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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alabama Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus acutissimus |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi |
2. |
Alabama Shad
|
Alosa alabamae |
Fishes |
United States |
3. |
Alabama Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi |
Fishes |
Alabama, Mississippi |
4. |
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 |
5. |
Angular Dwarf Crayfish
|
Cambarellus lesliei |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
6. |
Bearded Red Crayfish
|
Procambarus pogum |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
7. |
Black Clubshell
|
Pleurobema curtum |
Clams |
Alabama, Mississippi |
8. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
9. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Blackmouth Shiner
|
Notropis melanostomus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi |
11. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
12. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Burrowing Bog Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus burrisi |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
14. |
Camp Shelby Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus gordoni |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
15. |
Caribbean Electric Ray
|
Narcine bancroftii |
Fishes |
Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela |
16. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Choctaw Riverlet Crayfish
|
Hobbseus valleculus |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
18. |
Corrollton Crayfish
|
Procambarus connus |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
19. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
20. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Crystal Darter
|
Crystallaria asprella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
22. |
Cumberland Combshell
|
Epioblasma brevidens |
Clams |
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia |
|
23. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
24. |
Dusky Gopher Frog
|
Lithobates sevosus |
Amphibians |
Mississippi |
25. |
Fat Pocketbook
|
Potamilus capax |
Clams |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio |
26. |
Flat Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema marshalli |
Clams |
Alabama, Mississippi |
27. |
Freckled Darter
|
Percina lenticula |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi |
28. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
29. |
Gopher Frog
|
Rana capito |
Amphibians |
United States |
30. |
Gopher Tortoise
|
Gopherus polyphemus |
Reptiles |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina |
31. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
32. |
Gulf Sturgeon
|
Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
33. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
34. |
Heavy Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema taitianum |
Clams |
Alabama, Mississippi |
35. |
Hobbseus cristatus
|
Hobbseus cristatus |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
36. |
Hodges' Clubtail
|
Gomphus hodgesi |
Insects |
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi |
37. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
38. |
Jackson Prarie Crayfish
|
Procambarus barbiger |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
39. |
Lagniappe Crayfish
|
Procambarus lagniappe |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
40. |
Least Crayfish
|
Cambarellus diminutus |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
41. |
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 |
42. |
Longleaf Pine
|
Pinus palustris |
Plants |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia |
43. |
Mississippi Flatwoods Crayfish
|
Procambarus cometes |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
44. |
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 |
|
45. |
Oktibbeha Riverlet Crayfish
|
Hobbseus orconectoides |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
46. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
47. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
48. |
Orconectes wrighti
|
Orconectes wrighti |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi, Tennessee |
49. |
Orconectes mississippiensis
|
Orconectes mississippiensis |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
50. |
Orconectes jonesi
|
Orconectes jonesi |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
51. |
Orconectes hartfieldi
|
Orconectes hartfieldi |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
52. |
Ovate Clubshell
|
Pleurobema perovatum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
53. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
54. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
55. |
Pearl Riverlet Crayfish
|
Hobbseus attenuatus |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
56. |
Pondberry
|
Lindera melissifolia |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina |
57. |
Quercus oglethorpensis
|
Quercus oglethorpensis |
Plants |
Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina |
58. |
Quercus arkansana
|
Quercus arkansana |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas |
59. |
Quillwort
|
Isoetes louisianensis |
Plants |
Louisiana, Mississippi |
60. |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
Picoides borealis |
Birds |
USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
61. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
62. |
Ringed Sawback
|
Graptemys oculifera |
Reptiles |
Louisiana, Mississippi |
63. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
64. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
65. |
Sandhill Crane
|
Grus canadensis |
Birds |
Mississippi, West Indies (Cuba) |
66. |
Smalltooth Sawfish
|
Pristis pectinata |
Fishes |
Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida |
|
67. |
Southern Clubshell
|
Pleurobema decisum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
68. |
Southern Combshell
|
Epioblasma penita |
Clams |
Alabama, Mississippi |
69. |
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
|
Heterodon simus |
Reptiles |
United States |
70. |
Southern Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus australis |
Insects |
Louisiana, Mississippi |
71. |
Speckled Burrowing Crayfish
|
Fallicambarus danielae |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Mississippi |
72. |
Spiny-tail Crayfish
|
Procambarus fitzpatricki |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
73. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
74. |
Stirrupshell
|
Quadrula stapes |
Clams |
Alabama, Mississippi |
75. |
Tennessee Clubshell
|
Pleurobema oviforme |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
76. |
Tombigbee Riverlet Crayfish
|
Hobbseus petilus |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
77. |
Towne's Clubtail
|
Stylurus townesi |
Insects |
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
78. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
79. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
80. |
Yalobusha Riverlet Crayfish
|
Hobbseus yalobushensis |
Crustaceans |
Mississippi |
81. |
Yellow Blotched Sawback
|
Graptemys flavimaculata |
Reptiles |
Mississippi |
82. |
Yellow-sided Clubtail
|
Stylurus potulentus |
Insects |
Florida, Mississippi |