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Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is
. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
page.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Bloater
|
Coregonus hoyi |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
2. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
3. |
Crystal Darter
|
Crystallaria asprella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
4. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
5. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
7. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
8. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
9. |
Higgins Eye Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis higginsii |
Clams |
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin |
10. |
Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
|
Somatochlora hineana |
Insects |
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin |
11. |
Karner Blue Butterfly
|
Lycaeides melissa samuelis |
Insects |
Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin |
12. |
Kirtland's Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica kirtlandii |
Birds |
Bahamas, Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Michigan, South Carolina, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wisconsin |
13. |
Kiyi
|
Coregonus kiyi |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
14. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
15. |
Piping Plover
|
Charadrius melodus |
Birds |
Canada, USA - Great Lakes Watershed |
16. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
17. |
Ringed Boghaunter
|
Williamsonia lintneri |
Insects |
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wisconsin |
18. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
19. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
20. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
21. |
Shortjaw Cisco
|
Coregonus zenithicus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
22. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
|
23. |
Wisconsin Well Amphipod
|
Stygobromus putealis |
Crustaceans |
Wisconsin |
24. |
Wood Turtle
|
Glyptemys insculpta |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |