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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.

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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 Iowa 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 Iowa:

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.	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptiles	United States
2.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
3.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
4.	Crystal Darter	Crystallaria asprella	Fishes	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
5.	Dakota Skipper	Hesperia dacotae	Insects	Canada, United States
6.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
7.	Fat Pocketbook	Potamilus capax	Clams	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
8.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
9.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
10.	Greater Prairie-chicken	Tympanuchus cupido attwateri	Birds	Canada, United States
11.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
12.	Higgins Eye Pearlymussel	Lampsilis higginsii	Clams	Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin
13.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
14.	Iowa Pleistocene Snail	Discus macclintocki	Snails	Illinois, Iowa
15.	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
16.	Marbled Disc	Discus marmorensis	Snails	Idaho, Iowa
17.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
18.	Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel	Plethobasus cooperianus	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
19.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
20.	Platanthera praeclara	Platanthera praeclara	Plants	Canada, United States
21.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
22.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
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23.	Sand Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Fishes	United States
24.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
25.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
26.	Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka tristis	Fishes	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
27.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
28.	Winged Mapleleaf	Quadrula fragosa	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio