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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 Virginia 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.

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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 Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Allegheny Woodrat	Neotoma magister	Mammals	Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
2.	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
3.	Appalachian Cottontail	Sylvilagus obscurus	Mammals	United States
4.	Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel	Quadrula sparsa	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
5.	Appalachian Snaketail	Ophiogomphus incurvatus	Insects	Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
6.	Ashy Darter	Etheostoma cinereum	Fishes	Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
7.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
8.	Barndoor Winter Skate	Dipturus laevis	Fishes	Canada, United States
9.	Bath County Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus mundus	Crustaceans	Virginia
10.	Betula uber	Betula uber	Plants	Virginia
11.	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
12.	Big Levels Salamander	Plethodon sherando	Amphibians	Virginia
13.	Big Sandy Crayfish	Cambarus veteranus	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia
14.	Birdwing Pearlymussel	Conradilla caelata	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
15.	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Birds	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
16.	Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
17.	Blotchside Logperch	Percina burtoni	Fishes	Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
18.	Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Reptiles	Eastern United States
19.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
20.	Burnsville Cove Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus conradi	Crustaceans	Virginia
21.	Cherokee Clubtail	Gomphus consanguis	Insects	United States
22.	Coal Elimia	Elimia aterina	Snails	Tennessee, Virginia
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23.	Cracking Pearlymussel	Hemistena lata	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
24.	Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel	Villosa trabalis	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
25.	Cumberland Combshell	Epioblasma brevidens	Clams	Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
26.	Cumberland Monkeyface Pearlymussel	Quadrula intermedia	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
27.	Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel	Sciurus niger cinereus	Mammals	USA (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern Pennsylvania)
28.	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Dromus dromas	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
29.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
30.	Duskytail Darter	Etheostoma percnurum	Fishes	Tennessee, Virginia
31.	Dwarf Wedgemussel	Alasmidonta heterodon	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick), United States
32.	Ephemeral Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus ephemerus	Crustaceans	Virginia
33.	Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
34.	Fine-rayed Pigtoe Pearlymussel	Fusconaia cuneolus	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
35.	Fraser Fir	Abies fraseri	Plants	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
36.	Gammon's Riffle Beetle	Stenelmis gammoni	Insects	Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia
37.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
38.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
39.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
40.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
41.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
42.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
43.	James Spinymussel	Pleurobema collina	Clams	Virginia, West Virginia
44.	Kanawha Minnow	Phenacobius teretulus	Fishes	North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
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45.	Lee County Cave Isopod	Lirceus usdagalun	Crustaceans	Virginia
46.	Lined Seahorse	Hippocampus erectus	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
47.	Littlewing Pearlymussel	Pegias fabula	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
48.	Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	Plants	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
49.	Macromia margarita	Macromia margarita	Insects	United States
50.	Madison Cave Isopod	Antrolana lira	Crustaceans	Virginia, West Virginia
51.	Mainstream River Snail	Leptoxis praerosa	Snails	Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia
52.	Morrison's Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus morrisoni	Crustaceans	Virginia, West Virginia
53.	Mountain Blackside Dace	Phoxinus cumberlandensis	Fishes	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
54.	Night Shark	Carcharhinus signatus	Fishes	Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
55.	North Atlantic Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
56.	Northeastern Bulrush	Scirpus ancistrochaetus	Plants	Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
57.	Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus	Mammals	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
58.	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
59.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
60.	Orangefin Madtom	Noturus gilberti	Fishes	North Carolina, Virginia
61.	Oyster Mussel	Epioblasma capsaeformis	Clams	Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
62.	Panhandle Pebblesnail	Somatogyrus virginicus	Snails	North Carolina, Virginia
63.	Peaks Of Otter Salamander	Plethodon hubrichti	Amphibians	Virginia
64.	Peter's Mountain Mallow	Iliamna corei	Plants	Virginia
65.	Pink Mucket Pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
66.	Pizzini's Amphipod	Stygobromus pizzinii	Crustaceans	District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
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67.	Purple Bean	Villosa perpurpurea	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
68.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
69.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
70.	Rhus michauxii	Rhus michauxii	Plants	United States (GA, NC, SC, VA)
71.	Roanoke Bass	Ambloplites cavifrons	Fishes	North Carolina, Virginia
72.	Roanoke Logperch	Percina rex	Fishes	Virginia
73.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
74.	Rough Pigtoe	Pleurobema plenum	Clams	Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
75.	Rough Rabbitsfoot	Quadrula cylindrica strigillata	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
76.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
77.	Rye Cove Cave Isopod	Lirceus culveri	Crustaceans	Virginia
78.	Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Birds	Canada, United States
79.	Shale Barren Rock-cress	Arabis serotina	Plants	Virginia, West Virginia
80.	Shenandoah Mountain Salamander	Plethodon virginia	Amphibians	Virginia, West Virginia
81.	Shenandoah Salamander	Plethodon shenandoah	Amphibians	Virginia
82.	Shiny Pigtoe	Fusconaia cor	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
83.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
84.	Slender Chub	Erimystax cahni	Fishes	Tennessee, Virginia
85.	Small-anthered Bittercress	Cardamine micranthera	Plants	North Carolina, Virginia
86.	Smooth Coneflower	Echinacea laevigata	Plants	Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia
87.	Smooth Rocksnail	Leptoxis virgata	Snails	Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
88.	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
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89.	Spiny River Snail	Io fluvialis	Snails	Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia
90.	Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata	Reptiles	Canada, United States
91.	Tennessee Clubshell	Pleurobema oviforme	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
92.	Tidewater Interstitial Amphipod	Stygobromus araeus	Crustaceans	North Carolina, Virginia
93.	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus townsendii	Mammals	Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
94.	Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma torulosa	Clams	Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
95.	Virginia Fringed Mountain Snail	Polygyriscus virginianus	Snails	Virginia
96.	Virginia Pigtoe	Lexingtonia subplana	Clams	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
97.	Weller's Salamander	Plethodon welleri	Amphibians	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
98.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
99.	White-spotted Salamander	Plethodon punctatus	Amphibians	Virginia, West Virginia
100.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
101.	Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma florentina	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
102.	Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States
103.	Yellowfin Madtom	Noturus flavipinnis	Fishes	Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia