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 Delaware 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 Delaware:

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 NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. 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
2. Barndoor Winter Skate Dipturus laevis Fishes Canada, United States
3. 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
4. Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii Reptiles Eastern United States
5. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
6. Canby's Dropwort Oxypolis canbyi Plants Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
7. Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger cinereus Mammals USA (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern Pennsylvania)
8. Dwarf Wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon Clams Canada (New Brunswick), United States
9. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Birds Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
10. Gulf Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes Canada, United States
11. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Birds Canada, United States
12. Lined Seahorse Hippocampus erectus Fishes Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
13. Night Shark Carcharhinus signatus Fishes Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
14. North Atlantic Right Whale Balaena glacialis Mammals Northern Oceans
15. 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
16. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Birds Central and South America, North America (including United States)
17. Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
18. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Birds Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
19. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Birds Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
20. Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus Birds Canada, United States
21. Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Fishes USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
22. 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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