Plutomurus ortobalaganensis
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| Plutomurus ortobalaganensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Tomoceridae |
| Genus: | Plutomurus |
| Species: | P. ortobalaganensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plutomurus ortobalaganensis Jordana & Baquero, 2012 | |
Plutomurus ortobalaganensis is the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) below a cave entrance.[1][2] It is a species of springtail (arthropods) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Abkhazia, Georgia. It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.[3] It feeds on a few fungi and decomposing organic matter in the caves.[4]