List of endangered animals of North America
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As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.
Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN).
Below is a partial list:[1]
Mammals
- Alouatta coibensis(Colba Island howler)
- Alouatta palliata(mantled howler)
- Alouatta pigra(Guatemalan black howler)
- Ammospermophilus nelsoni(San Joaquin antelope squirrel)
- Antilocapra americana peninsularis(Baja California pronghorn)
- Antilocapra americana sonoriensis(Sonoran pronghorn)
- Aplodontia rufa nigra(Mendocino County mountain beaver)
- Arctophoca townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal)
- Ateles fusciceps(black-headed spider monkey)
- Ateles geoffroyi(Geoffroy's spider monkey)
- Atopogale cubana(Cuban solenodon)
- Balaena mysticetus(bowhead whale)
- Balaenoptera borealis(sei whale)
- Balaenoptera musculus(blue whale)
- Balaenoptera physalus(fin whale)
- Bison bison athabascae(wood bison)
- Brachylagus idahoensis(Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit)
- Bradypus pygmaeus(pygmy three-toed sloth)
- Canis lupus baileyi(Mexican wolf)
- Canis lupus crassodon(Vancouver Island wolf)
- Canis lupus manningi(Baffin Island wolf)
- Canis lupus orion(Greenland wolf)
- Canis rufus(red wolf)
- Corynorhinus townsendii ingens(Ozark big-eared bat)
- Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus(Virginia big-eared bat)
- Cryptotis endersi(Enders's small-eared shrew)
- Cryptotis griseoventris(Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew)
- Cryptotis nelsoni(Nelson's small-eared shrew)
- Cynomys mexicanus(Mexican prairie dog)
- Cynomys parvidens(Utah prairie dog)
- Dasyprocta coibae(Coiban agouti)
- Dasyprocta ruatanica(Ruatan Island agouti)
- Delphinapterus leucas(Cook Inlet Beluga whale)
- Dipodomys heermanni morroensis(Morro Bay kangaroo rat)
- Dipodomys ingens(giant kangaroo rat)
- Dipodomys merriami parvus(San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat)
- Dipodomys nitratoides(kangaroo rat) (vulnerable)
- Dipodomys stephensi(Stephens's kangaroo rat)
- Enhydra lutris nereis (southern sea otter)
- Eschrichtius robustus(gray whale)
- Eubalaena glacialis(North Atlantic right whale)
- Eubalaena japonica(North Pacific right whale) Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, Northeast Pacific
- Distinct Population Segment only (Alaska)[2]
- Eumops floridanus(Florida bonneted bat)
- Geocapromys brownii(Jamaican coney)
- Geomys tropicalis(tropical pocket gopher)
- Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus(Carolina northern flying squirrel)
- Lasiurus cinereus semotus (Hawaiian hoary bat)
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli (Gulf Coast jaguarundi)
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi panamensis (Panamanian jaguarundi)
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi tolteca (Sinaloan jaguarundi)
- Leopardus pardalis(ocelot)
- Leopardus wiedii(margay)
- Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae (lesser long-nosed bat)
- Leptonycteris nivalis(Mexican long-nosed bat)
- Leptonycteris yerbabuenae(Lesser long-nosed bat)
- Lepus flavigularis(Tehuantepec jackrabbit)
- Lynx canadensis(Canada lynx)
- Lynx rufus escuinapae (Mexican bobcat)
- Marmota vancouverensis(Vancouver Island marmot)
- Megaptera novaeangliae(humpback whale)
- Mesocapromys angelcabrerai(Cabrera's hutia)
- Mesocapromys auritus(eared hutia)
- Mesocapromys nanus(dwarf hutia)
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis(San Felipe hutia)
- Microtus californicus scirpensis(amargosa vole)
- Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis (Hualpai Mexican vole)
- Microtus oaxacensis(tarabundí vole)
- Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli(Florida salt marsh vole)
- Microtus umbrosus(zempoaltépec vole)
- Mustela nigripes(black-footed ferret)
- Myotis peninsularis(peninsular myotis)
- Myotis planiceps(flat-headed myotis)
- Myotis sodalis(Indiana bat)
- Mysateles garridoi(Garrido's hutia)
- Mysateles meridionalis(southern hutia)
- Nasua narica nelsoni(Cozumel Island coati)
- Neomonachus schauinslandi(Hawaiian monk seal)
- Neotoma floridana smalli(Key Largo woodrat)
- Neotoma fuscipes riparia(riparian woodrat)
- Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis(Cedros Island mule deer)
- Odocoileus virginianus clavium(Key deer)
- Odocoileus virginianus leucurus(Columbian white-tailed deer)
- Oryzomys palustris natator(rice rat)
- Orcinus orca(orca)
- Orthogeomys lanius(big pocket gopher)
- Ovis canadensis californiana (California bighorn sheep)
- Ovis canadensis nelsoni(peninsular bighorn sheep)
- Ovis canadensis sierrae(Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep)
- Panthera onca(jaguar)
- Pappogeomys alcorni(Alcorn's pocket gopher)
- Perognathus longimembris pacificus(Pacific pocket mouse)
- Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola (Key Largo cotton mouse)
- Phocoena sinus(vaquita)
- Physeter macrocephalus(sperm whale)
- Plagiodontia aedium(Hispaniolan hutia)
- Procyon lotor maynardi(Bahamian raccoon)
- Procyon pygmaeus(Cozumel raccoon)
- Puma concolor couguar (Florida panther)
- Puma concolor couguar (North American cougar) Ontario, New Brunswick
- Rangifer tarandus caribou(woodland caribou)
- Rangifer tarandus pearyi(Peary caribou)
- Reithrodontomys raviventris(salt marsh harvest mouse)
- Rhogeessa genowaysi(Genoways's yellow bat)
- Sciurus niger cinereus(Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel)
- Sorex ornatus relictus(Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew)
- Sorex pribilofensis(Pribilof Island shrew)
- Sorex sclateri(Sclater's shrew)
- Sorex stizodon(San Cristobal shrew)
- Spermophilus atricapillus(Baja California rock squirrel)
- Sylvilagus bachmani riparius(brush rabbit)
- Sylvilagus dicei(Dice's cottontail)
- Sylvilagus graysoni(Tres Marias cottontail)
- Sylvilagus insonus(Omilteme cottontail)
- Sylvilagus palustris hefneri (Lower Keys marsh rabbit)
- Sylvilagus robustus(robust cottontail)
- Tamias palmeri(Palmer's chipmunk)
- Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis(Mount Graham red squirrel)
- Tapirus bairdii(Baird's tapir)
- Trichechus manatus(West Indian manatee)
- Urocitellus brunneus(Northern Idaho ground squirrel)
- Urocyon littoralis catalinae(Santa Catalina island fox)
- Urocyon littoralis littoralis (San Miguel island fox)
- Urocyon littoralis santacruzae (Santa Cruz island fox)
- Urocyon littoralis santarosae (Santa Rosa island fox)
- Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear) Listed as threatened in lower 48 states only. Other distinct population segments are secure or experimental.[3]
- Vulpes macrotis mutica(San Joaquin kit fox)
- Vulpes velox hebes(northern swift fox)
- Xerospermophilus perotensis(Perote ground squirrel)
- Zygogeomys trichopus(Michoacan pocket gopher)
Birds
- Agelaius xanthomus(yellow-shouldered blackbird)
- Amazona imperialis(imperial amazon)
- Amazona vittata(Puerto Rican amazon)
- Antrostomus noctitherus(Puerto Rican nightjar)
- Buteo ridgwayi (Ridgway's hawk)
- Campephilus principalis(ivory-billed woodpecker)
- Catharopeza bishopi(whistling warbler)
- Chondrohierax wilsonii(Cuban kite)
- Coccyzus rufigularis (bay-breasted cuckoo)
- Colinus virginianus ridgwayi(masked bobwhite)
- Ferminia cerverai(Zapata rail)
- Geotrygon leucometopia (white-fronted quail-dove)
- Grus americana(whooping crane)
- Gymnogyps californianus(California condor)
- Icterus northropi(Bahama oriole)
- Leptotila wellsi(Grenada dove)
- Leucopeza semperi(Semper's warbler)
- Leuconotopicus borealis(red-cockaded woodpecker)
- Loxia megaplaga (Hispaniolan crossbill)
- Melanospiza richardsoni(Saint Lucia black finch)
- Mimus graysoni(Socorro mockingbird)
- Nesopsar nigerrimus(Jamaican blackbird)
- Oceanodroma macrodactyla(Guadalupe storm petrel)
- Oreophasis derbianus(horned guan)
- Patagioenas inornata wetmorei (Puerto Rican plain pigeon)
- Pterodroma cahow (Bermuda petrel)
- Pterodroma caribbaea (Jamaican petrel)
- Pterodroma hasitata (black-capped petrel)
- Ramphocinclus brachyurus(white-breasted thrasher)
- Siphonorhis americana (Jamaican poorwill)
- Setophaga angelae(elfin woods warbler)
- Setophaga kirtlandii(Kirtland's warbler)
- Sitta pusilla insularis (Bahama nuthatch)
- Starnoenas cyanocephala(blue-headed quail-dove)
- Tachycineta cyaneoviridis(Bahama swallow)
- Toxostoma guttatum(Cozumel thrasher)
- Tyrannus cubensis(giant kingbird)
- Vermivora bachmanii(Bachman's warbler)
Reptiles
- Anolis roosevelti (Culebra Island giant anole)
- Borikenophis sanctaecrucis(Saint Croix racer)
- Caretta caretta(loggerhead sea turtle)
- Chelonia mydas(green sea turtle)
- Chilabothrus monensis(Virgin Islands tree boa)
- Clemmys guttata(spotted turtle)
- Clemmys muhlenbergii(bog turtle)
- Crocodylus acutus(American crocodile)
- Crocodylus moreletii(Morelet's crocodile)
- Crocodylus rhombifer(Cuban crocodile)
- Crotalus catalinensis (Catalina rattlesnake)
- Crotalus pusillus (Tancitarian dusky rattlesnake)
- Crotalus unicolor (Aruba rattlesnake)
- Crotalus willardi obscurus (New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake)
- Cyclura carinata bartschi (Bartsch's iguana)
- Cyclura carinata carinata(Turks and Caicos rock iguana)
- Cyclura cychlura cychlura (Andros iguana)
- Cyclura cychlura figginsi (Exuma Island iguana)
- Cyclura cychlura inornata (Allen Cays rock iguana)
- Cyclura collei(Jamaican iguana)
- Cyclura cornuta cornuta(rhinoceros iguana)
- Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri(Mona ground iguana)
- Cyclura lewisi(blue iguana)
- Cyclura nubila caymanensis (lesser Caymans iguana)
- Cyclura pinguis (Anegada ground iguana)
- Cyclura ricordii (Ricord's ground iguana)
- Cyclura rileyi cristata (White Cay iguana)
- Cyclura rileyi nuchalis (Acklins ground iguana)
- Cyclura rileyi rileyi(Bahamian rock iguana)
- Dermatemys mawii(Central American river turtle)
- Dermochelys coriacea(leatherback sea turtle)
- Drymarchon couperi(eastern indigo snake)
- Eretmochelys imbricata(hawksbill sea turtle)
- Gambelia silus(blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
- Glyptemys insculpta(wood turtle)
- Gopherus agassizii(desert tortoise)
- Gopherus flavomarginatus(Bolson tortoise)
- Gopherus polyphemus(gopher tortoise)
- Graptemys flavimaculata(yellow-blotched map turtle)
- Graptemys oculifera(ringed map turtle)
- Heloderma suspectum(Gila monster)
- Iguana delicatissima(Lesser Antillean iguana)
- Lepidochelys kempii(Kemp's ridley sea turtle)
- Lepidochelys olivacea(olive ridley sea turtle)
- Mabuya hispaniolae (Hispaniolan two-lined skink)
- Macrochelys temminckii(alligator snapping turtle)
- Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus(Alameda whipsnake)
- Pholidoscelis polops(St. Croix ground lizard)
- Pseudemys alabamensis(Alabama red-belly turtle)
- Sauromalus varius(San Esteban Island chuckwalla)
- Sphaerodactylus armasi (Guantanamo least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus callocricus (callous least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus cochranae(Cochran's least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus epiurus(Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero)
- Sphaerodactylus intermedius(Mantanzas least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus ladae(Martin Garcia least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus micropithecus(Monito gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus ocoae(Peravia least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus oliveri(Juventud least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius(Dominican least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus pimienta (pepper sphaero)
- Sphaerodactylus plummeri(Barahona big-scaled sphaero)
- Sphaerodactylus randi(Pedernales least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus (Valle de Neiba least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus ruibali(Ruibal's least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus samanensis(Samana least gecko)
- Sphaerodactylus schuberti(Neiba agave sphaero)
- Sphaerodactylus schwartzi(Guantanamo collared sphaero)
- Sphaerodactylus storeyae (Los Canarreos geckolet)
- Sphaerodactylus torrei (Barbour's least gecko)
- Sternotherus depressus(flattened musk turtle)
- Terrapene coahuila(aquatic box turtle)
- Thamnophis gigas(giant garter snake)
- Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia(San Francisco garter snake)
- Tropidophis hendersoni (Cuban khaki dwarf boa)
- Typhlops syntherus (Barahona Peninsula blindsnake)
- Uma inornata(Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard)
Amphibians
- Agalychnis moreletii(Morelet's tree frog)
- Ambystoma bishopi(reticulated flatwoods salamander)
- Ambystoma californiense(California tiger salamander)
- Ambystoma cingulatum(frosted flatwoods salamander)
- Anaxyrus houstonensis(Houston toad)
- Eleutherodactylus alcoae(Barahona rock frog)
- Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides
- Eleutherodactylus haitianus
- Eleutherodactylus heminota(half-stripe bromeliad frog)
- Eleutherodactylus hypostenor(Baoruco burrowing frog)
- Eleutherodactylus jasperi(golden coquí)
- Eleutherodactylus minutus (tiny robber frog)
- Eleutherodactylus montanus (Dominican mountain robber frog)
- Eleutherodactylus patriciae
- Eleutherodactylus pituinus
- Eleutherodactylus probolaeus
- Eleutherodactylus ruthae (Ruth's robber frog)
- Eurycea sosorum(Barton Springs salamander)
- Osteopilus pulchrilineatus(Hispaniolan yellow tree frog)
- Osteopilus vastus(Hispaniolan giant tree frog)
- Peltophryne guentheri (southern crested toad)
- Plethodon shenandoah(Shenandoah salamander)
- Rana muscosa(mountain yellow-legged frog)
- Rana sierrae(Sierra Nevada Mountain yellow-legged frog)
- Typhlomolge rathbuni(Texas blind salamander )
Insects and arachnids
- Apodemia mormo langei (Lange's metalmark butterfly)
- Boloria acrocnema(Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly)
- Brychius hungerfordi(Hungerford's crawling water beetle)
- Cicindela nevadica lincolniana(Salt Creek tiger beetle)
- Cicindela ohlone (Ohlone tiger beetle)
- Euphilotes battoides allyni(El Segundo blue butterfly)
- Euphilotes enoptes smithi(Smith's blue butterfly)
- Euphydryas editha quino(Quino checkerspot butterfly)
- Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval's blue butterfly)
- Microhexura montivaga(spruce-fir moss spider)
- Neonympha mitchellii (Mitchell's satyr butterfly)
- Nicrophorus americanus (American burying beetle)
- Plebejus melissa samuelis(Karner blue butterfly)
- Pyrgus ruralis lagunae (Laguna Mountains skipper)
- Speyeria callippe callippe(callippe silverspot butterfly)
- Texamaurops reddelli(Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle)
- Texella reddelli (Bee Creek cave harvestman)
- Trimerotropis infantilis(Zayante band-winged grasshopper)
- Hylaeus longiceps (Hawaiian yellow-faced bee)
Fish
- Acipenser brevirostrum(shortnose sturgeon)
- Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi(Gulf sturgeon)
- Amblyopsis rosae(Ozark cavefish)
- Anguilla rostrata(American eel)
- Catostomus microps(Modoc sucker)
- Catostomus santaanae(Santa Ana sucker)
- Catostomus warnerensis(Warner sucker)
- Carcharhinus longimanus(oceanic whitetip shark)
- Carcharhinus obscurus(Dusky shark)
- Carcharodon carcharias(great white shark)
- Cetorhinus maximus(basking shark)
- Chasmistes brevirostris(shortnose sucker)
- Chasmistes cujus(cui-ui)
- Chasmistes liorus(June sucker)
- Crenichthys baileyi baileyi(White River springfish)
- Crenichthys baileyi grandis(Hiko White River springfish)
- Crenichthys nevadae(Railroad Valley springfish)
- Crystallaria cincotta(diamond darter)
- Cyprinella caerulea(blue shiner)
- Cyprinella formosa(beautiful shiner)
- Cyprinodon bovinus(Leon Springs pupfish)
- Cyprinodon diabolis(Devils Hole pupfish)
- Cyprinodon elegans(Comanche Springs pupfish)
- Cyprinodon macularius(desert pupfish)
- Cyprinodon radiosus(Owens pupfish)
- Deltistes luxatus(Lost River sucker)
- Dionda diaboli(Devils River minnow)
- Epinephelus striatus(Nassau grouper)
- Eremichthys acros(desert dace)
- Erimystax cahni(slender chub)
- Etheostoma boschungi(slackwater darter)
- Etheostoma nuchale(watercress darter)
- Etheostoma okaloosae(Okaloosa darter)
- Etheostoma wapiti(boulder darter)
- Eucyclogobius newberryi(tidewater goby)
- Fundulus julisia(Barrens topminnow)
- Gambusia dominicensis (Dominican gambusia)
- Gambusia gaigei(Big Bend gambusia)
- Gambusia heterochir(Clear Creek gambusia)
- Gambusia nobilis(Pecos gambusia)
- Gila bicolor mohavensis(Mohave tui chub)
- Gila boraxobius(Borax Lake chub)
- Gila cypha(humpback chub)
- Gila ditaenia(Sonora chub)
- Gila elegans(bonytail chub)
- Gila intermedia(Gila chub)
- Gila nigrescens(Chihuahua chub)
- Gila purpurea(Yaqui chub)
- Gila seminuda(Virgin River chub)
- Hybognathus amarus(Rio Grande silvery minnow)
- Hypomesus transpacificus(delta smelt)
- Ictalurus pricei (Yaqui catfish)
- Isurus oxyrinchus(shortfin mako shark)
- Isurus paucus(longfin mako shark)
- Lepidomeda albivallis(White River spinedace)
- Lepidomeda vittata(Little Colorado spinedace)
- Meda fulgida(spikedace)
- Moapa coriacea(moapa dace)
- Notropis cahabae(Cahaba shiner)
- Notropis mekistocholas(Cape Fear shiner)
- Noturus flavipinnis(yellowfin madtom)
- Noturus stanauli(pygmy madtom)
- Noturus trautmani(Scioto madtom)
- Oncorhynchus apache (Apache trout) (threatened)[4]
- Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi (Lahontan cutthroat trout) (threatened)[5]
- Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris (Paiute cutthroat trout) (threatened)[6]
- Oncorhynchus clarki stomias (greenback cutthroat trout) (threatened)[7]
- Oncorhynchus gilae (Gila trout) (threatened)[8]
- evolutionary significant units (ESU) of chum have been listed as threatened. These are the Hood Canal Summer Run population and the Lower Columbia River Population.[9][10]The Pacific Coast ESU and Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU are secure.
- Oregonichthys crameri(Oregon chub)
- Percina antesella(amber darter)
- Percina aurolineata(goldline darter)
- Percina jenkinsi(Conasauga logperch)
- Percina pantherina(leopard darter)
- Percina rex(Roanoke logperch)
- Percina tanasi(snail darter)
- Phoxinus cumberlandensis(blackside dace)
- Plagopterus argentissimus(woundfin)
- Poecilia latipunctata(broadspotted molly)
- Poecilia sulphuraria(sulphur molly)
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis(Gila toppminnow)
- Pristis pectinata(smalltooth sawfish)
- Pristis pristis(largetooth sawfish)
- Ptychocheilus lucius(Colorado pikeminnow)
- Salvelinus confluentus (bull trout) (threatened)[11]
- Scaphirhynchus albus(pallid sturgeon)
- Scaphirhynchus suttkusi(Alabama sturgeon)
- Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni(Alabama cavefish)
- Sphyrna lewini(scalloped hammerhead)
- Tiaroga cobitis(loach minnow)
- Xyrauchen texanus(razorback sucker)
Crustaceans
- Orconectes shoupi(Nashville crayfish)
Non-marine molluscs
See also
References
- ^ "Mammals". Threatened & Endangered Species System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ "Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Greenback Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Species Profile for Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "5-Year Review: Summary & Evaluation of Lower Columbia River Chinook, Columbia River Chum, Lower Columbia River Coho, Lower Columbia River Steelhead" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "5-Year Review: Summary & Evaluation of Puget Sound Chinook, Hood Canal Summer Chum, Puget Sound Steelhead" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Species Profile for Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus)". US Fish and Wildlife Service.
External links
- Species Information Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants at United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Endangered Species Act - National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA
- Species Search at US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR): Endangered and threatened wildlife