Trogloxene
Trogloxenes or subtroglophiles, also called cave guests, are animal
troglobites, which strictly live in underground habitats.[2]
Examples of trogloxene/subtroglophile species are bats, rats,
Neanderthals.[3] During the Upper Paleolithic, many carnivores gradually adapted by increased fur and resorting far more than previously to the shelter of caves. The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) was the most habitual in its use of caves, and occupied caves before humans began to do so.[3]
The name Trogloxene comes from Greek, Troglos meaning cave and Xenos guest.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Cave Plants and Animals". 9 December <"Cave Plants and Animals". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-12-25.>
- ^ S2CID 84499383.
- ^ a b This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ingersoll, Ernest (1920). . In Rines, George Edwin (ed.). Encyclopedia Americana.
- ^ "How Cave Biology Works". HowStuffWorks. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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