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MNFI 2010 Michigan's Special Animals Michigan's Special Animals Page 1 of 17 Michigan's Special Animals This list presents the Endangered (E), Threatened (T), and Probably Extirpated (X) animal species of Michigan, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act of the State of Michigan (Part 365 of PA 451, 1994 Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act). The current list became effective on April 9, 2009, after extensive review by technical advisors to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the citizenry of the state. Also included in this list are animal species of Special Concern (SC). While not afforded legal protection under the Act, many of these species are of concern because of declining or relict populations in the state. Should these species continue to decline, they would be recommended for Threatened or Endangered status. Protection of Special Concern species now, before they reach dangerously low population levels, would prevent the need to list them in the future by maintaining adequate numbers of self-sustaining populations within Michigan. Some other potentially rare species are listed as Special Concern pending more precise information on their status in the state; when such information becomes available, they could be moved to threatened or endangered status or deleted from the list. This list was produced by the Endangered Species Program of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. English names in common usage or from published sources have been incorporated, when possible, to facilitate public understanding of and participation in the Endangered Species Program. To comment on the list or request additional copies, or for information on the Endangered Species Program, contact the Endangered Species Coordinator, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909 (517-373-1263). To report occurrences of these species, please contact us. The special animals list is also available in PDF formats: Species listed alphabetically by scientific name Species grouped by category Jump to: Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals Insects: Bees Insects: Beetles Insects: Butterflies and Moths Insects: Caddisflies Insects: Cicadas and Hoppers Insects: Damselflies and Dragonflies http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/specialanimals.cfm 9/22/2011 Michigan's Special Animals Page 2 of 17 Insects: Dobsonflies and Fishflies Insects: Grasshoppers and Crickets Insects: Mayflies Fish Mussels Fingernail and Pea Clams Snails Code Definitions Amphibians Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Acris crepitans Blanchard's cricket Hylidae T G5T5 S2S3 Explorer blanchardi frog Abstract Ambystoma opacum Marbled salamander Ambystomatidae E G5 S1 Explorer Abstract Ambystoma Smallmouth Ambystomatidae E G5 S1 Explorer texanum salamander Abstract Pseudacris triseriata Boreal chorus frog Hylidae SC G5 S1 Explorer maculata Siren intermedia Western lesser siren Sirenidae SC G5T5 SH nettingi Reptiles Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Aspidoscelis Six-lined Teiidae T G5 SU Explorer sexlineata racerunner Clemmys guttata Spotted turtle Emydidae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's snake Colubridae E G2 S1 Explorer Abstract Emydoidea Blanding's turtle Emydidae SC G4 S3 Explorer blandingii Abstract Glyptemys Wood turtle Emydidae SC G4 S2S3 Explorer insculpta Abstract Nerodia Copperbelly water Colubridae LT E G5T3 S1 Explorer erythrogaster snake Abstract neglecta Pantherophis gloydi Eastern fox snake Colubridae T G3 S2 Explorer Abstract http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/specialanimals.cfm 9/22/2011 Michigan's Special Animals Page 3 of 17 Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank RankCodeInformation Definitions Pantherophis Gray ratsnake Colubridae SC G5T5 S3 Explorer spiloides Abstract Regina Queen snake Colubridae SC G5 S4 septemvittata Sistrurus catenatus Eastern Viperidae C SC G3G4T3T4Q S3S4 Explorer catenatus massasauga Abstract Terrapene carolina Eastern box turtle Emydidae SC G5T5 S2S3 Explorer carolina Abstract Birds Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk Accipitridae SC G5 S3 Explorer Abstract Ammodramus Henslow's sparrow Emberizidae E G4 S2S3 Explorer henslowii Abstract Ammodramus Grasshopper Emberizidae SC G5 S3S4 Explorer savannarum sparrow Asio flammeus Short-eared owl Strigidae E G5 S1 Explorer Abstract Asio otus Long-eared owl Strigidae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern Ardeidae SC G4 S3S4 Explorer Abstract Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Accipitridae T G5 S3S4 Explorer hawk Abstract Charadrius melodus Piping plover Charadriidae LE E G3 S1 Explorer Abstract Chlidonias niger Black tern Laridae SC G4 S3 Explorer Abstract Chondestes Lark sparrow Emberizidae X G5 SX Explorer grammacus Circus cyaneus Northern harrier Accipitridae SC G5 S3 Explorer Abstract Cistothorus palustris Marsh wren Troglodytidae SC G5 S3S4 Explorer Abstract Coturnicops Yellow rail Rallidae T G4 S1S2 Explorer noveboracensis Abstract http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/specialanimals.cfm 9/22/2011 Michigan's Special Animals Page 4 of 17 Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter swan Anatidae T G4 S3 Explorer Dendroica cerulea Cerulean warbler Parulidae T G4 S3 Explorer Abstract Dendroica discolor Prairie warbler Parulidae E G5 S1 Explorer Abstract Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Parulidae T G5 S1 Explorer warbler Abstract Dendroica kirtlandii Kirtland's warbler Parulidae LE E G1 S1 Explorer Abstract Falcipennis Spruce grouse Phasianidae SC G5 S2S3 Explorer canadensis Abstract Falco columbarius Merlin Falconidae T G5 S1S2 Explorer Abstract Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon Falconidae E G4 S1 Explorer Abstract Gallinula chloropus Common moorhen Rallidae T G5 S3 Explorer Gavia immer Common loon Gaviidae T G5 S3S4 Explorer Abstract Haliaeetus Bald eagle Accipitridae SC G5 S4 Explorer leucocephalus Abstract Ixobrychus exilis Least bittern Ardeidae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Lanius ludovicianus Migrant loggerhead Laniidae E G4T3Q S1 Explorer migrans shrike Abstract Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned night Ardeidae SC G5 S2S3 Explorer -heron Abstract Pandion haliaetus Osprey Accipitridae SC G5 S4 Explorer Abstract Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's phalarope Scolopacidae SC G5 S2 Explorer Picoides arcticus Black-backed Picidae SC G5 S2 Explorer woodpecker Abstract Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Parulidae SC G5 S3 Explorer warbler Abstract Rallus elegans King rail Rallidae E G4 S1 Explorer Abstract Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Parulidae T G5 S2S3 Explorer waterthrush Abstract http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/specialanimals.cfm 9/22/2011 Michigan's Special Animals Page 5 of 17 Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank RankCodeInformation Definitions Spiza americana Dickcissel Cardinalidae SC G5 S3 Explorer Sterna caspia Caspian tern Laridae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Sterna forsteri Forster's tern Laridae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Sterna hirundo Common tern Laridae T G5 S2 Explorer Abstract Sturnella neglecta Western Icteridae SC G5 S4 Explorer meadowlark Tympanuchus Sharp-tailed grouse Phasianidae SC G4 S3S4 Explorer phasianellus Abstract Tyto alba Barn owl Tytonidae E G5 S1 Explorer Wilsonia citrina Hooded warbler Parulidae SC G5 S3 Explorer Xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Icteridae SC G5 S2 Explorer xanthocephalus blackbird Abstract Code Definitions Mammals Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Alces americanus Moose Cervidae SC G5 S4 Explorer Canis lupus Gray Wolf Canidae LE T G4 S3 Explorer Cryptotis parva Least shrew Soricidae T G5 S1S2 Explorer Felis concolor Cougar Felidae PS E G5 SH Explorer Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying Sciuridae SC G5 S5 squirrel Lynx canadensis Lynx Felidae LT E G5 S1 Explorer Microtus ochrogaster Prairie vole Muridae E G5 S1 Explorer Microtus pinetorum Woodland vole Muridae SC G5 S3S4 Explorer Abstract Myotis sodalis Indiana bat Vespertilionidae LE E G2 S1 Explorer Nycticeius humeralis Evening bat Vespertilionidae T G5 SNA Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern pipistrelle Vespertilionidae SC G5 S2 Explorer Sorex fumeus Smoky shrew Soricidae T G5 S1 Explorer Insects: Bees http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/specialanimals.cfm 9/22/2011 Michigan's Special Animals Page 6 of 17 Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank RankCodeInformation Definitions Bombus affinis Rusty-patched Apidae SC GU SNR bumble bee Bombus terricola Yellow banded Apidae SC GU SNR bumble bee Code Definitions Insects: Beetles Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More Status Status Rank Rank Information Brychius hungerfordi Hungerford's Haliplidae LE E G1 S1 Explorer crawling water Abstract beetle Dryobius sexnotatus Six-banded longhorn Cerambycidae T GNR SH Explorer beetle Liodessus cantralli Cantrall's bog beetle Dytiscidae SC GNR S1S3 Explorer Lordithon niger Black lordithon rove Staphylinidae SC GU SH Explorer beetle Nicrophorus American burying Silphidae LE X G2G3 SH Explorer americanus beetle Stenelmis Douglas stenelmis Elmidae SC G1G3 S1S2 Explorer douglasensis riffle beetle Insects: Butterflies and Moths Scientific Name Common Name Family US State Global State More
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