Endangered Species Search by Area Selection
Find out if there are any endangered species in your state, your country, island, etc. Browse endangered species listings according to area on our planet using the selection box below.
For a complete list of US endangered species, select United States below. Browse the different areas in the pulldown for other countries or specific US or Canadian states. For sea creatures and creatures found on islands in the oceans, we recommend browsing the oceania list.
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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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin:
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. | 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 |
