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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 Kentucky 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.

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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.	Alabama Shad	Alosa alabamae	Fishes	United States
2.	Allegheny Woodrat	Neotoma magister	Mammals	Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
3.	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptiles	United States
4.	Appalachian Cottontail	Sylvilagus obscurus	Mammals	United States
5.	Armigerous River Snail	Lithasia armigera	Snails	United States
6.	Ashy Darter	Etheostoma cinereum	Fishes	Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
7.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
8.	Bachman's Wood Warbler	Vermivora bachmanii	Birds	Canada, Southeastern USA
9.	Big Sandy Crayfish	Cambarus veteranus	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia
10.	Big South Fork Crayfish	Cambarus bouchardi	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Tennessee
11.	Bluegrass Crayfish	Cambarus batchi	Crustaceans	Kentucky
12.	Bousfield's Amphipod	Gammarus bousfieldi	Crustaceans	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
13.	Braun's Rock-cress	Arabis perstellata	Plants	Kentucky, Tennessee
14.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
15.	Catspaw Pearlymussel	Epioblasma obliquata	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
16.	Clifton Cave Isopod	Caecidotea barri	Crustaceans	Kentucky
17.	Clubshell	Pleurobema clava	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
18.	Cracking Pearlymussel	Hemistena lata	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
19.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
20.	Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel	Villosa trabalis	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
21.	Cumberland Combshell	Epioblasma brevidens	Clams	Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
22.	Cumberland Elktoe	Alasmidonta atropurpurea	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee
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23.	Domed Ancylid	Rhodacme elatior	Snails	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
24.	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Dromus dromas	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
25.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
26.	Eastern Sand Darter	Etheostoma pellucidum	Fishes	Canada, United States
27.	Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
28.	Fat Pocketbook	Potamilus capax	Clams	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
29.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
30.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
31.	Greater Prairie-chicken	Tympanuchus cupido attwateri	Birds	Canada, United States
32.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
33.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
34.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
35.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
36.	Kentucky Cave Shrimp	Palaemonias ganteri	Crustaceans	Kentucky
37.	Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii	Reptiles	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
38.	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
39.	Littlewing Pearlymussel	Pegias fabula	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
40.	Mainstream River Snail	Leptoxis praerosa	Snails	Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia
41.	Mountain Blackside Dace	Phoxinus cumberlandensis	Fishes	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
42.	Muddy Rocksnail	Lithasia salebrosa	Snails	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
43.	Northern Cavefish	Amblyopsis spelaea	Fishes	Indiana, Kentucky
44.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
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45.	Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel	Plethobasus cooperianus	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
46.	Orconectes kentuckiensis	Orconectes kentuckiensis	Crustaceans	Illinois, Kentucky
47.	Orconectes jeffersoni	Orconectes jeffersoni	Crustaceans	Kentucky
48.	Orconectes bisectus	Orconectes bisectus	Crustaceans	Kentucky
49.	Oyster Mussel	Epioblasma capsaeformis	Clams	Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
50.	Palezone Shiner	Notropis albizonatus	Fishes	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
51.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
52.	Pink Mucket Pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
53.	Pink Ring Mussel	Obovaria retusa	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
54.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
55.	Relict Darter	Etheostoma chienense	Fishes	Kentucky
56.	Rough Pigtoe	Pleurobema plenum	Clams	Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
57.	Rough Rockshell	Quadrula tuberosa	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee
58.	Rugged Hornsnail	Pleurocera alveare	Snails	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
59.	Running Buffalo Clover	Trifolium stoloniferum	Plants	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
60.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
61.	Sand Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Fishes	United States
62.	Sandwort	Arenaria cumberlandensis	Plants	Kentucky, Tennessee
63.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
64.	Short's Goldenrod	Solidago shortii	Plants	Kentucky
65.	Shortspire Hornsnail	Pleurocera curta	Snails	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
66.	Southern Cavefish	Typhlichthys subterraneus	Fishes	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
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67.	Streamside Salamander	Ambystoma barbouri	Amphibians	United States
68.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
69.	Telescope Hornsnail	Pleurocera walkeri	Snails	Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
70.	Tennessee Clubshell	Pleurobema oviforme	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
71.	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus townsendii	Mammals	Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
72.	Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma torulosa	Clams	Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
73.	Valley Flame Crayfish	Cambarus deweesae	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Tennessee
74.	Varicose Rocksnail	Lithasia verrucosa	Snails	United States
75.	White Wartyback Pearlymussel	Plethobasus cicatricosus	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
76.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
77.	Winged Mapleleaf	Quadrula fragosa	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio
78.	Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma florentina	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia