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Aquatic Fauna in Peril: The Southeastern Perspective

Edited By George W. Benz And David E. Collins

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Threatened and Endangered Species List for Southeastern States

Below we provide a list of species residing in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) that are federally listed as Threatened or Endangered (as of July 31, 1997) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Taxon status: E = endangered, T = threatened. Basic habitat requirements are: A = aquatic, T = terrestrial. Taxa were designated aquatic if they rely primarily on aquatic or semiaquatic habitats. Summary data for each state detail the total number of species listed, number of aquatic species listed, number of terrestrial species listed, and percent of total listed species which are aquatic. This list was constructed using information provided on the web page of the USFWS. The USFWS periodically updates the web page listing of threatened and endangered species as new information becomes available. To consult this list use the web address: http://www.fws.gov
State (summary data):
Common Name
Taxon
Taxon
Status
Habitat
Alabama
86 listed species: 69 aquatic, 17 terrestrial (80% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (19 species)
Amphianthus pusillus
Little amphianthus
T
A
Apios priceana
Price's potato-bean
T
T
Arabis perstellata
Rock cress
E
T
Asplenium scolopendrium
var. americanum
American hart's-tongue fern
T
T
Clematis morefieldii
Morefield's leather-flower
E
T
Clematis socialis
Alabama leather-flower
E
T
Dalea foliosa
Leafy prairie-clover
E
T
Helianthus eggertii
Eggert's sunflower
T
T
Lesquerella lyrata
Lyrate bladderpod
T
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Marshallia mohrii
Mohr's Barbara's buttons
T
T
Ptilimnium nodosum
Harperella
E
A
Sagittaria secundifolia
Kral's water-plantain
T
A
Sarracenia orephila
Green pitcher-plant
E
A
Sarracenia rubra alabamensis
Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant
E
A
Spigelia gentianoides
Gentian pinkroot
E
T
Thelypteris pilosa
var. alabamaensis
Alabama streak-sorus fern
T
T
Trillium reliquum
Relict trillium
E
T
Xyris tennesseensis
Tennessee yellow-eyed grass
E
A
Mollusks (38 species)
Athearnia anthonyi
Anthony's riversnail
E
A
Cyprogenia stegaria
Fanshell
E
A
Dromus dromas
Dromedary pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma brevidens
Cumberlandian combshell
E
A
Epioblasma capsaeformis
Oyster mussel
E
A
Epioblasma florentina florentina
Yellow-blossom pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma metastriata
Upland combshell
E
A
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma othcaloogensis
Southern acornshell
E
A
Epioblasma penita
Southern combshell
E
A
Epioblasma turgidula
Turgid-blossom pearlymussel
E
A
Fusconia cor
Shiny pigtoe
E
A
Fusconaia cuneolus
Fine-rayed pigtoe
E
A
Hemistena lata
Cracking pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis abrupta
Pink mucket pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis altilis
Fine-lined pocketbook
T
A
Lampsilis perovalis
Orange-nacre mucket
T
A
Lampsilis virescens
Alabama lampmusssel
E
A
Medionidus acutissimus
Alabama moccasinshell
T
A
Medionidus parvulus
Coosa moccasinshell
E
A
Obovaria retusa
Ring pink mussel
E
A
Pegias fabula
Little-wing pearlymussel
E
A
Plethobasis cicatricosus
White wartyback pearlymussel
E
A
Plethobasus cooperianus
Orange-foot pimple back pearlymussel
E
A
Pleurobema curtum
Black clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema decisum
Southern clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema furvum
Dark pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema georgianum
Southern pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema marshalli
Flat pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema perovatum
Ovate clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema plenum
Rough pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema taitianum
Heavy pigtoe
E
A
Potamilus inflatus
Inflated heelsplitter
T
A
Ptychobranchus greeni
Triangular kidneyshell
E
A
Quadrula intermedia
Cumberland monkeyface pearlymussel
E
A
Quadrula stapes
Stirrupshell
E
A
Toxolasma cylindrellus
Pale lilliput pearlymussel
E
A
Tulotoma magnifica
Tulotoma snail
E
A
Crustaceans (1 species)
Palaemonias alabamae
Alabama cave shrimp
E
A
Fishes (12 species)
Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi
Gulf sturgeon
T
A
Cottus pygmaeus
Pygmy sculpin
T
A
Cyprinella caerulea
Blue shiner
T
A
Cyprinella monacha
Spotfin chub
T
A
Etheostoma boschungi
Slackwater darter
T
A
Etheostoma nuchale
Watercress darter
E
A
Etheostoma wapiti
Boulder darter
E
A
Notropis albizonatus
Palezone shiner
E
A
Notropis cahabae
Cahaba shiner
E
A
Percina aurolineata
Goldline darter
T
A
Percina tanasi
Snail darter
T
A
Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
Alabama cavefish
E
A
Amphibians (1 species)
Phaeognathus hubrichti
Red Hills salamander
T
A
Reptiles (5 speices)
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
A
Drymarchon corais couperi
Eastern indigo snake
T
T
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher tortoise
T
T
Pseudemys alabamensis
Alabama redbelly turtle
E
A
Sternnotherus depressus
Flattened musk turtle
T
A
Birds (5 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Mycteria americana
Wood stork
E
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Mammals (5 species)
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
Alabama beach mouse
E
A
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
Perdido Key beach mouse
E
A
Trichechus manatus
West Indian manatee
E
A
Arkansas
25 listed species: 16 aquatic, 9 terrestrial (64% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (5 species)
Geocarpon minimum
(no common name)
T
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Platanthera leucophaea
Eastern prairie fringed orchid
T
T
Ptilimnium nodosum
Harperella
E
A
Trifolium stoloniferum
Running buffalo clover
E
T
Mollusks (7 species)
Arkansia wheeleri
Ouachita rock-pocketbook
E
A
Epioblasma florentina curtisi
Curtis' pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis abrupta
Pink mucket pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis powelli
Arkansas fatmucket
T
A
Lampsilis streckeri
Speckled pocketbook
E
A
Mesodon magazinensis
Magazine Mountain shagreen
T
T
Potamilus capax
Fat pocketbook
E
A
Crustaceans (2 species)
Cambarus aculabrum
(no common name)
E
A
Cambarus zophonastes
(no common name)
E
A
Insects (1 species)
Nicrophorus americanus
American burying beetle
E
T
Fishes (3 species)
Amblyopsis rosae
Ozark cavefish
T
A
Percina pantherina
Leopard darter
T
A
Scaphirhynchus albus
Pallid sturgeon
E
A
Birds (4 species)
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Sterna antillarum
Least tern
E
A
Mammals (3 species)
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Plecotus townsendii ingens
Ozark big-eared bat
E
T
Florida
92 listed species: 32 aquatic, 60 terrestrial (36% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (54 species)
Amorpha crenulata
Crenulate lead-plant
E
T
Asimina tetramera
Four-petal pawpaw
E
T
Bonamia grandiflora
Florida bonamia
T
T
Campanula robinsiae
Brooksville bellflower
E
T
Cereus eriophorus var. fragrans
Fragrant prickly-apple
E
T
Chamaesyce deltoidea deltoidea
Deltoid spurge
E
T
Chamaesyce garberi
Garber's spurge
T
T
Chionanthus pygmaeus
Pygmy fringe-tree
E
T
Chrysopsis floridana
Florida golden aster
E
T
Cladonia perforata
Florida perforate cladonia
E
T
Clitoria fragrans
Pigeon wings
T
T
Conradina brevifolia
Short-leaved rosemary
E
T
Conradina etonia
Etonia rosemary
E
T
Conradina glabra
Apalachicola rosemary
E
T
Crotalaria avonensis
Avon Park harebells
E
T
Cucurbita okeechobeensis okeechobeensis
Okeechobee gourd
E
T
Deeringothamnus pulchellus
Beautiful pawpaw
E
T
Deeringothamnus rugelii
Rugel's pawpaw
E
T
Dicerandra christmanii
Garrett's mint
E
T
Dicerandra cornutissima
Longspurred mint
E
T
Dicerandra frutescens
Scrub mint
E
T
Dicerandra immaculata
Lakela's mint
E
T
Eriogonum longifolium gaphalifolium
Scrub buckwheat
T
T
Eryngium cuneifolium
Snakeroot
E
A
Euphorbia telephioides
Telephus spurge
T
T
Galactia smallii
Small's milkpea
E
T
Harperocallis flava
Harper's beauty
E
T
Hypericum cumulicola
Highlands scrub hypericum
E
T
Jacquemontia reclinata
Beach jacquemontia
E
A
Justicia cooleyi
Cooley's water-willow
E
A
Liatris ohlingerae
Scrub blazingstar
E
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Lupinus aridorum
Scrub lupine
E
T
Macbridea alba
White birds-in-a-nest
T
T
Nolina brittoniana
Britton's beargrass
E
T
Paronychia chartacea
Papery whitlow-wort
T
T
Pilosocereus robinii
Key tree-cactus
E
T
Pinguicula ionantha
Godfrey's butterwort
T
T
Polygala lewtonii
Lewton's polygala
E
T
Polygala smallii
Tiny polygala
E
T
Polygonella basiramia
Wireweed
E
T
Polygonella myriophylla
Sandlace
E
T
Prunus geniculata
Scrub plum
E
T
Rhododendron chapmanii
Chapman rhododendron
E
T
Ribes echinellum
Miccosukee gooseberry
T
T
Schwalbea americana
American chaffseed
E
T
Scutellaria floridana
Florida skullcap
T
A
Silene polypetala
Fringed campion
E
T
Spigelia gentianoides
Gentian pinkroot
E
T
Thalictrum cooleyi
Cooley's meadowrue
E
A
Torreya taxifolia
Florida torreya
E
T
Warea amplexifolia
Wide-leaf warea
E
T
Warea carteri
Carter's mustard
E
T
Ziziphus celata
Florida ziziphus
E
T
Mollusks (1 species)
Orthalicus reses
Stock Island tree snail
T
T
Crustaceans (1 species)
Palaemonetes cummingi
Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp
T
A
Insects (1 species)
Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus
Schaus swallowtail butterfly
E
T
Fishes (2 species)
Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi
Gulf sturgeon
T
A
Etheostoma okaloosae
Okaloosa darter
E
A
Reptiles (9 species)
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
A
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle
E
A
Crocodylus acutus
American crocodile
E
A
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback sea turtle
E
A
Drymarchon corais couperi
Eastern indigo snake
T
T
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill sea turtle
E
A
Eumeces egregius lividus
Bluetail mole skink
T
T
Neoseps reynoldsi
Sand skink
T
T
Nerodia clarkii taeniata
Atlantic salt marsh snake
T
A
Birds (11 species)
Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis
Cape Sable seaside sparrow
E
A
Ammodramus savannarum floridanus
Florida grasshopper sparrow
E
T
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Florida scrub jay
T
T
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Mycteria americana
Wood stork
E
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Polyborus plancus audubonii
Audubon's crested caracara
T
T
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus
Everglade snail kite
E
A
Sterna dougallii dougallii
Roseate tern
T
A
Mammals (13 species)
Felis concolor coryi
Florida panther
E
T
Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli
Florida salt marsh vole
E
A
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Neotoma floridana smalli
Key Largo woodrat
E
A
Odocoileus virginianus clavium
Key deer
E
T
Oryzomys palustris natator
Rice rat
E
A
Peromyscus gossypinus
Key Largo cotton mouse
E
A
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Peromyscus polionotus allophrys
Choctawahatchee beach mouse
E
A
Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris
Southeastern beach mouse
T
A
Peromyscus polionotus phasma
Anastasia Island beach mouse
E
A
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
Perdido Key beach mouse
E
A
Sylvilagus palustris hefneri
Lower Keys rabbit
E
A
Trichechus manatus
West Indian manatee
E
A
Georgia
48 listed species: 33 aquatic, 15 terrestrial (69% of listed species are aquatic)
Plant (22 species)
Amphianthus pusillus
Little amphianthus
T
A
Baptisia arachnifera
Hairy rattleweed
E
T
Echinacea laevigata
Smooth coneflower
E
T
Helonias bullata
Swamp pink
T
A
Isoetes melanospora
Black-spored quillwort
E
A
Isoetes tegetiformans
Mat-forming quillwort
E
A
Isotria medeoloides
Small whorled pogonia
T
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Marshallia mohrii
Mohr's Barbara's buttons
T
T
Oxypolis canbyi
Canby's dropwort
E
A
Ptilimnium nodosum
Harperella
E
A
Rhus michauxii
Michaux's sumac
E
T
Sagittaria secundifolia
Kral's water-plantain
T
A
Sarracenia oreophila
Green pitcher-plant
E
A
Schwalbea americana
American chaffseed
E
T
Scutellaria montana
Large-flowered skullcap
E
T
Silene polypetala
Fringed campion
E
T
Spiraea virginiana
Virginia spiraea
T
A
Torreya taxifolia
Florida torreya
E
T
Trillium persistens
Persistent trillium
E
T
Trillium reliquum
Relict trillium
E
T
Xyris tennesseensis
Tennessee yellow-eyed grass
E
A
Mollusks (9 species)
Epioblasma metastriata
Upland combshell
E
A
Epioblasma othcaloogensis
Southern acornshell
E
A
Lampsilis altilis
Fine-lined pocketbook
T
A
Medionidus acutissimus
Alabama moccasinshell
T
A
Medionidus parvulus
Coosa moccasinshell
E
A
Pleurobema decisum
Southern clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema georgianum
Southern pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema perovatum
Ovate clubshell
E
A
Ptychobranchus greeni
Triangular kidneyshell
E
A
Fishes (7 species)
Cyprinella caerulea
Blue shiner
T
A
Etheostoma etowahae
Etowah darter
E
A
Etheostoma scotti
Cherokee darter
T
A
Percina antesella
Amber darter
E
A
Percina aurolineata
Goldline darter
T
A
Percina jenkinsi
Conasauga logperch
E
A
Percina tanasi
Snail darter
T
A
Reptiles (2 species)
Drymarchon corais couperi
Eastern indigo snake
T
T
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
A
Birds (5 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Mycteria americana
Stork wood
E
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Mammals (3 species)
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Trichechus manatus
West Indian manatee
E
A
Kentucky
43 listed species: 31 aquatic, 12 terrestrial (72% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (9 species)
Apios priceana
Price's potato-bean
T
T
Arabis perstellata
Rock cress
E
T
Arenaria cumberlandensis
Cumberland sandwort
E
T
Conradina verticillata
Cumberland rosemary
T
T
Helianthus eggertii
Eggert's sunflower
T
T
Solidago albopilosa
White-haired goldenrod
T
T
Solidago shortii
Short's goldenrod
E
T
Spiraea virginiana
Virginia spiraea
T
A
Trifolium stoloniferum
Running buffalo clover
E
T
Mollusks (21 species)
Alasmidonta atropurpurea
Cumberland elktoe
E
A
Cyprogenia stegaria
Fanshell
E
A
Dromus dromas
Dromedary pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma brevidens
Cumberlandian combshell
E
A
Epioblasma capsaeformis
Oyster mussel
E
A
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Northern riffleshell
E
A
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa
Tubercled-blossom pearlymussel
E
A
Epioblasma walkeri
Tan riffleshell
E
A
Hemistena lata
Cracking pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis abrupta
Pink mucket pearlymussel
E
A
Obovaria retusa
Ring pink mussel
E
A
Pegias fabula
Little-wing pearlymussel
E
A
Plethobasus cicatricosus
White wartyback pearlymussel
E
A
Plethobasus cooperianus
Orange-foot pimple back pearlymussel
E
A
Pleurobema clava
Clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema plenum
Rough pigtoe
E
A
Potamilus capax
Fat pocketbook
E
A
Quadrula cylindrica strigillata
Rough rabbitsfoot
E
A
Quadrula fragosa
Winged mapleleaf mussel
E
A
Villosa trabalis
Cumberland bean pearlymussel
E
A
Crustaceans (1 species)
Palaemonias ganteri
Kentucky cave shrimp
E
A
Fishes (4 species)
Etheostoma chienense
Relict darter
E
A
Notropis albizonatus
Palezone shiner
E
A
Phoxinus cumberlandensis
Blackside dace
T
A
Scaphirhynchus albus
Pallid sturgeon
E
A
Birds (5 speices)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Sterna antillarum
Least tern
E
A
Mammals (3 species)
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Plecotus townsendii virginianus
Virginia big-eared bat
E
T
Louisiana
21 listed species: 14 aquatic, 7 terrestrial (67% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (4 species)
Geocarpon minimum
(no common name)
T
T
Isoetes louisianensis
Louisiana quillwort
E
A
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Schwalbea americana
American chaffseed
E
T
Mollusks (3 species)
Lampsilis abrupta
Pink mucket pearlymussel
E
A
Margaritifera hembeli
Louisiana pearlshell
T
A
Potamilus inflatus
Inflated heelsplitter
T
A
Fishes (2 species)
Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi
Gulf sturgeon
T
A
Scaphirhynchus albus
Pallid sturgeon
E
A
Reptiles (3 species)
 
 
 
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
A
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher tortoise
T
T
Graptemys oculifera
Ringed map turtle
T
A
Birds (7 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown pelican
E
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Sterna antillarum
Least tern
E
A
Vireo atricapillus
Black-capped vireo
E
T
Mammals (2 species)
Ursus americanus luteolus
Louisiana black bear
T
T
Trichechus manatus
West Indian manatee
E
A
Maryland
15 listed species: 10 aquatic, 5 terrestrial (67% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (6 species)
Aeschynomene virginica
Sensitive joint-vetch
T
A
Agalinis acuta
Sandplain gerardia
E
T
Helonias bullata
Swamp pink
T
A
Oxypolis canbyi
Canby's dropwort
E
A
Ptilimnium nodosum
Harperella
E
A
Scirpus ancistrochaetus
Northeastern bulrush
E
A
Mollusks (1 species)
Alasmidonta heterodon
Dwarf wedge mussel
E
A
Insects (2 species)
Cicindela puritana
Puritan tiger beetle
T
T
Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis
Northeastern beach tiger beetle
T
A
Fishes (1 species)
Etheostoma sellare
Maryland darter
E
A
Birds (3 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Mammals (2 species)
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Sciurus niger cinereus
Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel
E
T
Mississippi
32 listed species: 24 aquatic, 8 terrestrial (75% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (3 species)
Apios priceana
Price's potato-bean
T
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Schwalbea americana
American chaffseed
E
T
Mollusks (11 species)
Epioblasma penita
Southern combshell
E
A
Lampsilis perovalis
Orange-nacre mucket
T
A
Medionidus acutissimus
Alabama moccasinshell
T
A
Pleurobema curtum
Black clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema decisum
Southern clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema marshalli
Flat pigtoe
E
A
Pleurobema perovatum
Ovate clubshell
E
A
Pleurobema taitianum
Heavy pigtoe
E
A
Potamilus capax
Fat pocketbook
E
A
Potamilus inflatus
Inflated heelsplitter
T
A
Quadrula stapes
Stirrupshell
E
A
Fishes (3 species)
Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi
Gulf sturgeon
T
A
Etheostoma rubrum
Bayou darter
T
A
Scaphirhynchus albus
Pallid sturgeon
E
A
Reptiles (5 species)
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
A
Drymarchon corais couperi
Eastern indigo snake
T
T
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher tortoise
T
T
Graptemys flavimaculata
Yellow-bloched map turtle
T
A
Graptemys oculifera
Ringed map turtle
T
A
Birds (7 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Grus canadensis pulla
Mississippi sandhill crane
E
A
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown pelican
E
A
Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded woodpecker
E
T
Sterna antillarum
Least tern
E
A
Mammals (3 species)
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Trichechus manatus
West Indian manatee
E
A
Ursus americanus luteolus
Louisiana black bear
T
T
Missouri
22 listed species: 13 aquatic, 9 terrestrial (59% of listed species are aquatic)
Plants (7 species)
Asclepias meadii
Mead's milkweed
T
T
Boltonia decurrens
Decurrent false aster
T
T
Geocarpon minimum
(no common name)
T
T
Lesquerella filiformis
Missouri bladderpod
E
T
Lindera melissifolia
Pondberry
E
A
Platanthera praeclara
Western prairie fringed orchid
T
T
Trifolium stoloniferum
Running buffalo clover
E
T
Mollusks (4 species)
Epioblasma florentina curtisi
Curtis' pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis abrupta
Pink mucket pearlymussel
E
A
Lampsilis higginsi
Higgins'eye pearlymussel
E
A
Potamilus capax
Fat pocketbook
E
A
Fishes (4 species)
Amblyopsis rosae
Ozark cavefish
T
A
Etheostoma nianguae
Niangua darter
T
A
Noturus placidus
Neosho madtom
T
A
Scaphirhynchus albus
Pallid sturgeon
E
A
Birds (4 species)
Charadrius melodus
Piping plover
T
A
Falco peregrinus anatum
American peregrine falcon
E
T
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
T
A
Sterna antillarum
Least tern
E
A
Mammals (3 species)
Myotis grisescens
Gray bat
E
A
Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
E
T
Plecotus townsendii ingens
Ozark big-eared bat
E
T
North Carolina
49 listed species: 26 aquatic, 23 terrestrial (53% of listed species are aquatic)
Lichens (1 species)
Gymnoderma lineare
Rock gnome lichen
E
T
Plants (25 species)
Aeschynomene virginica
Sensitive joint-vetch
T
A
Amaranthus pumilus
Seabeach amaranth
T
A
Cardamine micranthera
Small-anthered bittercr