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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acanthomyops murphyi
|
Acanthomyops murphyi |
Insects |
Maryland |
2. |
Allegheny Woodrat
|
Neotoma magister |
Mammals |
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
3. |
American Chaffseed
|
Schwalbea americana |
Plants |
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
4. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
5. |
Appalachian Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus incurvatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
6. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
7. |
Barndoor Winter Skate
|
Dipturus laevis |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
8. |
Bicknell's Thrush
|
Catharus bicknelli |
Birds |
Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
9. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
10. |
Bog Turtle
|
Glyptemys muhlenbergii |
Reptiles |
Eastern United States |
11. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Canby's Dropwort
|
Oxypolis canbyi |
Plants |
Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina |
13. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
14. |
Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel
|
Sciurus niger cinereus |
Mammals |
USA (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern Pennsylvania) |
15. |
Dwarf Wedgemussel
|
Alasmidonta heterodon |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick), United States |
16. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
18. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
19. |
Greenbrier Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus emarginatus |
Crustaceans |
Maryland, West Virginia |
20. |
Gulf Sturgeon
|
Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
21. |
Harperella
|
Ptilimnium nodosum |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia |
22. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
|
23. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
24. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
25. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
26. |
Maryland Darter
|
Etheostoma sellare |
Fishes |
Maryland |
27. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
28. |
North Atlantic Right Whale
|
Balaena glacialis |
Mammals |
Northern Oceans |
29. |
Northeastern Bulrush
|
Scirpus ancistrochaetus |
Plants |
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia |
30. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
32. |
Pennsylvania Cave Amphipod
|
Crangonyx dearolfi |
Crustaceans |
Maryland, Pennsylvania |
33. |
Pizzini's Amphipod
|
Stygobromus pizzinii |
Crustaceans |
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia |
34. |
Puritan Tiger Beetle
|
Cicindela puritana |
Insects |
Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont |
35. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
36. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
37. |
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
Ammodramus caudacutus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
38. |
Sandplain Gerardia
|
Agalinis acuta |
Plants |
Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island |
39. |
Shortnose Sturgeon
|
Acipenser brevirostrum |
Fishes |
USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast) |
40. |
Smooth Coneflower
|
Echinacea laevigata |
Plants |
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia |
41. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
42. |
Spotted Turtle
|
Clemmys guttata |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
43. |
Tidewater Stygonectid Amphipod
|
Stygobromus identatus |
Crustaceans |
Maryland, North Carolina |
44. |
Wood Turtle
|
Glyptemys insculpta |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
|