As of November 1, 2009, the

United States Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...

listed approximately 1,200 animals and 750 plants as

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threatened Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of '' critical depe ...

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...

. NOTE: This list is intended only for species listed as Federally Endangered under the

United States Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of e ...

(ESA) and the

, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the

International Union for the Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

(IUCN). Below is a partial list:

Animals

Mammals

Alouatta coibensis The Coiba Island howler (''Alouatta coibensis'') is a type of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Panama. Although the Coiba Island howler has been recognized as a separate species by a number of authorities since a 1987 study ...

'' (Colba Island howler)
''

Alouatta palliata The mantled howler (''Alouatta palliata'') is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled ...

'' (Mantled howler)
'' Alouatta pigra'' (Guatemalan black howler)
''

Ammospermophilus nelsoni The San Joaquin antelope squirrel or Nelson's antelope squirrel (''Ammospermophilus nelsoni''), is a species of antelope squirrel, in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. Distribution and habitat The San Joaquin antelope squ ...

'' (San Joaquin antelope squirrel)
'' Antilocapra americana peninsularis'' (Baja California pronghorn)
''

Antilocapra americana sonoriensis The Sonoran pronghorn (''Antilocapra americana sonoriensis'') is an endangered subspecies of pronghorn that is endemic to the Sonoran Desert. Conservation Around 200 animals currently are believed to exist in Arizona in the United States, up fr ...

'' (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 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 activ ...

'' (Cuban solenodon)
''

Balaena mysticetus ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...

'' (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 The pygmy three-toed sloth (''Bradypus pygmaeus''), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama. The species was first described by Robert P. And ...

'' (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 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 s ...

'' (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 The Mexican prairie dog (''Cynomys mexicanus'') is a diurnal burrowing rodent native to Mexico. Treatment as an agricultural pest has led to its status as an endangered species. They are closely related to squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. '' ...

'' (Mexican prairie dog)
'' Cynomys parvidens'' (Utah prairie dog)
'' Dasyprocta coibae'' (Coiban agouti)
''

Dasyprocta ruatanica The Ruatan Island agouti (''Dasyprocta ruatanica''), also called the Roatán Island agouti, is a species of agouti in the family Dasyproctidae. Distribution It is endemic to the island of Roatán, off the north coast of Honduras. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (Ruatan Island agouti)
''

Delphinapterus leucas The beluga whale () (''Delphinapterus leucas'') is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus ''Delphinapterus''. It is also known as the ...

'' (Cook Inlet Beluga whale)
'' Dipodomys heermanni morroensis'' (Morro Bay kangaroo rat)
''

Dipodomys ingens The giant kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys ingens'') is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California. Description The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest of over 20 species of kangaroo rats, which are small members of the rodent fa ...

'' (giant kangaroo rat)
'' Dipodomys merriami parvus'' (San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat)
'' Dipodomys nitratoides'' (kangaroo rat) (vulnerable)
''

Dipodomys stephensi Stephens's kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys stephensi'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Southern California region of the United States, primarily in western Riverside County. The species is named after Ame ...

'' (Stephens's kangaroo rat)
'' Enhydra lutris nereis'' (Southern sea otter)
'' Eschrichtius robustus'' (Gray whale)
''

Eubalaena glacialis Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus ''Eubalaena'': the North Atlantic right whale (''E. glacialis''), the North Pacific right whale (''E. japonica'') and the Southern right whale (''E. australis''). They are class ...

'' (North Atlantic right whale)
''

Eubalaena japonica Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus ''Eubalaena'': the North Atlantic right whale (''E. glacialis''), the North Pacific right whale (''E. japonica'') and the Southern right whale (''E. australis''). They are class ...

'' (North Pacific right whale) Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, Northeast Pacific
'' Eumetopias jubatus'' (Steller sea lion) Western

Distinct Population Segment {{no footnotes, date=February 2018 A distinct population segment (DPS) is the smallest division of a taxonomic species permitted to be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. ''Species'', as defined in the Act for listing purposes, is a ...

only (Alaska)
'' Eumops floridanus'' (Florida bonneted bat)
''

Geocapromys brownii The Jamaican coney (''Geocapromys brownii''), also known as the Jamaican hutia or Brown's hutia, is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the island of Jamaica. About the size of a rabbit, it lives in group nests and is active at nig ...

'' (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 The Canada lynx (''Lynx canadensis''), or Canadian lynx, is a medium-sized North American lynx that ranges across Alaska, Canada, and northern areas of the contiguous United States. It is characterized by its long, dense fur, triangular ears ...

'' (Canada lynx)
'' Lynx rufus escuinapae'' (Mexican bobcat)
''

Marmota vancouverensis The Vancouver Island marmot (''Marmota vancouverensis'') naturally occurs only in the high mountains of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. This particular marmot species is large compared to some other marmots, and most other rodents. Marmots ...

'' (Vancouver Island marmot)
''

Megaptera novaeangliae The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The humpb ...

'' (Humpback whale)
''

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai Cabrera's hutia (''Mesocapromys angelcabrerai'') is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found only in Cuba. It lives in communal shelters in swamps and coastal mangrove forests, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a member of ...

'' (Cabrera's hutia)
''

Mesocapromys auritus The eared hutia or large-eared hutia (''Mesocapromys auritus'') is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the Caribbean island of Cayo Fragoso, off the north coast of Cuba. It lives in coastal mangrove forests and swamps, and is thr ...

'' (Eared hutia)
''

Mesocapromys nanus The dwarf hutia (''Mesocapromys nana'') is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal known only from Cuba. Aside from tracks, it was last seen in 1937 and may be extinct. It gives birth to only a single offspring at a time, and is threaten ...

'' (Dwarf hutia)
'' Mesocapromys sanfelipensis'' (San Felipe hutia)
'' Microtus californicus scirpensis'' (Amargosa vole)
''

Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ...

'' (Hualpai Mexican vole)
''

Microtus oaxacensis ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ...

'' (Tarabundí vole)
'' Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli'' (Florida salt marsh vole)
'' Microtus umbrosus'' (Zempoaltépec vole)
''

Mustela nigripes The black-footed ferret (''Mustela nigripes''), also known as the American polecatHeptner, V. G. (Vladimir Georgievich); Nasimovich, A. A; Bannikov, Andrei Grigorovich; Hoffmann, Robert S. (2001)''Mammals of the Soviet Union''Volume: v. 2, pt. 1 ...

'' (black-footed ferret)
''

Myotis peninsularis The peninsular myotis (''Myotis peninsularis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico, found only within Baja California Sur state on the southern Baja California Peninsula. Its habitats include the southern Peninsu ...

'' (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 The Key Largo woodrat (''Neotoma floridana smalli''), a subspecies of the eastern woodrat The eastern woodrat (''Neotoma floridana''), also known as the Florida woodrat or bush rat, is a pack rat native to the central and Eastern United State ...

'' (Key Largo woodrat)
'' Neotoma fuscipes riparia'' (riparian woodrat)
''

Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis The Cedros Island mule deer (''Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis'') is a subspecies of mule deer found only on Cedros Island off the coast of Baja California. Only about 50 individuals remain, with no captive population. Its behavior is similar to ...

'' (Cedros Island mule deer)
'' Odocoileus virginianus clavium'' (Key deer)
'' Odocoileus virginianus leucurus'' (Columbian white-tailed deer)
''

Oryzomys palustris natator ''Oryzomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini living in southern North America and far northern South America. It includes eight species, two of which—the marsh rice rat (''O. palustris'') of the United States an ...

'' (rice rat)
''

Orcinus orca The orca or killer whale (''Orcinus orca'') is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Orcinus'' and is recognizable by its black-and-white pat ...

'' (Orca)
'' Orthogeomys lanius'' (Big pocket gopher)
'' Ovis canadensis californiana'' (California bighorn sheep)
'' Ovis canadensis nelsoni'' (Peninsular bighorn sheep)
''

Ovis canadensis sierrae ''Ovis'' is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its seven highly sociable species are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from t ...

'' (Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep)
''

Panthera onca The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the t ...

'' (Jaguar)
''

Pappogeomys alcorni Alcorn's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni'') is a subspecies of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is montane pine-oak forest (910-3,010 m) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco ...

'' (Alcorn's pocket gopher)
'' Perognathus longimembris pacificus'' (Pacific pocket mouse)
'' Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola'' (Key Largo cotton mouse)
'' Phocoena sinus'' (Vaquita)
''

Physeter macrocephalus ''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter ant ...

'' (Sperm whale)
''

Plagiodontia aedium The Hispaniolan hutia (''Plagiodontia aedium'') is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal endemic to forests on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It lives in burrows or trees, and is active at ...

'' (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 (''Rhogeessa genowaysi'') is a species of vesper bat found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of immin ...

'' (Genoways's yellow bat)
'' Sciurus niger cinereus'' (Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel)
'' Sorex ornatus relictus'' (Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew)
''

Sorex pribilofensis The Pribilof Island shrew (''Sorex pribilofensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only on Alaska's Pribilof Islands The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands; ale, Amiq, russian: Остр� ...

'' (Pribilof Island shrew)
''

Sorex sclateri Sclater's shrew (''Sorex sclateri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Sclater's shrew is known only from two locations in Chiapas, the type locality in Tumbala at elevation, and from one other locatio ...

'' (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 The Tres Marias cottontail or Tres Marias rabbit (''Sylvilagus graysoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Tres Marias Islands, part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The rabbit is abu ...

'' (Tres Marias cottontail)
'' Sylvilagus insonus'' (Omilteme cottontail)
''

Sylvilagus palustris hefneri ''Sylvilagus palustris hefneri'', also known as the Lower Keys marsh rabbit, is an endangered subspecies of marsh rabbit named after ''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner. General ''Sylvilagus palustris hefneri'' was federally recognized as an endange ...

'' (Lower Keys marsh rabbit)
'' Sylvilagus robustus'' (Robust cottontail)
''

Tamias palmeri Palmer's chipmunk (''Neotamias palmeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Nevada. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description Palmer's chipmunk resembles other chipmunk ...

'' (Palmer's chipmunk)
'' Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis'' (Mount Graham red squirrel)
''

Tapirus bairdii The Baird's tapir (''Tapirus bairdii''), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as ...

'' (Baird's tapir)
''

Trichechus manatus The West Indian manatee (''Trichechus manatus''), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern US to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on un ...

'' (West Indian manatee)
'' Urocitellus brunneus'' (Northern Idaho ground squirrel)
''

Urocyon littoralis catalinae The island fox (''Urocyon littoralis'') is a small fox that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history. They are generally ...

'' (Santa Catalina island fox)
''

Urocyon littoralis littoralis ''Urocyon'' (Greek: "tailed dog") is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'') and the island fox (''Urocyon littoralis''). These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing ...

'' (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
'' 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 The yellow-shouldered blackbird (''Agelaius xanthomus''), known in Puerto Rican Spanish as ''mariquita de Puerto Rico'' or ''capitán'', is a species of blackbird endemic to Puerto Rico. It has black plumage with a prominent yellow patch on t ...

'' (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 The California condor (''Gymnogyps californianus'') is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild individuals were captured, but has since been reintroduced to nort ...

'' (California condor)
'' Icterus northropi'' (Bahama oriole)
''

Leptotila wellsi The Grenada dove (''Leptotila wellsi'') is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the pea doveLawrence, G. N. (1884). Characters of a new species of ''Engypt ...

'' (Grenada dove)
'' Leucopeza semperi'' (Semper's warbler)
''

Leuconotopicus borealis The red-cockaded woodpecker (''Leuconotopicus borealis'') is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States. Description The red-cockaded woodpecker is small to mid-sized species, being intermediate in size between North America's ...

'' (Red-cockaded woodpecker)
'' Loxia megaplaga'' (Hispaniolan crossbill)
'' Melanospiza richardsoni'' (Saint Lucia black finch)
'' Mimus graysoni'' (Socorro mockingbird)
''

Nesopsar nigerrimus The Jamaican blackbird (''Nesopsar nigerrimus'') is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species ( monotypic) in the genus ''Nesopsar''. The species has sometimes been included in the genus ' ...

'' (Jamaican blackbird)
'' Oceanodroma macrodactyla'' (Guadalupe storm petrel)
'' Oreophasis derbianus'' (Horned guan)
''

Patagioenas inornata wetmorei ''Patagioenas'' is a genus of New World pigeons whose distinctness from the genus ''Columba'' was long disputed but ultimately confirmed. It is basal to the ''Columba''-''Streptopelia'' radiation. Their ancestors diverged from that lineage proba ...

'' (Puerto Rican plain pigeon)
''

Pterodroma cahow The Bermuda petrel (''Pterodroma cahow'') is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is the national bird of Bermuda and can be found pictured on Bermudia ...

'' (Bermuda petrel)
''

Pterodroma caribbaea The Jamaican petrel (''Pterodroma caribbaea'') is a small possibly extinct seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, '' Pterodroma''. It is related to the black-capped petrel (''P. hasitata''). Conservation This species was last collected in 1879, an ...

'' (Jamaican petrel)
''

Pterodroma hasitata The black-capped petrel (''Pterodroma hasitata''), also known as the diablotín, is a small seabird native to the West Indies in the genus '' Pterodroma''. It is a long-winged petrel with a grey-brown back and wings, with a white nape and rump. ...

'' (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 (''Vermivora bachmanii'') is a likely extinct passerine migratory bird. This warbler was a migrant, breeding in swampy blackberry and cane thickets of the Southeastern and Midwestern United States and wintering in Cuba. Ther ...

'' (Bachman's warbler)

Reptiles

Anolis roosevelti ''Anolis roosevelti'', also known commonly as the Virgin Islands giant anole, Roosevelt's giant anole or the Culebra giant anole, is an extremely rare or possibly extinct species of lizard of the genus ''Anolis'' in the family Dactyloidae. The ...

'' (Culebra Island giant anole)
''

Borikenophis sanctaecrucis The Saint Croix racer (''Borikenophis sanctaecrucis'') www.reptile-database.org. is a possibly extinct species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands. Etymology The ...

'' (Saint Croix racer)
''

Caretta caretta The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...

'' (loggerhead sea turtle)
''

Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exten ...

'' (green sea turtle)
''

Chilabothrus monensis ''Chilabothrus monensis'', also called the Virgin Islands boa in the Virgin Islands, and possibly sometimes as the Mona Island boa elsewhere, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. It is native to the West Indies. Distribution and habitat ...

'' (Virgin Islands tree boa)
'' Clemmys guttata'' (spotted turtle)
'' Clemmys muhlenbergii'' (bog turtle)
''

Crocodylus acutus ''Crocodylus'' is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae. Taxonomy The generic name, ''Crocodylus'', was proposed by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. ''Crocodylus'' contains 13–14 extant (living) species and 5 extinct speci ...

'' (American crocodile)
''

Crocodylus moreletii Morelet's crocodile ''(Crocodylus moreletii)'', also known as the Mexican crocodile or Belize crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It usually grows to about ...

'' (Morelet's crocodile)
'' Crocodylus rhombifer'' (Cuban crocodile)
''

Crotalus catalinensis The Santa Catalina rattlesnake (''Crotalus catalinensis'') is a species of pit viper endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California just off the east coast of the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is v ...

'' (Catalina rattlesnake)
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Crotalus pusillus ''Crotalus pusillus'', or the Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in west-central Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized. Description Adult males may grow to more than in length, while females are sma ...

'' (Tancitarian dusky rattlesnake)
'' Crotalus unicolor'' (Aruba rattlesnake)
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Crotalus willardi obscurus :''Common names: New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake.''Crotalus willardi obscu ...

'' (New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake)
'' Cyclura carinata bartschi'' (Bartsch's iguana)
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Cyclura carinata carinata The Turks and Caicos rock iguana (''Cyclura carinata'') is a species of lizard endemic (ecology), endemic to the Turks and Caicos islands. This small iguana can reach and becomes mature at seven years and may live for twenty. A single clutch of ...

'' (Turks and Caicos rock iguana)
'' Cyclura cychlura cychlura'' (Andros iguana)
'' Cyclura cychlura figginsi'' (Exuma Island iguana)
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Cyclura cychlura inornata ''Cyclura cychlura inornata'', the Allen Cays rock iguana or Allen Cays iguana, is a subspecies of the northern Bahamian rock iguana that is found on Allen's Cay and adjacent islands in the Bahamas. Its status in the IUCN Red List is criticall ...

'' (Allen Cays rock iguana)
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Cyclura collei The Jamaican iguana (''Cyclura collei''), also known commonly as Colley's iguana, is a large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica. It is critically endangered, even considered extinct between 1948 and 1990. ...

'' (Jamaican iguana)
'' Cyclura cornuta cornuta'' (Rhinoceros iguana)
'' Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri'' (Mona ground iguana)
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Cyclura lewisi The blue iguana (''Cyclura lewisi''), also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana, is an endangered species of lizard which is endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. It was previously cons ...

'' (Blue iguana)
'' Cyclura nubila caymanensis'' (Lesser Caymans iguana)
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Cyclura pinguis ''Cyclura pinguis'', the Anegada rock iguana, Anegada ground iguana or stout iguana,

'' (Anegada ground iguana)
'' Cyclura ricordii'' (Ricord's ground iguana)
'' Cyclura rileyi cristata'' (White Cay iguana)
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Cyclura rileyi nuchalis The Acklins ground iguana (''Cyclura rileyi nuchalis''), also commonly known as the Watling Island iguana, is an endangered subspecies of lizard of the genus ''Cyclura'' it is one of three subspecific forms of '' Cyclura rileyi'' in the family ...

'' (Acklins ground iguana)
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Cyclura rileyi rileyi ''Cyclura rileyi'', Common name, commonly known as the Bahamian rock iguana or the San Salvador rock iguana, is a critically endangered species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Iguanidae. The species is native to three island groups in ...

'' (Bahamian rock iguana)
''

Dermatemys mawii The hickatee (''Dermatemys mawii'') or in Spanish ''tortuga blanca'' ('white turtle'), also called the Central American river turtle, is the only living species in the family Dermatemydidae. The species is found in the Atlantic drainages of Ce ...

'' (Central American river turtle)
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Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights ...

'' (leatherback sea turtle)
'' Drymarchon couperi'' (eastern indigo snake)
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Eretmochelys imbricata The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...

'' (hawksbill sea turtle)
'' Gambelia silus'' (blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
'' Glyptemys insculpta'' (wood turtle)
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Gopherus agassizii The desert tortoise (''Gopherus agassizii''), is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscr ...

'' (desert tortoise)
''

Gopherus flavomarginatus The Bolson tortoise (''Gopherus flavomarginatus''), also called the Mexican giant tortoise or yellow-margined tortoise, is a species of tortoise from North America. Of the six North American tortoise species, it is the largest, having a carapace ...

'' (Bolson tortoise)
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Gopherus polyphemus The gopher tortoise (''Gopherus polyphemus'') is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide s ...

'' (gopher tortoise)
'' Graptemys flavimaculata'' (yellow-blotched map turtle)
'' Graptemys oculifera'' (ringed map turtle)
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Heloderma suspectum The Gila monster (''Heloderma suspectum'', ) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a heavy, typically slow-moving reptile, up to long, and it is the only ve ...

'' (Gila monster)
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Iguana delicatissima The Lesser Antillean iguana (''Iguana delicatissima'') is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of three species of lizard of the genus ''Iguana'' and is in severe decline due to habitat destruction, introduced feral p ...

'' (Lesser Antillean iguana)
'' Lepidochelys kempii'' (Kemp's ridley sea turtle)
''

Lepidochelys olivacea The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in th ...

'' (olive ridley sea turtle)
'' Mabuya hispaniolae'' (Hispaniolan two-lined skink)
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Macrochelys temminckii The alligator snapping turtle (''Macrochelys temminckii'') is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is native to freshwater habitats in the United States. ''M. temminckii'' is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in ...

'' (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 ''Sphaerodactylus armasi'', also known commonly as the Guantanamo coastal gecko or the Guantanamo least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to Cuba. Etymology The specific name, ''armasi'', is ...

'' (Guantanamo least gecko)
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Sphaerodactylus callocricus ''Sphaerodactylus callocricus'', also known as the beautifully ringed sphaero, rough-banded sphaero or rough-banded least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . It is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Taxonomic history ...

'' (Callous least gecko)
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Sphaerodactylus cochranae Cochran's least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus cochranae'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Etymology The specific name, C''ochranae'', is in honor of American herpetologist Dor ...

'' (Cochran's least gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus epiurus The Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero (''Sphaerodactylus epiurus'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) distributed in North America, Central America, South America, and the ...

'' (Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero)
'' Sphaerodactylus intermedius'' (Mantanzas least gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus ladae The Martin Garcia least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus ladae'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Etymology The specific name, ''ladae'', is in honor of the Lada, the reliable ...

'' (Martin Garcia least gecko)
'' Sphaerodactylus micropithecus'' (Monito gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus ocoae The Peravia least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus ocoae'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Etymology The specific name, ''ocoae'', refers to the Sierra de Ocoa mountain range. ...

'' (Peravia least gecko)
'' Sphaerodactylus oliveri'' (Juventud least gecko)
'' Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius'' (Dominican least gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus pimienta ''Sphaerodactylus pimienta'', also known as the pepper sphaero, Cuban pepper sphaero, or Cuban pepper geckolet, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Cuba. It is a relatively large ''Sphaerodactylus'' measuring in snout–vent length Snout ...

'' (pepper sphearo)
'' Sphaerodactylus plummeri'' (Barahona big-scaled sphaero)
'' Sphaerodactylus randi'' (Pedernales least gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus ''Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus'', also known as the two-striped sphaero or Valle de Neiba least gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to the Dominican Republic. References

Sphaerodactylus Endemic fauna of the Dominican Republic Reptil ...

'' (Valle de Neiba least gecko)
''

Sphaerodactylus ruibali Ruibal's least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus ruibali'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. Etymology The specific name, ''ruibali'', is in honor of Cuban-American herpetologist Rodolfo Ruibal ( ...

'' (Ruibal's least gecko)
'' Sphaerodactylus samanensis'' (Samana least gecko)
'' Sphaerodactylus schuberti'' (Neiba Agave sphaero)
''

Sphaerodactylus schwartzi The Guantanamo collared sphaero (''Sphaerodactylus schwartzi''), also known commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet and Schwartz's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. Etymo ...

'' (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 ''Typhlops syntherus'' (common names: Barahona Peninsula blindsnake, Barahona worm snake ) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola and occurs in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is ov ...

'' (Barahona Peninsula blindsnake)
'' Uma inornata'' (Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard)

Amphibians

Agalychnis moreletii Morelet's tree frog (''Agalychnis moreletii''), also known as black-eyed leaf frog and popeye hyla, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats ...

'' (Morelet's tree frog)
''Ambystoma bishopi'' ( Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander)
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Ambystoma californiense The California tiger salamander (''Ambystoma californiense'') is a vulnerable amphibian native to California. It is a mole salamander. Previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander (''A. tigrinum)'', the California tiger salam ...

'' (California tiger salamander)
''Ambystoma cingulatum'' ( Frosted Flatwoods Salamander)
'' Anaxyrus houstonensis'' (Houston toad)
'' Eleutherodactylus alcoae'' (Barahona rock frog)
'' Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides''
''

Eleutherodactylus haitianus ''Eleutherodactylus haitianus'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, at elevations of asl. Its natural habitat is high-elevation pine forest. It is locally common but pat ...

''
''

Eleutherodactylus heminota The half-stripe bromeliad frog or Shreve's robber frog (''Eleutherodactylus heminota'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitats are subt ...

'' (Half-stripe bromeliad frog)
''

Eleutherodactylus hypostenor The Baoruco burrowing frog (''Eleutherodactylus hypostenor''), or Cabral robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola where it is found on the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti and eastward to the Baoruc ...

'' (Baoruco burrowing frog)
''

Eleutherodactylus jasperi ''Eleutherodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae.Hedges, S. B., W. E. Duellman, and M. P. Heinicke . 2008. New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and c ...

'' (Golden coquí)
''

Eleutherodactylus minutus ''Eleutherodactylus minutus'', also known as the Hispaniolan wheeping frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, at elevations of asl. Its common name is tiny robber fro ...

'' (Tiny robber frog)
''

Eleutherodactylus montanus ''Eleutherodactylus montanus'' is a species of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, at elevations of asl. Its common name is Dominican mountain robber frog. Its natural habitat is clo ...

'' (Dominican mountain robber frog)
'' Eleutherodactylus patriciae''
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Eleutherodactylus pituinus ''Eleutherodactylus pituinus'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, at elevations of asl. Its natural habitats are upland pinewoods and forests. It is threatened by ha ...

''
''

Eleutherodactylus probolaeus ''Eleutherodactylus probolaeus'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the La Romana Province, Dominican Republic, at elevations of asl. Its natural habitat is low elevation semi-mesic broadleaf forest. It is modera ...

''
'' Eleutherodactylus ruthae'' (Ruth's robber frog)
'' Eurycea sosorum'' (Barton Springs salamander)
''

Osteopilus pulchrilineatus The Hispaniolan yellow tree frog (''Osteopilus pulchrilineatus''), or common treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Hispaniola, where it is found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Description Adult Hispani ...

'' (Hispaniolan yellow tree frog)
'' Osteopilus vastus'' (Hispaniolan giant tree frog)
''

Peltophryne guentheri ''Peltophryne guentheri'', the southern crested toad or Gunther's Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola and found in the lowlands of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Description Males grow ...

'' (Southern crested toad)
'' Plethodon shenandoah'' (Shenandoah salamander)
'' Rana muscosa'' (mountain yellow-legged frog)
'' Rana sierrae'' (Sierra Nevada Mountain yellow-legged frog)
''

Typhlomolge rathbuni The Texas blind salamander (''Eurycea rathbuni'') is a rare cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. Description The species has a broad, flat, snou ...

'' (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)
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Cicindela nevadica lincolniana The Salt Creek tiger beetle (''Cicindela nevadica lincolniana'') is a critically endangered species, endangered subspecies of tiger beetle endemic (ecology), endemic to the salinity, saline wetlands of northern Lancaster County, Nebraska, adjace ...

'' (Salt Creek tiger beetle)
'' Cicindela ohlone'' (Ohlone tiger beetle)
'' Euphilotes battoides allyni'' (El Segundo blue butterfly)
'' Euphilotes enoptes smithi'' (Smith's blue butterfly)
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Euphydryas editha quino The Quino checkerspot (''Euphydryas editha quino'') is a butterfly native to southern California and northwestern Baja California. It is a subspecies of the common Edith's checkerspot (''Euphydryas editha'') and the second such subspecies to be ...

'' (Quino checkerspot butterfly)
''

Icaricia icarioides ''Icaricia icarioides'', or Boisduval's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in North America. This butterfly has 25 recognized subspecies. This species has been classified in at least four different genera since it was named by ...

'' (Boisduval's blue butterfly)
'' Microhexura montivaga'' (spruce-fir moss spider)
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Neonympha mitchellii ''Neonympha mitchellii'' is an endangered species of nymphalid butterfly of the eastern United States. There are two known subspecies:. *''N. m. mitchellii'', the nominate subspecies, commonly called Mitchell's satyr or Mitchell's marsh satyr, i ...

'' (Mitchell's satyr butterfly)
''

Nicrophorus americanus ''Nicrophorus americanus'', also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic (ecology), endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae ...

'' (American burying beetle)
'' Plebejus melissa samuelis'' (Karner blue butterfly)
''

Pyrgus ruralis lagunae ''Pyrgus ruralis lagunae'', the Laguna Mountains skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is a subspecies of ''Pyrgus ruralis''. Overview The Laguna Mountains skipper is a small, black and white checkered butterfly belonging to t ...

'' (Laguna Mountains skipper)
'' Speyeria callippe callippe'' (Callippe silverspot butterfly)
'' Texamaurops reddelli'' (Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle)
''

Texella reddelli ''Texella reddelli'', the Bee Creek cave harvestman, is a rare species of troglobitic harvestman that was added to the United States endangered species list in 1988, at the same time as six other species native to the karst ecosystem in Travis Co ...

'' (Bee Creek cave harvestman)
'' Trimerotropis infantilis'' (Zayante band-winged grasshopper)
''

Hylaeus longiceps ''Hylaeus longiceps'', also known as the longhead yellow-faced bee, is a species of bee endemic to Hawaii and known from only six populations. In September 2016, along with six other Hawaiian yellow-faced bee species, ''H. longiceps'' was liste ...

'' (Hawaiian yellow-faced bee)

Fish

Acipenser brevirostrum The shortnose sturgeon (''Acipenser brevirostrum'') is a small and endangered species of North American sturgeon. The earliest remains of the species are from the Late Cretaceous Period, over 70 million years ago.National Oceanic and Atmospheri ...

'' (shortnose sturgeon)
'' Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi'' (Gulf sturgeon)
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Amblyopsis rosae The Ozark cavefish, ''Amblyopsis rosae'', is a small subterranean freshwater fish endemic to the United States. It has been listed as a threatened species in the US since 1984; the IUCN currently lists the species as Near Threatened, though t ...

'' (Ozark cavefish)
''

Anguilla rostrata The American eel (''Anguilla rostrata'') is a facultative catadromous fish found on the eastern coast of North America. Freshwater eels are fish belonging to the elopomorph superorder, a group of phylogenetically ancient teleosts. The America ...

'' (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 The great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is nota ...

'' (great white shark)
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Cetorhinus maximus The basking shark (''Cetorhinus maximus'') is the second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach in length. ...

'' (basking shark)
'' Chasmistes brevirostris'' (shortnose sucker)
'' Chasmistes cujus'' (cui-ui)
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Chasmistes liorus The June sucker (''Chasmistes liorus'') is an endangered species of fish endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a gray or brownish fish with a paler belly, growing up to about . It lives alongside the Utah s ...

'' (June sucker)
'' Crenichthys baileyi baileyi'' (White River springfish)
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Crenichthys baileyi grandis ''Crenichthys'' is a genus of fish in the subfamily Empetrichthyinae which is part of the family Goodeidae, the splitfins. This small genus consists of two species which are both endemic to Nevada in the United States. They occur in small pop ...

'' (Hiko White River springfish)
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Crenichthys nevadae The Railroad Valley springfish ''Crenichthys nevadae'', is a rare goodeid fish of the Great Basin of western United States, occurring naturally in just seven thermal springs of Railroad Valley in Nye County, Nevada. The body gives a somewhat hea ...

'' (Railroad Valley springfish)
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Crystallaria cincotta The diamond darter (''Crystallaria cincotta'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is named for the ...

'' (diamond darter)
''

Cyprinella caerulea The blue shiner (''Cyprinella caerulea'') is a species of fish in the carp family. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic to the Cahaba and Coosa River systems of the Mobile River Basin. This is a federally listed ...

'' (blue shiner)
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Cyprinella formosa The beautiful shiner (''Cyprinella formosa'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It is one of 22 species of ''Cyprinella ''Cyprinella'' is a genus o ...

'' (beautiful shiner)
''

Cyprinodon bovinus The Leon Springs pupfish (''Cyprinodon bovinus'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Pecos County, Texas in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species. The Leon Springs pupfish is found a ...

'' (Leon Springs pupfish)
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Cyprinodon diabolis The Devils Hole pupfish (''Cyprinodon diabolis'') is a critically endangered species of the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes) found only in Devils Hole, a water-filled cavern in the US state of Nevada. It was first described as a species in ...

'' (Devils Hole pupfish)
'' Cyprinodon elegans'' (Comanche Springs pupfish)
''

Cyprinodon macularius ''Cyprinodon'' is a genus of pupfishes found in waters that range from fresh to hypersaline. The genus is primarily found in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and southern United States (Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and ...

'' (desert pupfish)
''

Cyprinodon radiosus The Owens pupfish (''Cyprinodon radiosus'') is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfish. It is endemic to California in the United States, where it is limited to the Owens Valley. It is a federally listed endangered ...

'' (Owens pupfish)
'' Deltistes luxatus'' (Lost River sucker)
'' Dionda diaboli'' (Devils River minnow)
'' Epinephelus striatus'' (Nassau grouper)
'' Eremichthys acros'' (desert dace)
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Erimystax cahni :''"Slender chubs" is also used for the genus '' Erimystax'' as a whole.'' The slender chub (''Erimystax cahni'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States The United States of Americ ...

'' (slender chub)
'' Etheostoma boschungi'' (slackwater darter)
'' Etheostoma nuchale'' (watercress darter)
'' Etheostoma okaloosae'' (Okaloosa darter)
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Etheostoma wapiti The boulder darter (''Etheostoma wapiti'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to Alab ...

'' (boulder darter)
'' Eucyclogobius newberryi'' (tidewater goby)
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Fundulus julisia The Barrens topminnow (''Fundulus julisia'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Fundulidae, which is in need of management so that it may continue to and increasingly survive in the wild. There are many potential causes of decline of ...

'' (The Barrens topminnow)
'' Gambusia dominicensis'' (Dominican gambusia)
'' Gambusia gaigei'' (Big Bend gambusia)
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Gambusia heterochir The Clear Creek gambusia (''Gambusia heterochir'') is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae endemic to the United States, particularly Menard County, Texas. Habitat and biology The Clear Creek gambusia inhabits the headwaters of Clear C ...

'' (Clear Creek gambusia)
''

Gambusia nobilis The Pecos gambusia (''Gambusia nobilis'') is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, ...

'' (Pecos gambusia)
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Gila bicolor mohavensis The Mohave tui chub (''Siphateles bicolor mohavensis'') is a species of fish. It is an endangered chub originally found only in the Mojave River. Even though named after the Mojave River, the fish's name is normally spelled "Mohave". It was ...

'' (Mohave tui chub)
'' Gila boraxobius'' (Borax Lake chub)
'' Gila cypha'' (humpback chub)
'' Gila ditaenia'' (Sonora chub)
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Gila elegans The bonytail chub or bonytail (''Gila elegans'') is a cyprinid freshwater fish native to the Colorado River basin of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming in the southwestern United States; it has been extirpated fr ...

'' (bonytail chub)
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Gila intermedia The Gila chub (''Gila intermedia'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The Gila chub is closely related to the roundtail chub.Rinne, J.N. 1969. ''Cyprinid fishes of the genus Gi ...

'' (Gila chub)
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Gila nigrescens The Chihuahua chub (''Gila nigrescens'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Chihuahua, Mexico and in New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , se ...

'' (Chihuahua chub)
'' Gila purpurea'' (Yaqui chub)
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Gila seminuda The Virgin chub or the Virgin River chub (''Gila seminuda'') is a medium-sized, silvery minnow, generally less than 15 cm long and reaching lengths of 25 cm. The back, breast, and part of the belly are embedded with small scales, naked ...

'' (Virgin River chub)
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Hybognathus amarus The Rio Grande silvery minnow or Rio Grande minnow (''Hybognathus amarus'') is a small herbivorous North American fish. It is one of the seven North American members of the genus '' Hybognathus'', in the cyprinid family. The Rio Grande silvery mi ...

'' (Rio Grande silvery minnow)
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Hypomesus transpacificus The delta smelt (''Hypomesus transpacificus'') is an endangered slender-bodied smelt, about long, in the family Osmeridae. Non-Indigenous to the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary of California, it mainly inhabits the freshwater-saltwater mi ...

'' (delta smelt)
'' Ictalurus pricei'' (Yaqui catfish)
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Isurus oxyrinchus The shortfin mako shark (; ; ''Isurus oxyrinchus''), also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (''Isurus paucus''). The shortfin mako can ...

'' (Shortfin mako shark)
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Isurus paucus The longfin mako shark (''Isurus paucus'') is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, with a probable worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical waters. An uncommon species, it is typically lumped together under the name "mako" ...

'' (Longfin mako shark)
'' Lepidomeda albivallis'' (White River spinedace)
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Lepidomeda vittata The Little Colorado spinedace (''Lepidomeda vittata'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Arizona in the United States. Description The Little Colorado spinedace is small, generally less than 10 ...

'' (Little Colorado spinedace)
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Meda fulgida The spikedace (''Meda fulgida'') is an endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It lives in fast-moving streams. Description The maximum length of the spikedace r ...

'' (spikedace)
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Moapa coriacea The moapa dace (''Moapa coriacea'') is a rare cyprinid fish of southern Nevada, United States, found only in the upper parts of the Muddy (formerly Moapa) River, and in the warm springs that give rise to the river. It is the only species of the ...

'' (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)
'' Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi'' (Lahontan cutthroat trout) (threatened)
'' Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris'' (Paiute cutthroat trout) (threatened)
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Oncorhynchus clarki stomias ''Oncorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), in r ...

'' (greenback cutthroat trout) (threatened)
'' Oncorhynchus gilae'' (Gila trout) (threatened)
'' Oncorhynchus keta'' (chum salmon) Two evolutionary significant units (ESU) of chum have been listed as threatened. These are the

Hood Canal Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,Columbia River The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia ...

Population. The Pacific Coast ESU and Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU are secure.
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Oregonichthys crameri The Oregon chub (''Oregonichthys crameri'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Oregon in the United States. From 1993 to 2015 it was a federally listed threatened species. This chub is native to the draina ...

'' (Oregon chub)
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Percina antesella The amber darter (''Percina antesella'') is a small, endangered species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is n ...

'' (amber darter)
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Percina aurolineata The goldline darter (''Percina aurolineata'') is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found i ...

'' (goldline darter)
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Percina jenkinsi The Conasauga logperch (''Percina jenkinsi'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the Un ...

'' (Conasauga logperch)
'' Percina pantherina'' (leopard darter)
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Percina rex The Roanoke logperch (''Percina rex'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the Roanoke and ...

'' (Roanoke logperch)
'' Percina tanasi'' (snail darter)
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Phoxinus cumberlandensis The blackside dace (''Chrosomus cumberlandensis'')lead.html" ;"title="osmium, a heavy metal nearly twice as dense as lead">osmium, a heavy metal nearly twice as dense as lead Heavy metals are generally defined as .... References External l ...

'' (blackside dace)
'' Plagopterus argentissimus'' (woundfin)
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Poecilia latipunctata The broadspotted molly (''Poecilia latipunctata''), locally known as ''molly del Tamesi'', is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Poeciliidae, endemic to a small part of the Tamesí River system (itself part of the Pánuco Riv ...

'' (Broadspotted molly)
'' Poecilia sulphuraria'' (Sulphur molly)
'' Poeciliopsis occidentalis'' (Gila toppminnow)
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Pristis pectinata ''Pristis'' is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae. These large fish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and freshwater lakes and rivers. Sawfish have declined drastically and all ...

'' (smalltooth sawfish)
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Pristis pristis ''Pristis'' is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae. These large fish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and freshwater lakes and rivers. Sawfish have declined drastically and all ...

'' (largetooth sawfish)
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Ptychocheilus lucius The Colorado pikeminnow (''Ptychocheilus lucius'', formerly squawfish) is the largest cyprinid fish of North America and one of the largest in the world, with reports of individuals up to 6 ft (1.8 m) long and weighing over 100 p ...

'' (Colorado pikeminnow)
'' Salvelinus confluentus'' (bull trout) (threatened)
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Scaphirhynchus albus The pallid sturgeon (''Scaphirhynchus albus'') is an endangered species of ray-finned fish, endemic to the waters of the Missouri and lower Mississippi river basins of the United States. It may have even reached the St. Croix River before ...

'' (pallid sturgeon)
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Scaphirhynchus suttkusi The Alabama sturgeon (''Scaphirhynchus suttkusi'') is a species of sturgeon native to the United States of America and now only believed to exist in of the lower Alabama River. The fish has a distinctive yellowish-orange color, grows to a si ...

'' (Alabama sturgeon)
'' Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni'' (Alabama cavefish)
'' Sphyrna lewini'' (Scalloped hammerhead)
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Tiaroga cobitis The loach minnow (''Rhinichthys cobitis'') is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. It occurs in streams and small rivers throughout the Gila River The Gila River (; O'o ...

'' (loach minnow)
'' Xyrauchen texanus'' (razorback sucker)

Crustaceans

Orconectes shoupi The Nashville crayfish, ''Faxonius shoupi'', is a freshwater crustacean native to the Mill Creek Basin in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to August 2017, the species was called ''Orconectes shoupi''. ''Faxonius shoupi'' is protected under the Enda ...

'' (Nashville crayfish)

Non-marine molluscs

Plants and lichens

See List of endangered plants in North America

References

External links

Species Information Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants
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Endangered Species Act - National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR): Endangered and threatened wildlife
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endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

United States Fish and Wildlife Service . .