line art - head of bird Northeast and Midwest RegionsFederally Threatened and Endangered Species {short description of image}
The Northeast Region (U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service Region 5) includes the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Midwest Region (U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service Region 3) includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry serves all these states (with the exception of Virginia) and the District of Columbia.

STATUS CODES:
T ...Threatened
E ...Endangered
PT .Proposed Threatened
PE .Proposed Endangered		 SPECIES CATAGORIES:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fishes		 Crustaceans
Clams
Snails
Insects
Plants
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME..... STATE(S) STATUS
Mammals
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus oceanic E
Delmarva peninsula fox squirrel Sciurus niger cinereus DE, MD, PA, VA E
Eastern cougar Felis concolor couquar (Region 5) E
Finback whale1 Balaenoptera physalus oceanic E
Gray bat Myotis grisescens IL, IN, MO, VA E
Gray wolf Canis lupus ME, MI, MN, WI E&T
Humpback whale1 Megaptera novaeanqliae oceanic E
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis CT, IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WV E
Ozark big-eared bat Plecotus townsendii ingens MO E
Right whale1 Balaena glacialis oceanic E
Sei whale1 Balaenoptera borealis oceanic E
Dismal swamp southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris fisheri VA T
Sperm whale1 Physeter catodon oceanic E
Squirrel, Virginia northern flying Glaucomys sabrinusfuscus VA, WV E
Virginia big-eared bat Plecotus townsendii virginianus VA, WV E
Birds
American peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum Regions 3 and 5 E
Bachman's warbler Vermivora bachmanii VA2 E
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Region 5, IA, IL, IN, MI,
MN, MO, OH, WI 		T
Kirtland's warbler Dendroica kirtlandii MI, MD2, OH,VA2,WI E
Least tern Sterna antillarum IA, IL, IN, MO E
Piping plover Charadrius melodus CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, NJ, RI, VA (Atlantic Coast), IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
E&T
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis VA E
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii (dougallii) CT MA, ME, NY, RI, VA E

Reptiles
Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley
sea turtle1		 Lepidochelys kempii coastal E
Copperbelly water snake Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta IL,IN,MI,OH, PT
Green sea turtle1 Chelonia mydas coastal T
Hawksbill sea turtle1 Eretmochelys imbricata coastal E
Leatherback sea turtle1 Dermochelys coriacea coastal E
Loggerhead sea turtle1 Caretta caretta coastal T
Plymouth redbelly turtle Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi MA E
Lake Erie water snake Nerodia sipedon insularum OH PT
Bog turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA PT
Amphibians
Cheat Mountain salamander Plethodon nettingi WV T
Shenandoah salamander Plethodon shenandoah VA E
Fishes
Duskytail darter Etheostoma (catonotus) sp. VA E
Maryland darter Etheostoma sellare MD E
Neosho madtorn Noturus placidus MO T
Niangua darter Etheostoma nianguae MO T
Ozark cavefish Amblyopsis rosae MO T
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus IA, IL, MO E
Roanoke logperch Percina rex VA E
Scioto madtom Noturus trautmani OH E
Shortnose sturgeon1 Acipenser brevirostrum CT, DE, MA, MD, ME,
NH, NJ, RI, VA 		E
Slender chub Erimystax cahni VA T
Spotfin chub (=Turquoise shiner) Cyprinella monacha VA T
Yellowfin madtorn Noturus flavipinnis VA T
Crustaceans
Hays Springs amphipod Stygobromus hayi DC E
Lee County Cave isopod Lirceus usdagalun VA E
Madison Cave isopod Antrolana lira VA T
Clams
Appalachian monkeyface pearlymussel Quadrula sparsa VA E
Birdwing pearlymussel Conradilla caelata VA E
Clubshell Pleurobema clava IL, IN, MI, OH, PA, WV E
Cracking pearlymussel Hemistena (Lastena) lata IN (possibly extirpated3), OH,VA E
Cumberland bean pearlymussel Villosa trabalis VA E
Cumberland monkeyface pearlymussel Quadrula intermedia VA E
Cumberlandian combshell Epioblasma brevidens VA E
Curtis' pearlymussel Epioblasmaflorentina curtisi MO E
Dromedary pearlymussel Dromus dromus VA E
Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT E
Fanshell Cyprogenia stegaria (=C. irrorata) IL, IN, OH, PA, VA, WV E
Fat pocketbook Potamilus capax IA, IL, IN, MO, OH E
Fine-rayed pigtoe mussel Fusconaia cuneolus VA E
Green blossom pearlymussel Epioblasma (=Dysnomia)
torulosa gubernaculum		 VA (extirpated 3) E
Higgins' eye pearlymussel Lampsilis higginsi IA, IL, MN, MO, WI E
James River spinymussel Pleurobema collina VA,WV E
Little-wing pearlymussel Pegias fabula VA E
Northern riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiania IL, IN, MI, OH, PA, WV, IL, IN, MI E
Orange-foot pearlymussel Plethobasus cooperianus IL, IN (possibly extirpated 3), OH E
Oyster mussel Epioblasma capsaeformis VA PE
Pink mucket pearlymussel Lampsilis abrupta

IL, IN, MO, OH, PA, WV, VA (extirpated 3)

E
Purple cat's paw pearlymussel Epioblasma (=dysnomia) obliquata obliquata OH E
Ring pink mussel Obovaria retusa IN (possibly extirpated 3), OH E
Rough pigtoe Pleurobema plenum IN, VA E
Rough rabbitsfoot Quadrula cylindrica strigillata VA PE
Shiny pigtoe Fusconaia cor (edgariana) VA E
Tan riffleshell Epioblasma walkeri VA E
Tubercled-blossom pearlymussel Epioblasma (=Dysnomia) torulosa torulosa IL, IN (possibly extirpated 3), WV E
White cat's paw pearlymussel Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua IN, OH (possibly extirpated (3) E
White wartyback pearlymussel Plethobasus cicatricosus IL, IN (possibly extirpated 3), OH E
Winged mapleleaf mussel Quadrula fragosa fragosa IL, IN, IA, MO, OH, MN, WI E
Snails
Chittenango ovate amber snail Succinea chittenangoensis NY T
Flat-spired three-toothed snail Triodopsis platysayoides WV T
Iowa Pleistocene snail Discus macclintocki IA, IL E
Virginia fringed mountain snail Polygyriscus virginianus VA E
Insects
American burying beetle (=giant carrion) Nicrophorus americanus MA, RI, VA E
Karner blue butterfly Lycaeides melissa samuelis IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, NH, NY, OH, PA, WI E
Hine's (=Ohio) emerald dragonfly Somatochlora hineana IL, IN, OH, WI E
Hungerford's crawling water beetle Brychius hungerfordi MI E
Mitchell's satyr butterfly Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii IN, OH, MI, NJ E
Northeastern beach tiger beetle Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis CT, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, VA T
Puritan tiger beetle Cicindela puritana CT, MA, MD, NH, VT E
Plants
American chaffseed Schwalbea americana CT, DE, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, VA E
American hart's-tongue fern Asplemiun scolopendrium var. americanum NY, MI T
Canby's dropwort Oxypolis canbyi DE, MD E
Decurrent false aster Boltonia decurrens IL, MO T
Dwarf lake iris Iris lacustris MI, WI T
Eastern prairie fringed orchid Platanthera leucophaea

IA, IL, IN, ME, MI, MO, NJ, NY,

OH, PA, VA, WI

T
Fassett's locoweed Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea WI T
Furbish's lousewort Pedicularis furbishiae ME E
Geocarpon (no common name) Geocarpon minimum MO T
Harperella Ptilimnium nodosum (=fluviatile) MD, WV E
Houghton's goldenrod Solidago, houghtonii MI, MI, NY T
Jesup's milk-vetch Astragalus robbinsi var. Jesupi NH, VT E
Knieskern's beaked-rush Rhynchospora knieskernii DE, NJ T
Lakeside daisy Hymenoxys herbacea IL, OH T
Leafy prairie-clover Dalea foliosa IL E
Leedy's roseroot Sedum integrifolium var. leedyi MN, NY T
Mead's milkweed Asclepias meadii IA, IL, IN, MO, WI T
Michaux sumac Rhus michauxi VA T
Michigan monkey-flower Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis MI E
Minnesota dwarf trout lily Erythronium propullans MN E
Missouri bladderpod Lesquerella filiformis MO E
Northeastern (=barbed bristle) bulrush Scirpus ancistrochaetus MA, MD, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV E
Northern wild monkshood Aconitum noveboracense IA, NY, OH, WI T
Peter's mountain mallow Illiamna corei VA E
Pitcher's thistle Cirsium pitcheri IL, IN, MI, WI T
Pondberry Lindera melissifolia MO E
Prairie bush-clover Lespedeza leptostachya IA, IL, MN, WI T
Price's potato-bean Apios priceana IL (possibly extirpated 3) T
Robbins' cinquefoil Potentilla robbinsiana NH, VT E
Running buffalo clover Trifolium stoloniferum IL, IN, MO, OH, WV E
Sandplain gerardia Agalinis acuta CT, MA, MD, NY, RI E
Seabeach amaranth Amaranthus pumilus DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, VA T
Sensitive joint-vetch Aeschynomene virginica DE, NJ, MD, PA, VA T
Shale barren rock-cress Arabis serotina VA,WV E
Small whorled pogonia Isotria medeoloides CT, DE, IL, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VA T
Smooth coneflower Echinacea laeviqata MD, PA, VA E
Swamp pink Helonias bullata DE, MD, NJ, NY, VA T
Virginia round-leaf birch Betula uber VA T
Virginia spiraea Spiraea virginiana PA, VA,WV T
Western prairie fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara IA, MN, MO T
NOTES
1. Except for sea turtle nesting habitat, principal responsibility for these species is vested with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. Accidental = not typically found in area.
3. Extirpated = a species that has disappeared from the state but exists elsewhere.
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