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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
2. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
3. |
Black-capped Vireo
|
Vireo atricapilla |
Birds |
Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas |
4. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
5. |
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Calcarius ornatus |
Birds |
North America (including United States) |
6. |
Clanton's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus clantoni |
Crustaceans |
Kansas, Missouri |
7. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
8. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
9. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
10. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
12. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
13. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
14. |
Kansas Aschisma Moss
|
Aschisma kansanum |
Plants |
Kansas |
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. |
Lesser Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
Birds |
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
17. |
Neosho Mucket
|
Lampsilis rafinesqueana |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
18. |
Onondaga Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus onondagaensis |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
19. |
Ozark Cavefish
|
Amblyopsis rosae |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
20. |
Ozark Emerald
|
Somatochlora ozarkensis |
Insects |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
21. |
Ozobryum ogalalense
|
Ozobryum ogalalense |
Plants |
Kansas |
22. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
|
23. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
24. |
Platanthera praeclara
|
Platanthera praeclara |
Plants |
Canada, United States |
25. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
26. |
Running Buffalo Clover
|
Trifolium stoloniferum |
Plants |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia |
27. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
28. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
29. |
Topeka Shiner
|
Notropis topeka tristis |
Fishes |
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota |
30. |
Western Fanshell Mussel
|
Cyprogenia aberti |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri |
31. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |