Troglofauna

In order of extent of subterranean adaptations:
*Trogloxene: frequently uses caves only for shelter or dwelling, forage and hunt outside, do not go deep into caves
*Troglodyte: term used for the specific saurian creatures or for trogloxenes that can live their whole life in a cave without full subterranean adaptations
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*Troglophile: troglodytic creatures with significant cave adapations such as reduced pigmentation and vision
*Troglobite: a creature that cannot survive outside a cave
In contrast, fossorial creatures are those adapted to digging through dirt and living in burrows.
==Sources==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglofauna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossorial
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