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List Of Endangered Species In North America
As of May 16, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency listed approximately 1,300 animal species as endangered species, endangered or threatened species, threatened in North America. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Below is a partial list: 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) *''Guadalupe fur seal, Arctophoca townsendi'' (Guadalupe fur seal) *''Atele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate. The agency is led by its administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. The current administrator is Lee Zeldin. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank. The EPA has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. There are regional offices for each of the agency's ten regions, as well as 27 laboratories around the country. The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atopogale Cubana
The Cuban solenodon or ''almiquí'' (''Atopogale cubana'') is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal endemic to mountainous forests on Cuba. It is the only species in the genus ''Atopogale''. An elusive animal, it lives in burrows and is only active at night when it uses its unusual toxic saliva to feed on insects. The solenodons (family Solenodontidae), native to the Caribbean, are one of only a few mammals that are venomous. The Cuban solenodon is endangered and was once considered extinct due to its rarity. It and the Hispaniolan solenodon (''Solenodon paradoxus'') are the only surviving solenodon species; the others are extinct. Taxonomy Although formerly classified in the genus ''Solenodon'', phylogenetic evidence supports it being in its own genus, ''Atopogale''. Rediscovery Since its discovery in 1861 by the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters, only 36 had ever been caught. By 1970, some thought the Cuban solenodon had become extinct, since no specimens had been found sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynorhinus Townsendii Ingens
The Ozark big-eared bat (''Corynorhinus townsendii ingens'') is an endangered species found only in a small number of caves in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, the southern central United States. Also known as the western big-eared bat, the long-eared bat, and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. The Ozark big-eared bat is the largest and reddest of the five subspecies of ''Corynorhinus townsendii'', is medium-sized and weighs from 0.2 to 0.5 ounces.U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service It has very large, 1-inch-long ears that connect at the base across the forehead. The snout has large, prominent lumps above the nostrils. These particular bats feed on moths and other insects; they forage along forest edges. Importance Bats are beneficial to our planet in a myriad of ways. A colony of big brown bats can eat 18 million cucumber beetles.Wild Cave National Park The insectivorous food habits of bats play an important role in mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canis Rufus
The red wolf (''Canis rufus'') is a canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (''Canis latrans'') and gray wolf (''Canis lupus''). The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species has been contentious for nearly a century, being classified either as a subspecies of the gray wolf ''Canis lupus rufus'', or a coywolf (a genetic admixture of wolf and coyote). Because of this, it is sometimes excluded from endangered species lists, despite its critically low numbers. Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes the red wolf as an endangered species and grants it protected status. Since 1996, the IUCN has listed the red wolf as a Critically Endangered species; however, it is not listed in the CITES Appendices of endangered species. History Red wolves were once distributed throughout the southeastern and south-central United States from the Atlantic Ocean to central Texa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canis Lupus Orion
The Greenland wolf (Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Latin: ''Canis lupus orion'', Danish language, Danish: ''grønlandsulv'') is a subspecies of gray wolf that is native to Greenland and Ellesmere Island, Canada. Historically it was heavily persecuted, but today it is fully protected. Approximately 90% of the wolf's range falls within the boundaries of the Northeast Greenland National Park. During most years, the population residing in Greenland is estimated to be between 30 and 40 wolves. Taxonomy and evolution In 1935, the British zoologist Reginald Pocock attributed the subspecies name ''Canis lupus orion'' to a specimen from Cape York (Greenland), Cape York, northwest Greenland. He also attributed the name ''Canis lupus arctos'' (Arctic wolf) to a specimen from Melville Island in the nearby Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada. Both wolves are recognized as separate subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' in the taxonomic authority ''Mammal Species of the World'' in 2005. The oldest wolf re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canis Lupus Manningi
The Baffin Island wolf (''Canis lupus manningi''), also known as the Baffin Island tundra wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf which resides exclusively on Baffin Island and several nearby islands. It was not formally recognized as a subspecies until 1943, when it was given its taxonomic classification by Anderson. This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' in the taxonomic authority ''Mammal Species of the World (2005)''. Physiology Description The Baffin Island wolf is described as being light coloured, sometimes white, and unusually small, as compared to other wolf subspecies. It is proposed to be the smallest of all Arctic wolf types. It is currently endangered. History Early records and evidence suggest that the wolves in western Greenland migrated there from Baffin Island and are, thus, descendants of the Baffin Island wolf subspecies. In 1966, a study was conducted on the Baffin Island wolf, of which a preliminary assessment had been made the year bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canis Lupus Crassodon
The Vancouver Coastal sea wolf, also known as the Vancouver Island wolf, coastal wolf or sea wolf (''Canis lupus crassodon'') is a subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of northwestern wolf, Endemism, endemic to the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are a unique subspecies of wolf due to their semi-aquatic lifestyle, which includes a diet that is almost entirely marine-based. The wolves play important roles in the cultures and spiritual beliefs of local indigenous people, with mythical creatures like the Gonakadet, Gonakadet and Wasgo, found among the Tsimshian, Tlingit, and Haida people, Haida peoples of British Columbia and Alaska, being inspired by them. Description Vancouver Island wolves measure between from nose to tail-tip, and are noticeably lighter than their interior counterparts, weighing between 29 and 40 kilos (65-90lbs), as opposed to the 36 to 68 kilos (80-150lbs) of a mainland British Columbia wolf. As with other wolves, there is a difference in size betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canis Lupus Baileyi
The Mexican wolf (''Canis lupus baileyi''), also known as the ''lobo mexicano'' (or, simply, ''lobo'') is a subspecies of gray wolf (''C. lupus'') native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico. Historically, the subspecies ranged from eastern Southern California south into Baja California, east through the Sonora and Chihuahua Deserts and into West Texas. Its ancestors were likely among the first gray wolves to enter North America after the extinction of the Beringian wolf, as indicated by its southern range and basal physical and genetic characteristics. Though once held in high regard in Pre-Columbian Mexico, ''Canis lupus baileyi'' became the most endangered gray wolf subspecies in North America, having been extirpated in the wild during the mid-1900s through a combination of hunting, trapping, poisoning and the removal of pups from dens, mainly out of fear, by livestock herders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradypus Pygmaeus
The pygmy three-toed sloth (''Bradypus pygmaeus''), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a species of sloth in the Family (biology), family Bradypodidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama. The species was first Species description, described by Robert P. Anderson (zoologist), Robert P. Anderson of the University of Kansas and Charles O. Handley, Charles O. Handley Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution in 2001. The pygmy three-toed sloth is significantly smaller than the other three members of its genus, but otherwise resembles the brown-throated three-toed sloth. According to Anderson and Handley Jr., the head-and-body length is between , and the body mass ranges from . This sloth, like other extant sloths, is arboreal (tree-living) and feeds on leaves. It has a body adapted to hang by its limbs; the large curved claws help the sloth to keep a strong grip on tree branches. It lives high in the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylagus Idahoensis
The pygmy rabbit (''Sylvilagus idahoensis'') is a rabbit species native to the United States. It is the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the ''Hare, Lepus'' (hare) or ''Cottontail rabbit, Sylvilagus'' (cottontail) Genus, genera, and was once considered to be within the genus ''Brachylagus'', which includes one extinct species. One isolated population, the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Federal government, though the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as lower risk. Taxonomy The pygmy rabbit was first Species description, described by Clinton Hart Merriam in 1891, as ''Lepus idahoensis''; the Type (biology), type specimen, in winter pelage, had been collected in the Pahsimeroi River, Pahsimeroi Valley the previous autumn. In 1900, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Gerrit S. Miller, Jr. erected the new subgenus ''Brach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bison Bison Athabascae
The wood bison (''Bison bison athabascae'') or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo), and Athabaskan bison (or Athabaskan buffalo), is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American bison. Its original range included much of the Taiga, boreal forest regions of Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan.Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation Name The term "buffalo" is considered to be a misnomer for this animal, as it is only distantly related to either of the two "true buffalo", the water buffalo and the African buffalo. However, "bison" is a Greek language, Greek word meaning an ox-like animal, while ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaenoptera Physalus
The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean after the blue whale. The biggest individual reportedly measured in length, with a maximum recorded weight of . The fin whale's body is long, slender and brownish-gray in color, with a paler underside to appear less conspicuous from below (countershading). At least two recognized subspecies exist, one in the North Atlantic and one across the Southern Hemisphere. It is found in all the major oceans, from polar to tropical waters, though it is absent only from waters close to the pack ice at the poles and relatively small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density occurs in temperate and cool waters. Its prey mainly consists of smaller schooling fish, small squid, or crustaceans, including copepods and krill. Mating takes place in temperate, low-latitude seas during the winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
