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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.

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 Ohio 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 Ohio:

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. Allegheny Woodrat Neotoma magister Mammals Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
2. American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Insects Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
3. Armigerous River Snail Lithasia armigera Snails United States
4. Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Birds 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. Catspaw Pearlymussel Epioblasma obliquata Clams Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
7. Clubshell Pleurobema clava Clams Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
8. Duckbill Cat Polyodon spathula Fishes United States
9. Eastern Fox Snake Pantherophis gloydi Reptiles Michigan, New York, Ohio
10. Eastern Sand Darter Etheostoma pellucidum Fishes Canada, United States
11. Fanshell Cyprogenia stegaria Clams Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
12. Fat Pocketbook Potamilus capax Clams Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
13. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Birds Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
14. Gray Wolf  WATCH A LIVE GRAY WOLF Canis lupus Mammals Mexico, United States
15. Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Birds Canada, United States
16. Green Salamander Aneides aeneus Amphibians United States
17. Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Amphibians United States
18. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Birds Canada, United States
19. Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Somatochlora hineana Insects Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
20. Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis Mammals Eastern and Midwestern USA
21. Karner Blue Butterfly  WATCH A LIVE KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY Lycaeides melissa samuelis Insects Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
22. Kirtland's Snake Clonophis kirtlandii Reptiles Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
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23. Laricis Tree Cricket Oecanthus laricis Insects Michigan, Ohio
24. Mainstream River Snail Leptoxis praerosa Snails Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia
25. Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly Neonympha mitchellii Insects Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio
26. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Birds Central and South America, North America (including United States)
27. Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel Plethobasus cooperianus Clams Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
28. Orconectes sloanii Orconectes sloanii Crustaceans Indiana, Ohio
29. Pink Mucket Pearlymussel Lampsilis abrupta Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
30. Pink Ring Mussel Obovaria retusa Clams Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
31. Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Birds Canada, USA - Great Lakes Watershed
32. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Birds Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
33. Running Buffalo Clover Trifolium stoloniferum Plants Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
34. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Birds Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
35. Scaleshell Mussel Leptodea leptodon Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
36. Scioto Madtom Noturus trautmani Fishes Ohio
37. Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata Reptiles Canada, United States
38. Streamside Salamander Ambystoma barbouri Amphibians United States
39. Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel Epioblasma torulosa Clams Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
40. Varicose Rocksnail Lithasia verrucosa Snails United States
41. Whooping Crane Grus americana Birds Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
42. Winged Mapleleaf Quadrula fragosa Clams Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio
43. Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta Reptiles Canada, United States

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