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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 West 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.

Endangered species found in West Virginia:

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.	Appalachian Cottontail	Sylvilagus obscurus	Mammals	United States
3.	Appalachian Snaketail	Ophiogomphus incurvatus	Insects	Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
4.	Armigerous River Snail	Lithasia armigera	Snails	United States
5.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
6.	Big Sandy Crayfish	Cambarus veteranus	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia
7.	Cheat Mountain Salamander	Plethodon nettingi	Amphibians	West Virginia
8.	Clubshell	Pleurobema clava	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
9.	Cooper's Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus cooperi	Crustaceans	West Virginia
10.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
11.	Eastern Sand Darter	Etheostoma pellucidum	Fishes	Canada, United States
12.	Elk River Crayfish	Cambarus elkensis	Crustaceans	West Virginia
13.	Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
14.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
15.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
16.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
17.	Greenbrier Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus emarginatus	Crustaceans	Maryland, West Virginia
18.	Greenbrier Cave Crayfish	Cambarus nerterius	Crustaceans	West Virginia
19.	Greenbrier Cavesnail	Fontigens turritella	Snails	West Virginia
20.	Harperella	Ptilimnium nodosum	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
21.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
22.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
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23.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
24.	James Spinymussel	Pleurobema collina	Clams	Virginia, West Virginia
25.	Kanawha Minnow	Phenacobius teretulus	Fishes	North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
26.	Madison Cave Isopod	Antrolana lira	Crustaceans	Virginia, West Virginia
27.	Minute Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus parvus	Crustaceans	West Virginia
28.	Morrison's Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus morrisoni	Crustaceans	Virginia, West Virginia
29.	Northeastern Bulrush	Scirpus ancistrochaetus	Plants	Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
30.	Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus	Mammals	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
31.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
32.	Pink Mucket Pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
33.	Pink Ring Mussel	Obovaria retusa	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
34.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
35.	Running Buffalo Clover	Trifolium stoloniferum	Plants	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
36.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
37.	Shale Barren Rock-cress	Arabis serotina	Plants	Virginia, West Virginia
38.	Shenandoah Mountain Salamander	Plethodon virginia	Amphibians	Virginia, West Virginia
39.	Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata	Reptiles	Canada, United States
40.	Spring Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus spinatus	Crustaceans	West Virginia
41.	Streamside Salamander	Ambystoma barbouri	Amphibians	United States
42.	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus townsendii	Mammals	Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
43.	Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma torulosa	Clams	Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
44.	West Virginia Spring Salamander	Gyrinophilus subterraneus	Amphibians	West Virginia
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45.	White-spotted Salamander	Plethodon punctatus	Amphibians	Virginia, West Virginia
46.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
47.	Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	Reptiles	Canada, United States
48.	Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States