Species of Greatest Conservation Need

**Species of Greatest Conservation Need** (Updated: 06/16/2025)
Scientifc Name	Common Name	Taxonomic Group	SGCN Status	Federal Status	State Status	Global Rank	State Rank	Endemic	General Habitat Type(s)
Batrisodes grubbsi	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Batrisodes incispes	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1	SNR	Not Evaluated	It was recently described from a single cave in Bell Co., Texas; from the underside of a rock deeply buried in soil near the end of the cave in dim twilight (Chandler et al., 2009).
Batrisodes pekinsi	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1	SNR	Not Evaluated	This species was recently described from a single cave in Bell Co., Texas; from under a small rock buried in clay in the deepest part of the cave in total darkness (Chandler et al., 2009).
Batrisodes shadeae	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1	SNR	Not Evaluated	This species was recently described from a single cave in Bexar Co., Texas (Chandler et al., 2009).
Batrisodes texanus	Coffin Cave mold beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	E 09/16/1988	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Resident, small, cave-adapted beetle found in small Edwards Limestone caves in Travis and Williamson counties
Batrisodes venyivi	Helotes mold beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	E 12/26/2000	Not Listed	G1	S1	Yes	Small, eyeless mold beetle; karst features in northwestern Bexar County and northeastern Medina County
Batrisodes wartoni	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	SNR	Not Evaluated	It is only known from caves in Coryell Co., Texas (Chandler and Reddell, 2001).
Bicornucandona fineganensis	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	GNR	SU	Yes	Spring obligate. Known only from two springs. Finegan Springs in Val Verde County and Blue Hole Springs in Val Verde County. Fine scale habitat requirements unknown.
Bombus fervidus	yellow bumble bee	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3G4	SNR	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Bombus fraternus	southern plains bumble bee	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3G4	SNR	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Bombus morrisoni	Morrison bumble bee	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3	SNR	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Bombus pensylvanicus	American bumblebee	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3G4	SNR	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Bombus variabilis	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	SNR	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Brackenridgia reddelli	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2G3	S2?	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Caecidotea bilineata	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G2G3	S1	Yes	Spring obligate. Caecidotea bilineata is known only from non-cave groundwater habitats in deposits of Cretaceous age. It is presumably a phreatobite. Fine scale habitat requirements unknown.
Caenis arwini	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G3	S2?	Not Evaluated	West Texas; mayflies distinguished by aquatic larval stage; adult stage generally found in shoreline vegetation
Calathaemon holthuisi	Purgatory Cave shrimp	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Last known collection was in San Marcos, Hays Co. (Ezell's Cave) (Reddell 1994).
Calleida fimbriata	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	GNR	S2	No	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cambarellus texanus	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3G4	S3?	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Celotes limpia	scarce streaky-skipper	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3	S2?	No	Washes and gullies in mountains (Burns, 1974; Opler, 1999). Scott (1986) characterizes habitat as open woodland and desert scrub.
Chaetocnema rileyi	Boca Chica flea beetle	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	GNR	S3	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cheumatopsyche flinti	Flint's net-spinning Caddisfly	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G3	S3	Not Evaluated	Habitat description is not available at this time.
Cheumatopsyche morsei	Morse's net-spinning caddisfly	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G3	S1	Not Evaluated	Lotic systems, but specifics unknown
Chimarra holzenthali	Holzenthal's philopotamid caddisfly	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Not Evaluated	Trinity River basin
Chitrella elliotti	No accepted common name	Invertebrates	Yes	Not Listed	Not Listed	G1G2	S1	Yes	Habitat description is not available at this time.