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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Missouri may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list or see the complete United States List.

Endangered species found in Missouri:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.

 Species NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae Fishes United States
2. Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii Reptiles United States
3. Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Birds United States
4. Bachman's Wood Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Birds Canada, Southeastern USA
5. Barr's Cave Amphipod Stygobromus barri Crustaceans Missouri
6. Benton County Cave Crayfish Cambarus aculabrum Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
7. Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Birds Central America, North America (including United States), South America
8. Bluestripe Darter Percina cymatotaenia Fishes Missouri
9. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
10. Central Missouri Cave Amphipod Allocrangonyx hubrichti Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
11. Clanton's Cave Amphipod Stygobromus clantoni Crustaceans Kansas, Missouri
12. Crawfish Frog Lithobates areolatus Amphibians United States
13. Crystal Darter Crystallaria asprella Fishes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
14. Duckbill Cat Polyodon spathula Fishes United States
15. Fat Pocketbook Potamilus capax Clams Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
16. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Birds Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
17. Gray Bat Myotis grisescens Mammals Central and Southeastern USA
18. Gray Wolf  WATCH A LIVE GRAY WOLF Canis lupus Mammals Mexico, United States
19. Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Birds Canada, United States
20. Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Amphibians United States
21. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Birds Canada, United States
22. Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis Mammals Eastern and Midwestern USA
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23. 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
24. Lesser Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Birds Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
25. Neosho Mucket Lampsilis rafinesqueana Clams Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
26. Niangua Darter Etheostoma nianguae Fishes Missouri
27. Oklahoma Salamander Eurycea tynerensis Amphibians Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
28. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Birds Central and South America, North America (including United States)
29. Onondaga Cave Amphipod Stygobromus onondagaensis Crustaceans Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
30. Orconectes quadruncus Orconectes quadruncus Crustaceans Missouri
31. Orconectes peruncus Orconectes peruncus Crustaceans Missouri
32. Orconectes marchandi Orconectes marchandi Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
33. Ozark Cave Amphipod Stygobromus ozarkensis Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
34. Ozark Cavefish Amblyopsis rosae Fishes Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
35. Ozark Emerald Somatochlora ozarkensis Insects Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
36. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Birds Central America, North America (including United States)
37. Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Fishes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
38. Pickle Springs Amphipod Stygobromus heteropodus Crustaceans Missouri
39. Pink Mucket Pearlymussel Lampsilis abrupta Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
40. Platanthera praeclara Platanthera praeclara Plants Canada, United States
41. Pondberry Lindera melissifolia Plants Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
42. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Birds Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
43. Rugged Hornsnail Pleurocera alveare Snails Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
44. Running Buffalo Clover Trifolium stoloniferum Plants Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
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45. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Birds Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
46. Sand Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes United States
47. Scaleshell Mussel Leptodea leptodon Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
48. Southern Cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus Fishes Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
49. Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Birds Canada, Mexico, United States
50. Sturgeon Chub Macrhybopsis gelida Fishes United States
51. Subtle Cave Amphipod Stygobromus subtilis Crustaceans Illinois, Michigan, Missouri
52. Topeka Shiner Notropis topeka tristis Fishes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
53. Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Mammals Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
54. Western Fanshell Mussel Cyprogenia aberti Clams Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
55. White Topped Pitcher Plant Sarracenia leucophylla Plants Alabama, Florida, Missouri
56. Whooping Crane Grus americana Birds Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
57. Winged Mapleleaf Quadrula fragosa Clams Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio
58. Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel Epioblasma florentina Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

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