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Listed Animals Current as of 5/7/2019 Listed Animals U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ECOS ECOS / Species Reports / Species Search / Listed Animals Listed Animals 1471 Records Parameters: Group Type: Vertebrates, Invertebrates Listing Statuses: Endangered, Threatened, Emergency Listing, Endangered, Emergency Listing, Threatened, Experimental Population, Essential, Experimental Population, Non-Essential, Similarity of Appearance (Endangered), Similarity of Appearance (Threatened) Species Scientific Name Common Name Group Federal Listing Status Where Listed Acanthorutilus handlirschi Cicek (minnow) Fishes Endangered Wherever found Accipiter fasciatus natalis Christmas Island goshawk Birds Endangered Wherever found Accipiter francesii pusillus Anjouan Island sparrowhawk Birds Endangered Wherever found Accipiter gentilis laingi Queen Charlotte goshawk Birds Threatened British Columbia, Canada Accipiter striatus venator Puerto Rican sharp-shinned Birds Endangered Wherever found hawk Achatinella spp. Oahu tree snails Snails Endangered Wherever found Acinonyx jubatus Cheetah Mammals Endangered Wherever found Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon Fishes Endangered Wherever found Acipenser medirostris green sturgeon Fishes Threatened Southern DPS - See 50 CFR 223.102 Acipenser mikadoi Sakhalin sturgeon Fishes Endangered Wherever found Acipenser naccarii Adriatic sturgeon Fishes Endangered Wherever found Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon (Gulf Fishes Threatened Wherever found (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi subspecies) Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Fishes Endangered Carolina DPS - oxyrinchus See 50 CFR 224.101 Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Fishes Endangered Chesapeake Bay oxyrinchus DPS - See 50 CFR 224.101 Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Fishes Endangered New York Bight oxyrinchus DPS - See 50 CFR 224.101 https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&stat… 1/80 4/12/2019 Listed Animals Species Scientific Name Common Name Group Federal Listing Status Where Listed Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Fishes Endangered South Atlantic oxyrinchus DPS - See 50 CFR 224.101 Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Fishes Threatened Gulf of Maine oxyrinchus DPS - See 50 CFR 223.102 Acipenser sinensis Chinese sturgeon Fishes Endangered Wherever found Acipenser sturio European sturgeon Fishes Endangered Wherever found Acipenser transmontanus White sturgeon Fishes Endangered U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), (Kootenai R. system) Acrocephalus familiaris kingi Nihoa millerbird (old world Birds Endangered Wherever found warbler) Acrocephalus luscinia Nightingale reed warbler (old Birds Endangered Wherever found world warbler) Acrocephalus percernis Eiao Marquesas reed-Warbler Birds Endangered Wherever found aquilonis Acropora cervicornis Staghorn coral Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora globiceps No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora jacquelinae No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora lokani No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora palmata Elkhorn coral Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora pharaonis No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora retusa No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora rudis No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora speciosa No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Acropora tenella No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Addax nasomaculatus Addax Mammals Endangered Wherever found Adelocosa anops Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e Arachnids Endangered Wherever found maka 'ole spider Aepyceros melampus petersi Black-faced impala Mammals Endangered Wherever found Aerodramus vanikorensis Mariana gray swiftlet Birds Endangered Wherever found bartschi Agelaius xanthomus Yellow-shouldered blackbird Birds Endangered Wherever found Agelastes meleagrides White-breasted guineafowl Birds Threatened Wherever found https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&stat… 2/80 4/12/2019 Listed Animals Species Scientific Name Common Name Group Federal Listing Status Where Listed Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant panda Mammals Endangered Wherever found Aipysurus fuscus Dusky sea snake Reptiles Endangered Entire Akialoa stejnegeri Kauai akialoa (honeycreeper) Birds Endangered Wherever found Alasmidonta atropurpurea Cumberland elktoe Clams Endangered Wherever found Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf wedgemussel Clams Endangered Wherever found Alasmidonta raveneliana Appalachian elktoe Clams Endangered Wherever found Alauda razae Raso lark Birds Endangered Wherever found Alcelaphus buselaphus Swayne's hartebeest Mammals Endangered Wherever found swaynei Alcelaphus buselaphus tora Tora hartebeest Mammals Endangered Wherever found Alethe choloensis Thyolo alethe Birds Endangered Wherever found Alligator mississippiensis American alligator Reptiles Similarity of Wherever found Appearance to a Threatened Taxon Alligator sinensis Chinese alligator Reptiles Endangered Wherever found Alouatta palliata Mantled howler monkey Mammals Endangered Wherever found Alouatta pigra Black howler monkey Mammals Threatened Wherever found Amazilia luciae Honduran emerald Birds Endangered Wherever found hummingbird Amazona arausiaca Red-necked parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona brasiliensis Red-tailed parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona collaria Yellow-billed parrot Birds Threatened Wherever found Amazona guildingii St Vincent parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona imperialis Imperial parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona leucocephala Bahaman or Cuban parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona pretrei pretrei Red-spectacled parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona rhodocorytha Red-browed parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona versicolor St. Lucia parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona vinacea Vinaceous-breasted parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amazona vittata Puerto Rican parrot Birds Endangered Wherever found Amblema neislerii Fat threeridge (mussel) Clams Endangered Wherever found Amblyopsis rosae Ozark cavefish Fishes Threatened Wherever found Ambrysus amargosus Ash Meadows naucorid Insects Threatened Wherever found https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&stat… 3/80 4/12/2019 Listed Animals Species Scientific Name Common Name Group Federal Listing Status Where Listed Ambystoma bishopi Reticulated flatwoods Amphibians Endangered Wherever found salamander Ambystoma californiense California tiger Salamander Amphibians Endangered U.S.A. (CA - Santa Barbara County) Ambystoma californiense California tiger Salamander Amphibians Endangered U.S.A. (CA - Sonoma County) Ambystoma californiense California tiger Salamander Amphibians Threatened U.S.A. (CA - Central California) Ambystoma cingulatum Frosted Flatwoods Amphibians Threatened Wherever found salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum Santa Cruz long-toed Amphibians Endangered Wherever found croceum salamander Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi Sonora tiger Salamander Amphibians Endangered Wherever found Ameiva polops St. Croix ground lizard Reptiles Endangered Wherever found Ammodorcas clarkei Clark's gazelle Mammals Endangered Wherever found Ammodramus maritimus Cape Sable seaside sparrow Birds Endangered Wherever found mirabilis Ammodramus savannarum Florida grasshopper sparrow Birds Endangered Wherever found floridanus Amphispiza belli clementeae San Clemente sage sparrow Birds Threatened Wherever found Amytornis goyderi Eyrean grasswren (flycatcher) Birds Endangered Wherever found Anacropora spinosa No common name Corals Threatened Wherever found Anaea troglodyta floridalis Florida leafwing Butterfly Insects Endangered Wherever found Anairetes alpinus Ash-breasted tit-tyrant Birds Endangered Wherever found Anas aucklandica nesiotis Campbell Island flightless teal Birds Endangered Wherever found Anas laysanensis Laysan duck Birds Endangered Wherever found Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian (=koloa) Duck Birds Endangered Wherever found Anaxyrus californicus Arroyo (=arroyo Amphibians Endangered Wherever found southwestern) toad Anaxyrus canorus Yosemite toad Amphibians Threatened Wherever found Andrias davidianus Chinese giant salamander Amphibians Endangered Wherever found (=davidianus d.) Andrias japonicus Japanese giant salamander Amphibians Endangered Wherever found (=davidianus j.) Anguispira picta Painted snake coiled forest Snails Threatened Wherever found snail https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ad-hoc-species-report?kingdom=V&kingdom=I&status=E&status=T&status=EmE&status=EmT&status=EXPE&stat… 4/80 4/12/2019 Listed Animals Species Scientific Name Common Name Group Federal Listing Status Where Listed Anodorhynchus glaucus Glaucous macaw Birds Endangered Wherever found Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Hyacinth macaw Birds Threatened Wherever found Anodorhynchus leari Indigo macaw Birds Endangered Wherever found Anolis roosevelti Culebra Island giant anole Reptiles Endangered Wherever found Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow sawfish Fishes Endangered Wherever found Antechinomys laniger Eastern jerboa marsupial Mammals Endangered Wherever found Antechinus apicalis Dibbler Mammals Endangered Wherever found Antilocapra americana Peninsular pronghorn Mammals Endangered Mexico (Baja peninsularis California) Antilocapra americana Sonoran
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