Higher classification Plutomurus | Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Plutomurus ortobalaganensis Similar Plutomurus, Schaefferia, Tomoceridae, Leptodirus hochenwartii, Geophilus hadesi | ||
Plutomurus ortobalaganensis is the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) below the cave entrance.
It is a species of springtail (arthropods) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Georgia. It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.
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