Species Information

Species observations for selected quads


Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
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List Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Horse Cave.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassQuadUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Bryocamptus morrisoni elegans A CopepodMaxillopodaHorse CaveNT Reference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Neotoma magister Allegheny WoodratMammaliaHorse CaveNNYesReference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Lithobates catesbeianus American BullfrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Anaxyrus americanus American ToadAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Mareca americana American WigeonAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Corbicula fluminea Asiatic ClamBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesHorse CaveNSYesReference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Etheostoma zonale Banded DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Cottus carolinae Banded SculpinActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesHorse CaveNSYesReference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Hybopsis amblops Bigeye ChubActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Moxostoma duquesnei Black RedhorseActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Ligumia recta Black SandshellBivalviaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Fundulus notatus Blackstripe TopminnowActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Lepomis macrochirus BluegillActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose MinnowActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Pseudanophthalmus audax Bold Cave BeetleInsectaHorse CaveNH Reference
Barbicambarus cornutus Bottlebrush CrayfishMalacostracaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed SkinkReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Labidesthes sicculus Brook SilversideActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Ellipsaria lineolata ButterflyBivalviaHorse CaveNNYesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Epioblasma obliquata CatspawBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Eurycea lucifuga Cave SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Cambarus tenebrosus Cavespring CrayfishMalacostracaHorse CaveNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Ictalurus punctatus Channel CatfishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Percina copelandi Channel DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Pleurobema clava ClubshellBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Cyprinus carpio Common CarpActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined SkinkReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis Common GartersnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Nerodia sipedon Common WatersnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Carphophis amoenus Common WormsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray TreefrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Strophitus undulatus CreeperBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesHorse CaveNS Reference
Truncilla truncata DeertoeBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Storeria dekayi Dekay's BrownsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Percina sciera Dusky DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampropeltis nigra Eastern Black KingsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box TurtleCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern CopperheadReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Acris crepitans Eastern Cricket FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence LizardReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed SnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed ToadAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern SpadefootAmphibiaHorse CaveNNYesReference
Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny SoftshellCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Elliptio crassidens ElephantearBivalviaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Alasmidonta marginata ElktoeBivalviaHorse CaveNTYesReference
Notropis atherinoides Emerald ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria FanshellBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Lampsilis siliquoidea FatmucketBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Truncilla donaciformis FawnsfootBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Pylodictis olivaris Flathead CatfishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Lasmigona costata FlutedshellBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's ToadAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Leptodea fragilis Fragile PapershellBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater DrumActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Percina evides Gilt DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard ShadActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden RedhorseActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaHorse CaveETYesReference
Pantherophis spiloides Gray RatsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Ardea alba Great EgretAvesHorse CaveNTYesReference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Lithobates clamitans Green FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Etheostoma blennioides Greenside DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesHorse CaveNSYesReference
Notropis micropteryx Highland ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Leaunio ortmanni Kentucky CreekshellBivalviaHorse CaveNEYesReference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris KidneyshellBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Campostoma oligolepis Largescale StonerollerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Cryptotis parva Least ShrewMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Toxolasma parvum LilliputBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaHorse CaveNTYesReference
Scincella lateralis Little Brown SkinkReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Leaunio lienosus Little SpectaclecaseBivalviaHorse CaveNTYesReference
Percina caprodes LogperchActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Lepomis megalotis Longear SunfishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Percina macrocephala Longhead DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNEYesReference
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose GarActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda LongsolidBivalviaHorse CaveTTYesReference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Orconectes pellucidus Mammoth Cave CrayfishMalacostracaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Quadrula quadrula MapleleafBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Ambystoma opacum Marbled SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Notropis volucellus Mimic ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Theliderma metanevra MonkeyfaceBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Actinonaias ligamentina MucketBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded ArmadilloMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Gammarus minus No Common Name (Gammarus minus)MalacostracaHorse CaveNN Reference
Coluber constrictor North American RacerReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Amblyopsis spelaea Northern CavefishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNSYesReference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesHorse CaveNTYesReference
Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog SuckerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Graptemys geographica Northern Map TurtleCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Epioblasma rangiana Northern RiffleshellBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern Ringneck SnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Fundulus catenatus Northern StudfishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Pleurobema cordatum Ohio PigtoeBivalviaHorse CaveNNYesReference
Nothonotus bellus Orangefin DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Crangonyx packardi Packard's Cave AmphipodMalacostracaHorse CaveNN Reference
Lithobates palustris Pickerel FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Cyclonaias pustulosa PimplebackBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Potamilus alatus Pink HeelsplitterBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampsilis abrupta Pink MucketBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Potamilus ohiensis Pink PapershellBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Tritogonia verrucosa PistolgripBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampsilis cardium Plain PocketbookBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampsilis ovata PocketbookBivalviaHorse CaveNEYesReference
Notropis ariommus Popeye ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie KingsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Cyclonaias tuberculata Purple WartybackBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Pleurobema rubrum Pyramid PigtoeBivalviaHorse CavePTEYesReference
Theliderma cylindrica RabbitsfootBivalviaHorse CaveTEYesReference
Villosa iris Rainbow (genus Villosa)BivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Pantherophis guttatus Red CornsnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied SnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared SliderCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Obovaria retusa Ring PinkBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Pseudemys concinna River CooterCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Ambloplites rupestris Rock BassActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesHorse CaveNS Reference
Pleurobema plenum Rough PigtoeBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Obovaria subrotunda Round HickorynutBivalviaHorse CaveTTYesReference
Pleurobema sintoxia Round PigtoeBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Antroselates spiralis Shaggy CavesnailGastropodaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesHorse CaveNSYesReference
Lithasia obovata Shawnee RocksnailGastropodaHorse CaveNN Reference
Plethobasus cyphyus SheepnoseBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Macrhybopsis hyostoma Shoal ChubActinopterygiiHorse CaveNNYesReference
Moxostoma anisurum Silver RedhorseActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Notropis photogenis Silver ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined RacerunnerReptiliaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Percina phoxocephala Slenderhead DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Alasmidonta viridis Slippershell MusselBivalviaHorse CaveNSYesReference
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth BassActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Moxostoma breviceps Smallmouth RedhorseActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Chelydra serpentina Snapping TurtleCheloniaHorse CaveNN Reference
Epioblasma triquetra SnuffboxBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Typhlichthys subterraneus Southern CavefishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNSYesReference
Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Blarina carolinensis Southern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-lined SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Etheostoma stigmaeum Speckled DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Cumberlandia monodonta SpectaclecaseBivalviaHorse CaveEEYesReference
Eurynia dilatata SpikeBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Micropterus punctulatus Spotted BassActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Nothonotus maculatus Spotted DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNTYesReference
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted SalamanderAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesHorse CaveNEYesReference
Pseudacris crucifer Spring PeeperAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Phenacobius uranops Stargazing MinnowActinopterygiiHorse CaveNSYesReference
Erimystax dissimilis Streamline ChubActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped ShinerActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Obliquaria reflexa Threehorn WartybackBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Amblema plicata ThreeridgeBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Crotalus horridus Timber RattlesnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNNYesReference
Nothonotus tippecanoe Tippecanoe DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaHorse CavePETYesReference
Egretta tricolor Tricolored HeronAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Fusconaia flava Wabash PigtoeBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Megalonaias nervosa WashboardBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampsilis fasciola Wavyrayed LampmusselBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chorus FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Virginia valeriae elegans Western Earth SnakeReptiliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Gambusia affinis Western MosquitofishActinopterygiiHorse CaveNN Reference
Ammocrypta clara Western Sand DarterActinopterygiiHorse CaveNEYesReference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaHorse CaveNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Lithobates sylvaticus Wood FrogAmphibiaHorse CaveNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Lampsilis teres Yellow SandshellBivalviaHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesHorse CaveNNYesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesHorse CaveNN Reference
275 species are listed.