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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alabama Shad
|
Alosa alabamae |
Fishes |
United States |
2. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
3. |
American Burying Beetle
|
Nicrophorus americanus |
Insects |
Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas |
4. |
Arkansas Fatmucket
|
Lampsilis powellii |
Clams |
Arkansas |
5. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
6. |
Bachman's Wood Warbler
|
Vermivora bachmanii |
Birds |
Canada, Southeastern USA |
7. |
Bat Cave Isopod
|
Caecidotea macropoda |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
8. |
Benton County Cave Crayfish
|
Cambarus aculabrum |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
9. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
10. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Buller's Shearwater
|
Puffinus bulleri |
Birds |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Caddo Madtom
|
Noturus taylori |
Fishes |
Arkansas |
13. |
Caddo Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon caddoensis |
Amphibians |
Arkansas |
14. |
Central Missouri Cave Amphipod
|
Allocrangonyx hubrichti |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
15. |
Clench's Middle-toothed Land Snail
|
Mesodon clenchi |
Snails |
Arkansas |
16. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
17. |
Crystal Darter
|
Crystallaria asprella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
18. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
19. |
Elevated Spring Amphipod
|
Stygobromus elatus |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
20. |
Fat Pocketbook
|
Potamilus capax |
Clams |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio |
21. |
Fourche Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon fourchensis |
Amphibians |
Arkansas |
22. |
Foushee Cavesnail
|
Amnicola cora |
Snails |
Arkansas |
|
23. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
24. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
25. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
26. |
Harperella
|
Ptilimnium nodosum |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia |
27. |
Hell Creek Crayfish
|
Cambarus zophonastes |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
28. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
29. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
30. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
31. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
32. |
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
|
Campephilus principalis |
Birds |
Cuba, USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
33. |
Jefferson County Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus gilpini |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
34. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
35. |
Leopard Darter
|
Percina pantherina |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
36. |
Lonoke Crayfish
|
Procambarus ferrugineus |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
37. |
Magazine Mountain Middle-toothed Snail
|
Inflectarius magazinensis |
Snails |
Arkansas |
38. |
Mountain Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus montanus |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
39. |
Neosho Mucket
|
Lampsilis rafinesqueana |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
40. |
Northern Fur Seal
|
Callorhinus ursinus |
Mammals |
Arkansas, California, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington |
41. |
Oklahoma Salamander
|
Eurycea tynerensis |
Amphibians |
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
42. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
43. |
Onondaga Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus onondagaensis |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
44. |
Orconectes menae
|
Orconectes menae |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
|
45. |
Orconectes marchandi
|
Orconectes marchandi |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
46. |
Ouachita Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus harpi |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
47. |
Ouachita Madtom
|
Noturus lachneri |
Fishes |
Arkansas |
48. |
Ouachita Mountain Shiner
|
Lythrurus snelsoni |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
49. |
Ouachita Rock Pocketbook
|
Arkansia wheeleri |
Clams |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
50. |
Ozark Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus ozarkensis |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
51. |
Ozark Cavefish
|
Amblyopsis rosae |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
52. |
Ozark Emerald
|
Somatochlora ozarkensis |
Insects |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
53. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
54. |
Paleback Darter
|
Etheostoma pallididorsum |
Fishes |
Arkansas |
55. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
56. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
57. |
Pondberry
|
Lindera melissifolia |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina |
58. |
Procambarus reimeri
|
Procambarus reimeri |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
59. |
Quercus acerifolia
|
Quercus acerifolia |
Plants |
Arkansas |
60. |
Quercus basaseachicensis
|
Quercus basaseachicensis |
Plants |
Arkansas |
61. |
Quercus arkansana
|
Quercus arkansana |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas |
62. |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
Picoides borealis |
Birds |
USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
63. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
64. |
Rich Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon ouachitae |
Amphibians |
Arkansas, Oklahoma |
65. |
Rugged Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera alveare |
Snails |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
66. |
Running Buffalo Clover
|
Trifolium stoloniferum |
Plants |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia |
|
67. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
68. |
Saline Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus strawni |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
69. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
70. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
71. |
Slenderwrist Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus petilicarpus |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas |
72. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
73. |
Southern Cavefish
|
Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
74. |
Speckled Pocketbook
|
Lampsilis streckeri |
Clams |
Arkansas |
75. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
76. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
77. |
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
|
Corynorhinus townsendii |
Mammals |
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia |
78. |
Varicose Rocksnail
|
Lithasia verrucosa |
Snails |
United States |
79. |
Western Fanshell Mussel
|
Cyprogenia aberti |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri |
80. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
81. |
Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma florentina |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
82. |
Yellowcheek Darter
|
Etheostoma moorei |
Fishes |
Arkansas |