; Unicoi County.
S1S2 G1G2 Pilsbry, 1946 Paravitrea tridens White-foot Supercoil Moist leaf litter on wooded hillsides; northeast Tennessee; Ridge
& Valley and Blue Ridge.
RV, BR S2 G2 (Ancey, 1887)
Paravitrea umbilicaris Open Supercoil In pockets of deep, moist leaf litter on forested hillsides &
ravines; Blue Ridge; southeast Tennessee.
RV, BR S2?
G2 H.B. Baker, 1929 Paravitrea variabilis Variable Supercoil In pockets of deep, moist leaf litter on forested hillsides &
ravines; escarpment of Cumb. Plateau in Sequatchie Valley &
Franklin Co.
CU S2S3 G2G3 Hubricht, 1978 Paravitrea varidens Roan Supercoil In leaf litter of forested mountainsides; brambles @ high elevation; northern Blue Ridge; Carter County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Hubricht, 1972 Philomycus sellatus Alabama Mantleslug Wooded hillsides and ravines, under loose bark of logs, on trunks of smooth-barked trees; southernmost Cumberlands.
S2 G2G3 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Hubricht, 1953 Philomycus virginicus Virginia Mantleslug Upland species found in wooded hillsides and ravines, under exfoliating bark of hardwood trees; also arboreal; reported from far NE Tennessee.
S2 G3 H.B. Baker, 1929 Pilsbryna aurea Ornate Bud Deep, wet leaves of karstic forests & hills, near streams; assoc.
with limestone/dolomite outcrops; Unicoi, Washington, & Blount cos.
BR S1 G1 H.B. Baker, 1931 Pilsbryna castanea Prominent Bud Wooded hillsides in deep leaf litter at base of limestone exposures; Sequatchie Valley & S. Cumberlands; Bledsoe & Marion cos.
S2 G2 Slapcinsky and Coles, 2004 Pilsbryna nodopalma Oar Tooth Bud On wooded, rocky hillsides in moist leaf-litter or on relatively dry rock outcrops; Blue Ridge mountains; NE TN border with NC.
S1 G1G2 Slapcinsky and Coles, 2004 Pilsbryna quadrilamellata Four Blade Bud In leaf litter associated with sandstone talus slope adj Nolichucky River; reported only from Unaka Springs, Unicoi County.
S1 G1 (Walker and Pilsbry, 1902)
Pilsbryna vanattai Honey Glyph Moist leaf litter in ravines, wooded mountainsides, adj. seeps, springs, small streams; northern Blue Ridge; northeast Tennessee.
BR S2S3 G2G3 (J. Lewis, 1874)
Praticolella lawae Appalachian Shrubsnail Favors open pine woods, clearings, and glades, usually on sandy soil; reported from far SE Tennessee.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Pilsbry, 1894)
Stenotrema altispira Highland Slitmouth Leaf litter, logs, talus in mixed woodland, spring fed slopes; higher elevations of central & N Blue Ridge; northeast Tennessee.
BR S2?
G3 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Hubricht, 1958 Stenotrema angellum Kentucky Slitmouth Found under logs and leaf litter of forested hillsides and ravines; northern Eastern Highland Rim.
ER S3 G4 (Redfield, 1856)
Stenotrema barbigerum Fringed Slitmouth On logs on forested hillsides & ravines; far SE Tennessee; Blue Ridge and Ridge & Valley.
BR S3?
G3G4 (G.H. Clapp, 1914)
Stenotrema cohuttense Cohutta Slitmouth In leaf litter of forested hillsides & ravines; far SE Tennessee; S Blue Ridge; Polk County.
RV, BR S2 G2 (Pilsbry, 1895)
Stenotrema depilatum Great Smoky Slitmouth Leaf litter, logs, talus in mixed woodland, spring fed slopes; higher elevations of central Blue Ridge; GSMNP.
S2 G2 (I. Lea, 1841)
Stenotrema edgarianum Sequatchie Slitmouth On logs and in leaf litter on forested hillsides; southern Sequatchie Valley extending north to Crab Orchard.
CU S2S3 G2G3 (Pilsbry, 1900)
Stenotrema exodon Alabama Slitmouth A calciphile; found on and about limestone rocks in hilly karst woods; southernmost Cumberlands.
S2 G2 (Pilsbry, 1900)
Stenotrema pilula Pygmy Slitmouth Found under logs and in leaf litter on dry forested hillsides; Blue Ridge; GSMNP.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Archer, 1938 Stenotrema waldense Doaks Creek Slitmouth A calciphile; reported in the vicinity of springs of NW Ridge &
Valley; Campbell & Claiborne cos; probably uses limestone outcrops.
S2 G2 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
(Stimpson, 1850)
Striatura exigua Ribbed Striate Moist leaf litter of forested slopes; Blue Ridge; a northern species that apparently follows the spine of the Appalachians south.
BR S1 G5 Pilsbry, 1940 Triodopsis anteridon Carter Threetooth In leaf litter or on logs on forested slopes and in ravines; Blue Ridge; far northeast Tennessee.
BR S1S2 G3 Lutz, 1950 Triodopsis claibornensis Claiborne Threetooth In leaf litter of rocky karst woods and on roadsides, NW Ridge &
Valley; Claiborne & Campbell counties.
RV S2 G2 (Pilsbry, 1898)
Triodopsis complanata Glossy Threetooth Cave associate; also found in leaf litter or around logs or talus; northernmost Cumberlands.
ER S2 G2 (Pilsbry, 1899)
Ventridens coelaxis Bidentate Dome In leaf litter on mountainsides, often at higher elevations; northernmost Blue Ridge and Ridge & Valley.
RV, BR S2S3 G3 (Walker and Pilsbry, 1902)
Ventridens decussatus Crossed Dome In leaf litter of oak woods, usually above 3,000 ft; Blue Ridge.
RV, BR S2?
G3 Pilsbry, 1946 Ventridens eutropis Carinate Dome Under leaf litter or limestone slabs in upland oak woods; middle Tennessee; northern Highland Rim.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (E.S. Morse, 1865)
Vertigo bollesiana Delicate Vertigo In leaf litter of forested hillsides or wet meadows at high elevation; central and northern Blue Ridge of E Tennessee.
S2 G4 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Brooks and Hunt, 1936 Vertigo clappi Cupped Vertigo In leaf litter and moss on forested hillsides; Blue Ridge; Monroe County.
ER, RV, BR S1 G1G2 Sterki, 1890 Vertigo parvula Smallmouth Vertigo In leaf litter and on logs in upland forests with limestone outcrops or talus; Blue Ridge; Washington & Unicoi counties.
BR S2S3 G3 (Draparnaud, 1801)
Vertigo pygmaea Crested Vertigo A calciphile; generally found in low, grassy habitats; Grassy Cove & Crab Orchard; Cumberland County.
CU S1 G5 Sterki, 1890 Vertigo rugosula Striate Vertigo Grassy roadsides and cedar glades; dry karst habitats; middle Tennessee.
S2 G4 Hubricht, 1961 Vertigo teskeyae Swamp Vertigo Wet habitats, pond margins, swamps, muddy bottomlands; tributary creeks of lower Tennessee River.
WR, WU S1 G5 (Say, 1821)
Webbhelix multilineata Striped Whitelip Low wet habitats, marshes, floodplains, meadows; lake margins; under leaf litter or drift; Mississippi River floodplain.
CP, MF S2 G5 (Pilsbry, 1895)
Zonitoides lateumbilicatus Striate Gloss A calciphile; found in leaf litter of shady karst woods, ravines; sometimes near springs or seeps; spotty distribution in Cumberlands.
ER, CU S2?
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal (Pilsbry, 1895)
Zonitoides patuloides Appalachian Gloss In pockets of deep moist leaf litter on mountainsides, ravines; Blue Ridge; Great Smoky Mtns National Park.
S2 G3 Mulluscs GASTROPODA (LAND SNAILS)
Holt 1963 Cambarincola alienus A Cave Obligate Worm Aquatic cave obligate; isopod parasite; southern Cumberlands.
ER S1 G1G2 Other Types ANNELIDA (SEGMENTED WORMS)
Holt 1973 Cambarincola leptadenus A Cave Obligate Worm Aquatic cave obligate; crayfish parasite (known from Cambarus tenebrosus); Western Highland Rim.
WR S1 G1G2 Holt 1973 Cambarincola marthae A Cave Obligate Worm Aquatic cave obligate; isopod parasite; northern Central Basin abutting Eastern Highland Rim.
CB S1 G1G2 (Cook, 1971)
Eremidrilus allegheniensis A Cave Obligate Worm Aquatic cave obligate; rimstone pools & subterranean waters; reported from S Cumberlands; Franklin County.
CU S1S2 G1G2 Keeton, 1965 Brachoria divicuma A Millipede Reported from a mountainside, Cumberland Plateau escarpment west of Jamestown; known only from Fentress County.
S1 G1G3 DIPLOPODA (MILLIPEDES)
Brachoria sp. 3 A Xystodesmid Millipede Terrestrial; reported only from Cherokee National Forest, Greene County; S Appalachians.
S1 G1 (Causey, 1959)
Chaetaspis mollis A Cave Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; central Cumberland Plateau; Van Buren County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Chaetaspis sp. 1 A Cave Millipede From Thunder Run Cave (TN)
Terrestrial cave obligate; wet caves of central Cumberland Plateau; Van Buren County; known from a single cave at present.
ER S1 G1 Other Types DIPLOPODA (MILLIPEDES)
Shelley, 1979 Delophon holti A Millipede Terrestrial; moist, wooded sinkholes in karst; northern Ridge &
Valley; Hamblen County.
RV S1 GNR Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia acheron A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; caves of the central Cumberlands; Warren & Van Buren counties.
ER S1 G1G2 Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia barri A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands; Grundy, Warren,
& Franklin counties.
S2 G2 Lewis, 2009 Pseudotremia callae Baker Cave Milliped Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Cumberlands; known from one cave system near Crab Orchard.
S1 G1 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia cercops A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim escarpment; reported from Dekalb County.
CB S1 G1 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia deprehendor A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Ridge & Valley caves; east Tennessee.
RV S1?
G2G3 Lewis, 2009 Pseudotremia douglasi Three Forks Cave Milliped Terrestrial cave obligate; northern Eastern Highland Rim; reported from two caves in Overton County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia garlandae Garland's Cave Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; riparian mud banks in caves of the N Cumberland Plateau; Fentress County.
ER, CU S1 G1 Other Types DIPLOPODA (MILLIPEDES)
Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia hollidayi Holliday's Cave Milliped Terrestrial cave obligate; collected from riparian mud banks; known from one cave in the Sequatchie Valley of Sequatchie County.
S1 G1 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia lethe A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; wet caves of northern Central Basin abutting Eastern Highland Rim; Jackson County.
CB S1 G1 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia lictor A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; Eastern Highland Rim; DeKalb County.
CB S1 G1 Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia manni Mann's Cave Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; collected from riparian mud banks in caves of the northern Eastern Highland Rim; Overton County.
ER, CU S1 G1 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia minos A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberlands; Franklin &
Marion counties.
S1 G1 Loomis, 1939 Pseudotremia nodosa A Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; lower Powell River drainage; upper Ridge & Valley; Claiborne, Hancock, & Union counties.
RV S2S3 G4 Shear, 1972 Pseudotremia rhadamanthus A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; southern Cumberland Plateau; Marion County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia roebuckorum Roebuck's Cave Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; collected from riparian mud banks in caves of the N Cumberland Escarpment; Fentress County.
ER, CU S1 G1 Other Types DIPLOPODA (MILLIPEDES)
Pseudotremia sp. 10 Skylight Cave Milliped Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from three caves in the Battle Creek drainage of S Cumberlands; Marion County.
S1 G1 Loomis, 1943 Pseudotremia valga A Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; northernmost Ridge & Valley; Claiborne County.
RV S1?
G1G2 Lewis, 2005 Pseudotremia wallaceae Wallace's Cave Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; collected from riparian mud banks in caves of the northern Eastern Highland Rim; Pickett County.
ER S1 G1 Lewis, 2009 Pseudotremia withersi A Cave Millipede from Overton County Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from five caves in northern Eastern Highland Rim; Overton County.
S1 G1 (Packard, 1881)
Scoterpes copei A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; wet caves of the N Cumberland escarpment; Fentress County.
ER, CU S1 G3G4Q Shear, 1972 Scoterpes ventus A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; wet caves of the Cumberland Plateau &
Sequatchie Valley.
ER, SV, CU S1 G3 Hoffman, 1956 Tetracion jonesi A Cave Obligate Millipede Terrestrial cave obligate; reported from three caves in S Cumberlands; Franklin County.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Invertebrate Animal Calohypsibius schusteri Schuster's Tardigrade Beech-maple forests @ high elevations; in mosses on beech trees; Blue Ridge; Carter County.
BR S1 GNR Other Types TARDIGRADA (WATER BEARS)
Nelson and McGlothlin, 1993 Hypsibius roanensis A Tardigrade Beech-maple forests @ high elevations; in lichen or mosses on beech trees; Roan Mountain; Blue Ridge; Carter County.
BR S1 GNR (Hyman, 1937)
Sphalloplana buchanani A Cave Obligate Planarian Aquatic cave obligate; northern Central Basin; Davidson County; taxonomy poorly understood.
CB S1 G1G2 TURBELLARIA (FLATWORMS)
Kenk, 1977 Sphalloplana chandleri Chandler's Planarian Aquatic cave obligate; Central Basin; Davidson County and possibly Cheatham & Rutherford counties.
S1 G1G2 Kenk, 1977 Sphalloplana consimilis Powell Valley Planarian Aquatic cave obligate; Powell River Valley; N Ridge & Valley; Claiborne County.
RV S1 G2G3 Rafinesque, 1817 Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon Bottoms of large, clean rivers and lakes.
WR, CB, RV E
S1 G3G4 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Jordan and Evermann, 1896 Alosa alabamae Alabama Shad Large rivers; anadromous.
D SH G2G3 Jordan, 1877 Ammocrypta beani Naked Sand Darter Shifting sand bottoms & sandy runs; Hatchie & Wolf rivers & their larger tribs.
CP, WU D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Jordan and Meek, 1885 Ammocrypta clara Western Sand Darter Usually in slight to moderate current over sandy bottom; Clinch &
Powell rivers.
RV T
S1 G3 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Hay, 1882 Ammocrypta vivax Scaly Sand Darter Small to medium rivers with sandy substrate; Hatchie & Buffalo rivers.
S2 G5 (Lacep+áde, 1803)
Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar Sluggish pools of large rivers, oxbows, swamps, and backwaters; west Tennessee.
S1 G3G4 (Rafinesque, 1820)
Carpiodes velifer Highfin Carpsucker Large rivers, mostly in Tennessee River drainage.
S2S3 G4G5 (Starnes and Starnes, 1978)
Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside Dace Small upland tributaries with sand, sandstone, and shale substrates in unsilted conditions; upper Cumberland R. watershed.
CM T
LT S2 G2 (Skelton, 2001)
Chrosomus saylori Laurel Dace Cool 1st-2nd order streams with slabrock and rubble substrate; Walden Ridge of the Cumberland Plateau; Tennessee River watershed.
CU E
LE S1 G1 Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori Clinch Dace Extremely restricted range in few headwater tributaries of Big South Fork Cumberland River and Emory River; Cumberland Plateau; Morgan County.
CU SC S1 G1 (Starnes and Jenkins, 1988)
Chrosomus tennesseensis Tennessee Dace First order spring-fed streams of woodlands in Ridge and Valley limestone region; Tennessee River watershed.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Clinostomus funduloides ssp. 1 Smoky Dace Upland tributaries of Little Tennessee River; east Tennessee.
BR D
S1S2 G5T3Q AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Cottus sp. 5 Holston Sculpin Clear streams of mod-high gradient containing runs/riffles w/
unsilted gravel, rubble, and boulder substrates; upper Holston R system.
S2 G2 Welsh and Wood, 2008 Crystallaria cincotta Crystal Darter Small to medium rivers with expanses of clean sand and gravel; Cumberland River watershed.
CB, CU D
SX G1 (Lesueur, 1817)
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker Swift waters over firm substrates in big rivers.
S2 G3G4 (Jordan, 1877)
Cyprinella caerulea Blue Shiner Cool, clear, small to medium-sized rivers over firm substrates.
RV, BR E
LT S1 G2 (Cope, 1868)
Erimonax monachus Spotfin Chub Clear upland rivers with swift currents & boulder substrates; portions of the Tennessee River watershed.
WR, RV, CU, BR T
LT, XN S2 G2 (Hubbs and Crowe, 1956)
Erimystax cahni Slender Chub Major headwater tribs to TN River with small gravel substrates &
swift-moderate currents.
RV T
LT, XN S1 G1 Bailey, 1959 Etheostoma acuticeps Sharphead Darter Strongly flowing water in riffles and chutes of large upland creeks and medium-sized rivers.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Layman and Mayden, 2009 Etheostoma akatulo Bluemask (Jewel) Darter Streams with slow to moderate current over clean sand and fine gravel; Caney Fork River system (above Great Falls Reservoir).
ER E
LE S1 G1 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Williams and Etnier, 1978 Etheostoma aquali Coppercheek Darter Primarily in deep riffles, runs, and flowing pools; Duck and Buffalo River watersheds.
ER, WR, CB T
S2S3 G2G3 Page and Burr, 1982 Etheostoma baileyi Emerald Darter Creeks and small rivers with riffles containing gravel or rubble; upper Cumberland drainage.
CM, CU D
S2 G4G5 Kuehne and Small, 1971 Etheostoma barbouri Teardrop Darter Sandy pools in small to medium streams with slabrock cover; Barren River watershed.
WR D
S2 G4G5 Burr and Page, 1982 Etheostoma barrenense Splendid Darter Locally abundant in rocky pools and adjacent riffles of small to moderate streams; Barren River watershed.
WR D
S3 G4 Zorach, 1968 Etheostoma bellum Orangefin Darter Locally abundant in small to medium-sized clear streams over gravel substrate; Barren River watershed.
WR D
S3 G4G5 Burr, 1979 Etheostoma blennius sequatchiense Sequatchie Darter Swift gravel riffles; Sequatchie River watershed.
SV S3 G4T3 Wall and Williams, 1974 Etheostoma boschungi Slackwater Darter Gravel-bottomed creeks and small rivers; spawns in seepage water in fields and open woods.
WR, ER, WU T
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Suttkus and Etnier, 1991 Etheostoma brevirostrum Holiday Darter Bedrock & gravel pools of creeks and small to medium rivers; Conasauga River watershed.
RV, CP, WU, BR T
S1 G2 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Powers and Mayden, 2003 Etheostoma cervus Chickasaw Darter Small streams with slow to moderate current and predominantly sandy substrates; Forked Deer River watershed.
CP, WU D
S2S3 G2G3 Storer, 1845 Etheostoma cinereum Ashy Darter Small to medium upland rivers with bedrock or gravel substrate and boulders.
S2S3 G2G3 Page and Ceas, 1992 Etheostoma corona Crown Darter Rocky pools and adjacent riffles of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers; Cypress Creek watershed.
WR, WU E
S1S2 G3 Stauffer and van Snik, 1997 Etheostoma denoncourti Golden Darter Medium to large rivers in shallow riffle areas of pea gravel; Tennessee River system.
WR, RV, CB, SV S2 G2 Ramsey and Suttkus, 1965 Etheostoma ditrema Coldwater Darter Limestone springs and slow spring runs; Conasauga River watershed.
RV T
S1 G2 Page and Ceas, 1992 Etheostoma forbesi Barrens Darter Headwaters of the Barren Fork & Hickory Creek drainages; Cumberland River watershed.
ER, SV E
S1 G1G2 (Hildebrand, 1932)
Etheostoma gutselli Tuckasegee Darter Swift riffle areas with coarse rubble; Little Tennessee & Pigeon rivers.
BR E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Ceas and Page, 1997 Etheostoma kantuckeense Highland Rim Darter Upper Barren River system of the Highland Rim.
WR S1 G4 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Blanton, 2008 Etheostoma lemniscatum Tuxedo Darter Gently flowing, silt-free pools or runs immediately upst of riffles with cobble, boulders, & slabrock; Big South Fork Cumberland River.
CU E
LE S1 G1 Gilbert and Swain, 1887 Etheostoma luteovinctum Redband Darter Limestone streams; Nashville Basin & portions of Highland Rim.
WR, ER, CB D
S4 G4 Blanton and Jenkins, 2008 Etheostoma marmorpinnum Marbled Darter Pools and moderate runs with clean pebbles, cobble, & small boulders; lower Little River (Tennessee River drainage).
RV E
LE S1 G1 Raney and Zorach, 1967 Etheostoma microlepidum Smallscale Darter Small rivers, in deep, strongly flowing riffles with gravel, boulder, and coarse rubble substrates; Cumberland River drainage.
WR, CB, RV D
S2 G2G3 Howell and Dingerkus, 1978 Etheostoma neopterum Lollypop Darter Small to medium sized, gravelly, cool, spring-fed streams; Shoal Creek watershed.
WR, WU S1S2 G3 Kirsch, 1892 Etheostoma obeyense Barcheek Darter Small to medium sized, clear upland streams; Eastern Highland Rim; Cumberland River drainage.
ER, CB, CU S3 G4 Braasch and Page, 1979 Etheostoma olivaceum Sooty Darter Small streams with slabrock on limestone bedrock; Nashville Basin tribs to Cumberland & lower Caney Fork rivers.
ER, WR, CB D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Page and Ceas, 1992 Etheostoma pseudovulatum Egg-mimic Darter Small to medium sized, gravelly, cool, spring-fed streams; lower Duck River watershed.
WR E
S1 G1 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Bailey and Etnier, 1988 Etheostoma pyrrhogaster Firebelly Darter Sand-and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers; upper Coastal Plain in Obion River watershed; west Tennessee.
CP, WU D
S2 G2G3 (Jordan and Swain, 1883)
Etheostoma sagitta Cumberland Arrow Darter Smaller streams of northern Cumberland Plateau & Cumberland Mountains; Cumberland River watershed.
CM, CU, BR D
S2 G3 Blanton, 2008 Etheostoma sitikuense Citico Darter Riffles, runs, & pools with cobble & small boulders; larger creeks to medium size rivers; lower Little Tennessee River watershed.
RV, BR E
LE, XN S1 G1 Page and Braasch, 1977 Etheostoma striatulum Striated Darter Bedrock pools of headwaters and creeks with large slabrock cover; upper Duck River watershed.
CB T
S1 G1 (Jordan and Swain, 1883)
Etheostoma susanae Cumberland Darter Creeks in the upper Cumberland River watershed of the Cumberland Mountains; extremely rare.
CM E
LE S1 G1G2 Jordan and Evermann, 1890 Etheostoma tippecanoe Tippecanoe Darter Medium to large rivers in shallow riffle areas containing fine cherty gravel; Cumberland River watershed.
WR, CB, CU D
S1S2 G3G4 Bailey and Richards, 1963 Etheostoma trisella Trispot Darter Slackwater areas along margins of the Conasauga River & some tributaries; Conasauga River watershed.
RV T
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Gilbert and Swain, 1887 Etheostoma tuscumbia Tuscumbia Darter Ponded spring-fed habitats of valley floor springs; lower Tennessee River; probably extirpated from TN.
WU D
SX G2 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Etnier and Williams, 1989 Etheostoma wapiti Boulder Darter Fast rocky riffles of small to medium rivers & large creeks; Elk River watershed. Reintro. Shoal Ck watershed.
WR, CB E
LE, XN S1 G1 (G-ünther, 1866)
Fundulus chrysotus Golden Topminnow Swamps, backwaters, and pools of ditches and slow-moving creeks; Reelfoot Lake & imm. vicinity.
CP, MF D
S1S2 G5 Williams and Etnier, 1982 Fundulus julisia Barrens Topminnow Springs, spring runs, and first-and second-order headwaters and creeks in the Barrens of Cannon, Coffee, & Warren counties.
ER, CB, SV E
S1 G1 (Jordan and Gilbert, 1878)
Hemitremia flammea Flame Chub Springs and spring-fed streams with lush aquatic vegetation; Tennessee & middle Cumberland river watersheds.
WR, ER, CB, RV, WU, SV, BR, CU D
S3 G3 Girard, 1856 Hybognathus placitus Plains Minnow Clear to highly turbid rivers and creeks with sandy bottoms; Mississippi River & imm. environs.
CP, MF D
S1 G4 Clemmer and Suttkus, 1971 Hybopsis lineapunctata Lined Chub Small upland creeks with sandy substrates; Conasauga River watershed.
RV D
S1 G3G4 Hubbs and Trautman, 1937 Ichthyomyzon gagei Southern Brook Lamprey Gravel and sand riffles and runs of small rivers and creeks; Conasauga & lower Tennessee river watersheds.
WR, RV, CB, WU, BR D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Hubbs and Trautman, 1937 Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Silver Lamprey Lakes, reservoirs, & large rivers; lower Cumberland, lower Tennessee, and probably Mississippi river watersheds.
WR, CB D
S2 G5 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Lampetra sp. 1 A brook lamprey - Obion River system Small-medium sized streams with stable silt/sand substrates; endemic to the Obion River watershed; reported from Henry County.
S2 GNR (Girard, 1856)
Macrhybopsis gelida Sturgeon Chub Large turbid rivers & their larger tributaries; Mississippi River proper.
MF D
S1 G3 (Jordan and Evermann, 1896)
Macrhybopsis meeki Sicklefin Chub Main channel of the Mississippi River in swift currents over sand and gravel substrates.
MF D
S2 G3 Macrhybopsis sp. 1 Coosa Chub In swift currents over gravel substrates; Conasauga River.
RV S1 G3G4 Jordan and Brayton, 1877 Moxostoma lacerum Harelip Sucker Medium to large, warm, sluggish streams with relatively low turbidity and silt levels; presumed extinct.
ER, CB D
SX GX Warren and Burr, 1994 Notropis albizonatus Palezone Shiner Large upland creeks and small rivers in quiet waters and flowing pools; possibly extirpated from TN.
RV E
LE SH G1 Suttkus and Raney, 1955 Notropis asperifrons Burrhead Shiner Rocky and sandy pools and runs of clear creeks and small rivers; Conasauga River watershed.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Cope, 1865)
Notropis buccatus Silverjaw Minnow Small creeks & large rivers with moderate current & sandy substrates; upper Cumberland River watershed; poss. introd.
Stones River.
CB, CM T
S1 G5 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
(Jordan, 1877)
Notropis chrosomus Rainbow Shiner Small, clear, often spring-fed streams with sand and gravel substrates; Conasauga River watershed.
RV, BR S3 G4 (Agassiz, 1854)
Notropis dorsalis Bigmouth Shiner Cool, low-gradient creeks over sand or fine gravel substrates; tributaries near confluence of Mississippi River.
MF D
S1 G5 (Agassiz, 1850)
Notropis rubellus Rosyface Shiner Clear, swift, large creeks with bottoms of clean gravel or rubble; tribs to Cumberland River upst Cumberland Falls.
CM D
S2 G5 Page, 1987 Notropis rupestris Bedrock Shiner Bedrock pools of some low-gradient streams of the Nashville Basin.
ER, WR, CB D
S2 G2 Jordan, 1877 Notropis stilbius Silverstripe Shiner Still or gently flowing pool areas in the Conasauga River &
larger tributaries.
BR S3 G4 Taylor, 1969 Noturus baileyi Smoky Madtom Clear, cool, rocky riffles, runs, and flowing pools of mountain creeks; lower Little Tennessee River system.
BR E
LE, XN S1 G1 Burr, Eisenhour, and Grady, 2005 Noturus crypticus Chucky Madtom Stream runs with slow to moderate current over pea gravel, cobble, or slabrock; Little Chucky Creek; Nolichucky River system.
RV E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Burr, Eisenhour, and Grady, 2005 Noturus fasciatus Saddled Madtom Rocky riffles, runs, and flowing pools of clear creeks & small rivers; Duck River system and nearby tributaries of the Tennessee River.
WR, CB, WU T
S2 G2 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Taylor, 1969 Noturus flavipinnis Yellowfin Madtom Medium size to large creeks and small rivers that are unpolluted
& relatively unsilted; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV, BR E
LT, XN S1 G1 Thomas and Burr, 2004 Noturus gladiator Piebald Madtom Large creeks & rivers in moderate-swift currents with clean sand or gravel substrates; Mississippi River tributaries.
CP, WU, MF D
S3 G3 Suttkus and Taylor, 1965 Noturus munitus Frecklebelly Madtom In moderate-swift currents of main channel of Conasauga River over a variety of substrates.
RV T
S1 G3 Etnier and Jenkins, 1980 Noturus stanauli Pygmy Madtom Medium to large rivers with moderate to strong current over gravel substrates; Tennessee River watershed.
WR, RV, CB E
LE, XN S1 G1 Williams and Etnier, 1977 Percina antesella Amber Darter Main channel of Conasauga River in flowing pools & deeper runs with clean substrates of sand, gravel, scattered boulders.
RV, BR E
LE S1 G1G2 (Cope, 1868)
Percina aurantiaca Tangerine Darter Large-moderate size headwater tribs to Tennessee River, in clear, fairly deep, rocky pools, usually below riffles.
RV, CM, BR, CU D
S3 G4 Fowler, 1945 Percina burtoni Blotchside Logperch Large creeks and small-medium rivers with low turbidity and gravel-cobble substrates; Tennessee & Cumberland river watersheds.
WR, ER, RV, CB, BR D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Thompson, 1985 Percina jenkinsi Conasauga Logperch Deep gravel runs or pools with small stones & sandy bottoms; Conasauga and Jacks rivers; Conasauga River watershed.
RV, BR E
LE S1 G1 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Thompson, 1997 Percina kathae Mobile Logperch Pool areas, deep riffles, & runs; Conasauga River & its larger tributaries.
BR S2S3 G4 Williams and Burkhead, 2007 Percina kusha Bridled Darter Small rivers with exceptional water quality, in flowing pools with sand, detritus, boulders; Conasauga River watershed.
BR S1 G2 (Cope, 1867)
Percina macrocephala Longhead Darter Clear, larger upland creeks and small-med rivers, usually in rocky flowing pools upst/dnst rubble riffles; Tenn & Cumb river watersheds.
WR, ER, CB T
S2 G3 (Nelson, 1876)
Percina phoxocephala Slenderhead Darter Small-large rivers with moderate gradient in shoal areas with moderate-swift currents; portions of Tenn & Cumb river watersheds.
WR, ER, CB D
S3 G5 (Gilbert and Swain, 1887)
Percina squamata Olive Darter Small-med rivers; in strong flowing chutes with rubble/boulders in high-gradient streams; portions of upper Tenn & Cumb river systems.
CU, BR D
S2 G3 Burr and Page, 1993 Percina stictogaster Frecklebelly Darter Small rivers & larger creeks; pool areas with mod-sluggish current & aquatic vegetation; Barren River watershed.
WR D
S1 G4G5 Etnier, 1976 Percina tanasi Snail Darter Sand and gravel shoals of moderately flowing, vegetated, large creeks; upper Tennessee River watershed.
RV, CB, SV, BR T
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Page and Near, 2007 Percina williamsi Sickle Darter Flowing pools over rocky, sandy, or silty substrates in clear creeks or small rivers; upper Tennessee River system; east TN.
RV, CU, BR T
S2 G2 AGNATHA & OSTEICHTHYES (FISH)
Jordan, 1877 Phenacobius catostomus Riffle Minnow Gravel and rubble-bottomed runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers; Conasauga River watershed.
BR S2 G4 (Forbes and Richardson, 1905)
Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid Sturgeon Large, turbid, free-flowing riverine habitat, in strong current over firm gravel or sandy substrates; Mississippi River main channel.
MF E
LE S1 G2 (Bailey, 1959)
Thoburnia atripinnis Blackfin Sucker Larger creeks with quiet or gently flowing pools with scattered slabrocks & undercut banks; Barren River watershed.
WR, CB D
S2 G3 Girard, 1859 Typhlichthys subterraneus Southern Cavefish Aquatic cave obligate; cave streams, karst waters, and water supply wells; reported from all karst regions excluding RV & BR.
S3 G4 (Le Conte, 1825)
Acris gryllus Southern Cricket Frog Grassy margins of swamps, marshes, lakes, ponds, streams, ditches, and nearby temporary pools; far SW Tennessee.
CP, WU S2S3 G5 AMPHIBIA (AMPHIBIANS)
Kraus and Petranka, 1989 Ambystoma barbouri Streamside Salamander Seasonally ephemeral karst streams; middle Tennessee.
WR, CB D
S2 G4 (Cope and Packard, 1881)
Aneides aeneus Green Salamander Damp crevices in shaded rock outcrops and ledges; beneath loose bark and cracks of trees and sometimes in/or under logs.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Daudin, 1803)
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender Rocky, clear creeks and rivers with large shelter rocks.
WR, ER, CB, RV, WU, SV, BR, CU D
S3 G3G4 AMPHIBIA (AMPHIBIANS)
Anderson and Tilley, 2003 Desmognathus abditus Cumberland Dusky Salamander Assoc. with streams of Cumberland Plateau; under rocks along small streams or adj. cover; Morgan & Grundy counties.
ER, CB, RV, CU, BR S2S3 G2G3 Brown and Bishop, 1947 Desmognathus aeneus Seepage Salamander Leaf litter in mixed hardwood forests near small creeks, springs and seeps; southern Blue Ridge; SE Tennessee.
RV, BR D
S1 G3G4 Dunn, 1916 Desmognathus carolinensis Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Seepage areas, springs, small streams, & wet rock faces; spruce-fir forest floor; Blue Ridge; Cocke, Greene, Unicoi Cos.
BR S2S3 G4 Tilley, 1981 Desmognathus santeetlah Yellow Dusky Salamander Stream headwaters and high elevation seepage areas in a four-county area of the S Appalachians in far east Tennessee.
S2S3 G3G4Q Barbour, 1950 Desmognathus welteri Black Mountain Salamander Spring runs and permanent streams in wooded mountainous terrain; northern Cumberlands.
S3 G4 King, 1936 Desmognathus wrighti Pygmy Salamander Mature hardwoods & spruce-fir forests under moss, leaf litter, logs, bark, and rocks; high elevations; Blue Ridge.
RV, BR D
S2S3 G3 Sever, Dundee, and Sullivan, 1976 Eurycea junaluska Junaluska Salamander Beneath rocks along medium to large streams; S Blue Ridge; Monroe, Blount, & Sevier counties.
RV, BR D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Brandon, 1965 Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Berry Cave Salamander Aquatic cave obligate; Ridge & Valley; formerly included with G.
palleucus.
RV T
C S1 G1Q AMPHIBIA (AMPHIBIANS)
McCrady, 1954 Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander Aquatic cave obligate; cave streams & rimstone pools; Central Basin, Eastern Highland Rim, & Cumberland Plateau.
ER, CB, RV, SV, CU, BR T
S2 G2G3 (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838)
Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Woodland swamps, shallow depressions, & sphagnum mats on acidic soils; middle & east Tennessee.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, CM, WU, BR, D
S3 G5 LeConte, 1856 Hyla gratiosa Barking Treefrog Low wet woods and swamps esp. with ephemeral ponds.
S3 G5 Highton, 1983 Plethodon aureolus Tellico Salamander Mountainous & lowland forests of the S Blue Ridge; Monroe & Polk counties.
BR S2 G2G3 Mittleman, 1951 Plethodon kentucki Cumberland Plateau Salamander Under logs or leaf litter in mature hardwood forests on steep slopes underlain by sandstone or shale; Cumberland Mountains; Scott Co.
S1S2 G4 Stejneger, 1906 Plethodon shermani Red-legged Salamander Mesic forests, often under leaf litter, logs, or mossy rocks; S Blue Ridge; SE Tennessee.
S2 G3 Fowler and Dunn, 1917 Plethodon wehrlei Wehrle's Salamander Sheltered areas in mesic hardwood forests; Cumberland Mountains; Campbell County.
CM D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Walker, 1931 Plethodon welleri Weller's Salamander Rich woods under downed logs, rocks, leaf litter; spruce-fir, birch-hemlock, and primarily deciduous forests of NE Blue Ridge.
BR D
S2 G3 AMPHIBIA (AMPHIBIANS)
Dunn, 1917 Plethodon yonahlossee Yonahlossee Salamander Mature woodland hillsides and ravines of the Blue Ridge Mountains; far NE Tennessee; esp. Cherokee National Forest.
BR S2 G4 LeConte, 1855 Rana capito Carolina Gopher Frog Seasonally flooded ponds in the Barrens of Coffee County.
ER S1 G3 Vieillot, 1808 Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Forests and open woodlands.
S3B,S4N G5 AVES (BIRDS)
(Gmelin, 1788)
Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl High-elevation spruce-fir forests; Blue Ridge Mountains.
RV, BR T
S1 G5 (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow Dry open pine or oak woods; nests on the ground in dense cover.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, WU, CU, MF E
S1B G3 (Audubon, 1829)
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow Damp open fields and meadows with grass interspersed with weeds or shrubs.
WR, ER D
S1B G4 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga Swamps, lakes, and sluggish streams at low elevations.
WR, WU, MF D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Open country, open wooded country, and barren areas, especially in hilly or mountainous regions.
WR, ER, CB, CU, BR T
S1 G5 AVES (BIRDS)
Linnaeus, 1758 Ardea alba Great Egret Marshes, swampy woods, streams, lakes, and ponds; also fields and meadows; colonial nester.
S2B,S3N G5 (Rackett, 1813)
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Lake and pond edges with plentiful vegetation, and wetlands created by impoundments; rare nester.
ER, WR S1 G4 (Say, 1823)
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Open habitats with scattered bushes and trees, prairie, cultivated areas, fields with bushy borders; ground nester.
S1B G5 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Marshes, meadows, grasslands, and cultivated fields; ground nester.
D S4N G5 (Nuttall, 1831)
Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Forest, woodland, and open habitats with scattered trees, esp.
with tall dead snags.
BR D
S1 G4 Linnaeus, 1758 Corvus corax Common Raven Hilly or mountainous areas, esp near cliffs; nests usually on cliff ledges or in coniferous trees.
RV, SV, CU, BR T
S2 G5 (Wilson, 1810)
Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler Mature deciduous forest, particularly in floodplains or mesic conditions.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, CM, WU, BR, D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Linnaeus, 1758)
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Bodies of calm shallow water; colonial nester.
S2B,S3N G5 AVES (BIRDS)
(Molina, 1782)
Egretta thula Snowy Egret Marshes, lakes, ponds; colonial nester.
D S2B,S3N G5 Brewster, 1895 Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher Alder thickets adj. balds, forest edge, boggy meadows; higher elevations of Southern Blue Ridge.
BR S1 G5 Tunstall, 1771 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Varied habitats including farmlands, marshes, river mouths, and cities; often nests on ledges.
RV, CB, CM, BR, CU, MF E
S1B G4 (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Gallinula galeata Common Moorhen Marshes, quiet rivers, lakes and ponds; nests among marsh plants over water; infrequently flies.
RV, MF D
S1B G5 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Areas close to large bodies of water; roosts in sheltered sites in winter; communal roost sites common.
WR, ER, RV, CB, CP, WU, SV, CU, D
S3 G5 (Wilson, 1811)
Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Undisturbed stands of lowland and floodplain forests and along major rivers.
CP, MF D
S2S3 G5 (Gmelin, 1789)
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Marshes with scattered bushes or other woody growth; readily uses artificial wetland habitats.
ER, RV, CB, CP, CU, MF D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Linnaeus, 1766 Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Open country with scattered trees and shrubs and occasionally open woodland; extremely rare breeder.
CB, RV, CP, MF D
S1B,S2N G4 AVES (BIRDS)
(Audubon, 1834)
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler Mature, rich, damp, deciduous floodplain and swamp forests.
WR, RV, CP, WU, CM, CU, BR, MF D
S3 G4 (Gmelin, 1789)
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Grassland habitats, away from cultivated fields and fence lines; reported from Ridge & Valley and Western Highland Rim.
WR, RV S1B,S4N G5 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee Deciduous and mixed forest and woodland, and tall thickets; Appalachian Mountains.
D S2B G5 (Gmelin, 1789)
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Balds, old pastures; ground nester.
WR, BR D
S1B,S4N G5 Audubon, 1834 Rallus elegans King Rail Marshes, upland-wetland marsh edges, flooded farmlands, shrub swamps.
ER, RV D
S2 G4 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Deciduous or mixed deciduous-coniferous forest; winters statewide and breeds in Appalachian Mountains.
BR D
S1B,S4N G5 (Burleigh and Lowery, 1942)
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least Tern Mississippi River sand bars & islands, dikes.
CP, MF E
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Audubon, 1827)
Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren Brushy areas, thickets and scrub in open country, open and riparian woodland.
WR, ER, CB, CP, WU, CM, CU, BR, E
S1 G5 AVES (BIRDS)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Open country, dry grasslands, cultivated lands, scrub; widespread but uncommon breeders in TN.
S2B G5 (Scopoli, 1769)
Tyto alba Barn Owl Open and partly open country, often around human habitation; farms.
S3 G5 (Linnaeus, 1766)
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Early successional habitats in foothill regions of Appalachians.
CM, BR, CU D
S3B G4 Aububon, 1844 Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo Thickets adjacent to water, bottomlands; west Tennessee and one confirmed location in Western Highland Rim.
CP S1B G5 (Linnaeus, 1758)
Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole Hydric soils in beech-maple-birch forests at higher elevations in the Appalachians.
BR D
S2 G5 MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)
(Lesson, 1827)
Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Caves, hollow trees, abandoned buildings; often associated with forested areas.
ER, RV, CB, CP, SV, CM, WU, BR, CU, D
S3 G3G4 Handley, 1955 Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus Virginia Big-eared Bat Caves typically in limestone karst regions dominated by mature hardwood forests. Prefers cool, well-ventilated caves for hibernation. Maternity colonies settle deep within caves.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Handley, 1953 Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel Spruce-fir or mature hardwood forest with snags; in tree cavities or leaf nests; higher elevations of the Appalachians.
BR E
LE S1S2 G5T2 MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)
(Erxleben, 1777)
Martes pennanti Fisher Large, heavily wooded areas w/ mixed hardwoods or conifers; presumably extirpated; reintrod. into the northern Cumberland Plateau.
SU G5 Komarek, 1932 Microtus chrotorrhinus carolinensis Southern Rock Vole Mossy rocks and logs, and cool, moist talus slopes at higher elevations of the Appalachians.
BR D
S2 G4T3 Linnaeus, 1766 Mustela nivalis Least Weasel Old fields, hedgerows, and forested areas; Appalachian Mountains, Ridge & Valley, & Cumberland Plateau.
RV, BR, CU S2 G5 (Rhoads, 1897)
Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis Caves, but especially hollow trees & abandoned buildings, usually near water.
CP, MF S3 G3G4 A.H. Howell, 1909 Myotis grisescens Gray Myotis Cave obligate year-round; frequents forested areas; migratory.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, CM, WU, SV, E
LE S2 G3 (Audubon and Bachman, 1842)
Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis Hibernates in caves & mines; also uses abandoned buildings, bridges, and barns seasonally.
S2S3 G1G3 (Trovessart, 1897)
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis A forest bat whose summer roosts may include caves, mines, live trees and snags; hibernates in caves and mines, often using small cracks and fissures.-á Notably susceptible to White-Nose Syndrome.
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Miller and Allen, 1928 Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis Hibernates in caves; spring/summer maternity roosts are normally under the bark of standing trees.
ER, WR, CB, RV, CM, BR, CU, MF E
LE S1 G2 MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)
(Miller, 1891)
Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse Deciduous and coniferous forests with herbaceous groundcover; middle and east Tennessee.
ER, RV, CM, BR, CU D
S4 G5 A.H. Howell, 1934 Neotoma floridana haematoreia Southern Appalachian Woodrat Forests & talus slopes in southern Appalachians of southeastern Tennessee.
BR D
S2 G5T4Q A.H. Howell, 1910 Neotoma floridana illinoensis Eastern Woodrat Forested areas, caves & outcrops; west Tennessee generally.
CP, MF D
S3 G5T5 Baird, 1858 Neotoma magister Allegheny Woodrat Outcrops, cliffs, talus slopes, crevices, sinkholes, caves &
karst.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CM, SV, BR, CU D
S3 G3G4 (Bachman, 1842)
Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed Mole Moist soils in deciduous forests with thick humus; east Tennessee.
RV, CM, BR D
S3 G5 Kerr, 1792 Sorex cinereus Cinereus Shrew Rich woodlands of many types; open fields; middle and east Tennessee.
S4 G5 Batchelder, 1911 Sorex dispar Long-tailed Shrew Mountainous, forested areas with loose talus; east Tennessee.
RV, BR, CU D
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal Miller, 1895 Sorex fumeus Smoky Shrew Damp wooded areas including coniferous or mixed forests; middle and east Tennessee.
ER, CB, RV, CM, BR, CU D
S4 G5 MAMMALIA (MAMMALS)
Baird, 1858 Sorex hoyi American Pygmy Shrew Found in a variety of habitats, with moist sites preferred over dry areas; middle and east Tennessee.
ER, WR, RV, CU, BR S2 G5 Bachman, 1837 Sorex longirostris Southeastern Shrew Various habitats including wet meadows, damp woods, and uplands; statewide.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, CM, WU, BR, D
S4 G5 Richardson, 1828 Sorex palustris American Water Shrew Most abundant along small cold streams with thick overhanging riparian growth; Appalachian Mountains.
BR D
S2 G5 (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted Skunk Rocky outcrops, open prairies, brushy areas, cultivated fields, and barnyards; more common in east Tennessee; reclusive.
ER, CM, CU, BR S3 G4 Baird, 1858 Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming Marshy meadows, wet balds, & rich upland forests.
S4 G5 (Zimmermann, 1780)
Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse Open grassy fields; often abundant in thick vegetation near water bodies; statewide.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, WU, BR, CU, D
S4 G5 (Kennicott, 1856)
Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's Snake Typically inhabits wet meadows, wet prairies and assoc open and wooded wetlands, seasonal marshes, open swaps, and sparsely wooded hillsides.
S1 G2 REPTILIA (REPTILES)
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HABITAT PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES STATE STATUS FEDERAL STATUS SRANK GRANK Vertebrate Animal (Schoepff, 1801)
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle Muck-bottomed bogs, fens, marshy/sedge-tussock meadows, spring seeps, wet pastures, and shrub swamps; Appalachians.
BR T
SAT S1 G3 REPTILIA (REPTILES)
(Troost, in Harlan, 1835)
Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Slow moving, deep water of rivers, sloughs, oxbows, swamps, and lakes; middle and west Tennessee; obscure.
S2S3 G3G4 (Dumeril, Bibron, and Dumeril, 1854)
Nerodia cyclopion Mississippi Green Watersnake Marshes, swamps, bayous, shallow lakes and ponds, wet prairies, oxbows and floodplain sloughs; far west Tennessee.
CP, MF D
S2 G5 (Conant, 1949)
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Copperbelly Watersnake Warm, quiet waters; wooded lakes, streams, sloughs; northern middle Tennessee; lower Cumberland & Tennessee river watersheds.
WR, WU S2S3 G5T3 McConkey, 1852 Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus Eastern Slender Glass Lizard Dry upland areas including brushy, cut-over woodlands and grassy fields; nearly statewide but obscure; fossorial.
ER, WR, RV, CB, CP, WU, CU, BR D
S3 G5T5 (Daudin, 1803)
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Northern Pinesnake Well-drained sandy soils in pine/pine-oak woods; dry mountain ridges; E portions of west TN, E to lower elev of the Appalachians.
WR, ER, CB, RV, CP, WU, BR, CU T
S3 G4T4 Baird, 1849 [or 1850]
Plestiodon anthracinus Coal Skink Humid wooded areas with abundant leaf litter and loose rocks; vicinity of springs, swamps, and bogs; spotty distribution.
WR, WU, BR D
S1 G5 Gloyd, 1935 Sistrurus miliarius streckeri Western Pygmy Rattlesnake Usually near water in river floodplains, swamps, marshes, and wet prairies; occas drier wooded uplands; W half of Tenn., generally.
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