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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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota:

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.	American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	Insects	Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
2.	Black-footed Ferret	Mustela nigripes	Mammals	Western Canada, Western USA
3.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
4.	Cassin's Finch	Haemorhous cassinii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
5.	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Birds	North America (including United States)
6.	Dakota Skipper	Hesperia dacotae	Insects	Canada, United States
7.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
8.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
9.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
10.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
11.	Greater Prairie-chicken	Tympanuchus cupido attwateri	Birds	Canada, United States
12.	Greater Sage-grouse	Centrocercus urophasianus	Birds	Canada, United States
13.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
14.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
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.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
17.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
18.	Pinyon Jay	Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Birds	United States
19.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
20.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
21.	Sand Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Fishes	United States
22.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
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23.	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
24.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
25.	Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka tristis	Fishes	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
26.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)