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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acuminate Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus acuminatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Tennessee |
2. |
Acute Elimia
|
Elimia acuta |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee |
3. |
Alabama Lampmussel
|
Lampsilis virescens |
Clams |
Tennessee |
4. |
Allegheny Woodrat
|
Neotoma magister |
Mammals |
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
5. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
6. |
Amber Darter
|
Percina antesella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
7. |
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 |
8. |
Anthony's Riversnail
|
Athearnia anthonyi |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
9. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
10. |
Appalachian Elktoe
|
Alasmidonta raveneliana |
Clams |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
11. |
Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel
|
Quadrula sparsa |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
12. |
Appalachian Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus incurvatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
13. |
Armigerous River Snail
|
Lithasia armigera |
Snails |
United States |
14. |
Ashy Darter
|
Etheostoma cinereum |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
15. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
16. |
Barrens Topminnow
|
Fundulus julisia |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
17. |
Berry Cave Salamander
|
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus |
Amphibians |
Tennessee |
18. |
Big South Fork Crayfish
|
Cambarus bouchardi |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
19. |
Birdwing Pearlymussel
|
Conradilla caelata |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
20. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
21. |
Blotchside Logperch
|
Percina burtoni |
Fishes |
Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
22. |
Blue Shiner
|
Cyprinella caerulea |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
|
23. |
Bluemask Darter
|
Etheostoma doration |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
24. |
Bog Turtle
|
Glyptemys muhlenbergii |
Reptiles |
Eastern United States |
25. |
Boulder Darter
|
Etheostoma wapiti |
Fishes |
Alabama, Tennessee |
26. |
Braun's Rock-cress
|
Arabis perstellata |
Plants |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
27. |
Brawleys Fork Crayfish
|
Cambarus williami |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
28. |
Brook Elimia
|
Elimia strigosa |
Snails |
Tennessee |
29. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Catspaw Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma obliquata |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee |
31. |
Cherokee Clubtail
|
Gomphus consanguis |
Insects |
United States |
32. |
Chickamanga Crayfish
|
Cambarus extraneus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
33. |
Clubshell
|
Pleurobema clava |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
34. |
Coal Elimia
|
Elimia aterina |
Snails |
Tennessee, Virginia |
35. |
Coldwater Darter
|
Etheostoma ditrema |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
36. |
Conasauga Blue Burrower
|
Cambarus cymatilis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
37. |
Conasauga Logperch
|
Percina jenkinsi |
Fishes |
Georgia, Tennessee |
38. |
Coosa Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus parvulus |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
39. |
Coppercheek Darter
|
Etheostoma aquali |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
40. |
Corpulent Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera corpulenta |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee |
41. |
Cracking Pearlymussel
|
Hemistena lata |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
42. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
43. |
Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel
|
Villosa trabalis |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
44. |
Cumberland Combshell
|
Epioblasma brevidens |
Clams |
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia |
|
45. |
Cumberland Dusky Salamander
|
Desmognathus abditus |
Amphibians |
Tennessee |
46. |
Cumberland Elktoe
|
Alasmidonta atropurpurea |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
47. |
Cumberland Monkeyface Pearlymussel
|
Quadrula intermedia |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
48. |
Cumberland Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema gibberum |
Clams |
Tennessee |
49. |
Dalea foliosa
|
Dalea foliosa |
Plants |
Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee |
50. |
Diminutive Clubtail
|
Gomphus diminutus |
Insects |
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
51. |
Domed Ancylid
|
Rhodacme elatior |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
52. |
Dromedary Pearlymussel
|
Dromus dromas |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
53. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
54. |
Duskytail Darter
|
Etheostoma percnurum |
Fishes |
Tennessee, Virginia |
55. |
Dutton's River Snail
|
Lithasia duttoniana |
Snails |
Tennessee |
56. |
Edmund's Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus edmundo |
Insects |
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
57. |
Elimia porrecta
|
Elimia porrecta |
Snails |
Tennessee |
58. |
Elimia teres
|
Elimia teres |
Snails |
Tennessee |
59. |
Elimia troostiana
|
Elimia troostiana |
Snails |
Tennessee |
60. |
Elk River File Snail
|
Lithasia lima |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee |
61. |
Fanshell
|
Cyprogenia stegaria |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
62. |
Fine-lined Pocketbook
|
Lampsilis altilis |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
63. |
Fine-rayed Pigtoe Pearlymussel
|
Fusconaia cuneolus |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
64. |
Fraser Fir
|
Abies fraseri |
Plants |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
65. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Gopher Frog
|
Rana capito |
Amphibians |
United States |
|
67. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
68. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
69. |
Green Pitcher-plant
|
Sarracenia oreophila |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
70. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
71. |
Guthrie's Ground-plum
|
Astragalus bibullatus |
Plants |
Tennessee |
72. |
Hatchie Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus hortoni |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
73. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
74. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
75. |
Hiwassee Crayfish
|
Cambarus hiwasseensis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
76. |
Jay's River Snail
|
Lithasia jayana |
Snails |
Tennessee |
77. |
Junaluska Salamander
|
Eurycea junaluska |
Amphibians |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
78. |
Knotty Elimia
|
Elimia interrupta |
Snails |
Tennessee |
79. |
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 |
80. |
Littlewing Pearlymussel
|
Pegias fabula |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
81. |
Macromia margarita
|
Macromia margarita |
Insects |
United States |
82. |
Mainstream River Snail
|
Leptoxis praerosa |
Snails |
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia |
83. |
Mountain Blackside Dace
|
Phoxinus cumberlandensis |
Fishes |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
84. |
Muddy Rocksnail
|
Lithasia salebrosa |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
85. |
Nickajack Cave Isopod
|
Caecidotea nickajackensis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
86. |
Northern Flying Squirrel
|
Glaucomys sabrinus |
Mammals |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
87. |
Norton's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus nortoni |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
88. |
Obey Crayfish
|
Cambarus obeyensis |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
|
89. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
90. |
Opaque Pebblesnail
|
Somatogyrus tennesseensis |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee |
91. |
Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel
|
Plethobasus cooperianus |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee |
92. |
Orconectes wrighti
|
Orconectes wrighti |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi, Tennessee |
93. |
Orconectes shoupi
|
Orconectes shoupi |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
94. |
Orconectes incomptus
|
Orconectes incomptus |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
95. |
Orconectes cooperi
|
Orconectes cooperi |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Tennessee |
96. |
Ovate Clubshell
|
Pleurobema perovatum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
97. |
Oyster Mussel
|
Epioblasma capsaeformis |
Clams |
Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
98. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
99. |
Painted Clubshell
|
Pleurobema chattanoogaense |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
100. |
Pale Lilliput Pearlymussel
|
Toxolasma cylindrellus |
Clams |
Alabama, Tennessee |
101. |
Palezone Shiner
|
Notropis albizonatus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
102. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
103. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
104. |
Pink Ring Mussel
|
Obovaria retusa |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
105. |
Pristine Crayfish
|
Cambarus pristinus |
Crustaceans |
Tennessee |
106. |
Purple Bean
|
Villosa perpurpurea |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
107. |
Pygmy Madtom
|
Noturus stanauli |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
108. |
Red Wolf
|
Canis rufus |
Mammals |
USA (SE US, west to central Texas) |
109. |
Red-cheeked Salamander
|
Plethodon jordani |
Amphibians |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
110. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
|
111. |
Red-legged Salamander
|
Plethodon shermani |
Amphibians |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
112. |
Roan Mountain Bluet
|
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana |
Plants |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
113. |
Rock Gnome Lichen
|
Gymnoderma lineare |
Plants |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
114. |
Rough Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema plenum |
Clams |
Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia |
115. |
Rough Rabbitsfoot
|
Quadrula cylindrica strigillata |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
116. |
Rough Rockshell
|
Quadrula tuberosa |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
117. |
Royal Marstonia Snail
|
Pyrgulopsis ogmorhaphe |
Snails |
Tennessee |
118. |
Rugged Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera alveare |
Snails |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
119. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
120. |
Ruth's Golden Aster
|
Pityopsis ruthii |
Plants |
Tennessee |
121. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
122. |
Sandwort
|
Arenaria cumberlandensis |
Plants |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
123. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
124. |
Seepage Salamander
|
Desmognathus aeneus |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
125. |
Shiny Pigtoe
|
Fusconaia cor |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
126. |
Shortspire Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera curta |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
127. |
Slackwater Darter
|
Etheostoma boschungi |
Fishes |
Alabama, Tennessee |
128. |
Slender Chub
|
Erimystax cahni |
Fishes |
Tennessee, Virginia |
129. |
Slowwater Elimia
|
Elimia interveniens |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee |
130. |
Smoky Madtom
|
Noturus baileyi |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
131. |
Smooth Rocksnail
|
Leptoxis virgata |
Snails |
Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
132. |
Snail Darter
|
Percina tanasi |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
|
133. |
Southern Acornshell
|
Epioblasma othcaloogensis |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
134. |
Southern Cavefish
|
Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
135. |
Southern Clubshell
|
Pleurobema decisum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
136. |
Southern Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema georgianum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
137. |
Spiny River Snail
|
Io fluvialis |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia |
138. |
Spreading Avens
|
Geum radiatum |
Plants |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
139. |
Spring Creek Bladderpod
|
Lesquerella perforata |
Plants |
Tennessee |
140. |
Spruce-fir Moss Spider
|
Microhexura montivaga |
Arachnids |
North Carolina, Tennessee |
141. |
Streamside Salamander
|
Ambystoma barbouri |
Amphibians |
United States |
142. |
Striated Darter
|
Etheostoma striatulum |
Fishes |
Tennessee |
143. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
144. |
Telescope Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera walkeri |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee |
145. |
Tennessee Cave Salamander
|
Gyrinophilus palleucus |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
146. |
Tennessee Clubshell
|
Pleurobema oviforme |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
147. |
Tennessee Clubtail
|
Gomphus sandrius |
Insects |
Tennessee |
148. |
Tennessee Purple Coneflower
|
Echinacea tennesseensis |
Plants |
Tennessee |
149. |
Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass
|
Xyris tennesseensis |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
150. |
Towne's Clubtail
|
Stylurus townesi |
Insects |
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
151. |
Triangular Kidneyshell
|
Ptychobranchus greenii |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
152. |
Trispot Darter
|
Etheostoma trisella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
153. |
Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma torulosa |
Clams |
Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
154. |
Turgid Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma turgidula |
Clams |
Tennessee |
|
155. |
Upland Combshell
|
Epioblasma metastriata |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
156. |
Valley Flame Crayfish
|
Cambarus deweesae |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
157. |
Varicose Rocksnail
|
Lithasia verrucosa |
Snails |
United States |
158. |
Virginia Pigtoe
|
Lexingtonia subplana |
Clams |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
159. |
Weller's Salamander
|
Plethodon welleri |
Amphibians |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
160. |
White Wartyback Pearlymussel
|
Plethobasus cicatricosus |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee |
161. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
162. |
Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma florentina |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
163. |
Yellowfin Madtom
|
Noturus flavipinnis |
Fishes |
Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia |