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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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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 Chaffseed
|
Schwalbea americana |
Plants |
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
3. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
4. |
Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel
|
Quadrula sparsa |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
5. |
Appalachian Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus incurvatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
6. |
Ashy Darter
|
Etheostoma cinereum |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
7. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
8. |
Barndoor Winter Skate
|
Dipturus laevis |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
9. |
Bath County Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus mundus |
Crustaceans |
Virginia |
10. |
Betula uber
|
Betula uber |
Plants |
Virginia |
11. |
Bicknell's Thrush
|
Catharus bicknelli |
Birds |
Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
12. |
Big Levels Salamander
|
Plethodon sherando |
Amphibians |
Virginia |
13. |
Big Sandy Crayfish
|
Cambarus veteranus |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia |
14. |
Birdwing Pearlymussel
|
Conradilla caelata |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
15. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Blotchside Logperch
|
Percina burtoni |
Fishes |
Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
18. |
Bog Turtle
|
Glyptemys muhlenbergii |
Reptiles |
Eastern United States |
19. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
Burnsville Cove Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus conradi |
Crustaceans |
Virginia |
21. |
Cherokee Clubtail
|
Gomphus consanguis |
Insects |
United States |
22. |
Coal Elimia
|
Elimia aterina |
Snails |
Tennessee, Virginia |
|
23. |
Cracking Pearlymussel
|
Hemistena lata |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
24. |
Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel
|
Villosa trabalis |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
25. |
Cumberland Combshell
|
Epioblasma brevidens |
Clams |
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia |
26. |
Cumberland Monkeyface Pearlymussel
|
Quadrula intermedia |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
27. |
Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel
|
Sciurus niger cinereus |
Mammals |
USA (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern Pennsylvania) |
28. |
Dromedary Pearlymussel
|
Dromus dromas |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
29. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
30. |
Duskytail Darter
|
Etheostoma percnurum |
Fishes |
Tennessee, Virginia |
31. |
Dwarf Wedgemussel
|
Alasmidonta heterodon |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick), United States |
32. |
Ephemeral Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus ephemerus |
Crustaceans |
Virginia |
33. |
Fanshell
|
Cyprogenia stegaria |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
34. |
Fine-rayed Pigtoe Pearlymussel
|
Fusconaia cuneolus |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
35. |
Fraser Fir
|
Abies fraseri |
Plants |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
36. |
Gammon's Riffle Beetle
|
Stenelmis gammoni |
Insects |
Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia |
37. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
39. |
Gulf Sturgeon
|
Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
40. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
41. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
42. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
43. |
James Spinymussel
|
Pleurobema collina |
Clams |
Virginia, West Virginia |
44. |
Kanawha Minnow
|
Phenacobius teretulus |
Fishes |
North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia |
|
45. |
Lee County Cave Isopod
|
Lirceus usdagalun |
Crustaceans |
Virginia |
46. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
47. |
Littlewing Pearlymussel
|
Pegias fabula |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
48. |
Longleaf Pine
|
Pinus palustris |
Plants |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia |
49. |
Macromia margarita
|
Macromia margarita |
Insects |
United States |
50. |
Madison Cave Isopod
|
Antrolana lira |
Crustaceans |
Virginia, West Virginia |
51. |
Mainstream River Snail
|
Leptoxis praerosa |
Snails |
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia |
52. |
Morrison's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus morrisoni |
Crustaceans |
Virginia, West Virginia |
53. |
Mountain Blackside Dace
|
Phoxinus cumberlandensis |
Fishes |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
54. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
55. |
North Atlantic Right Whale
|
Balaena glacialis |
Mammals |
Northern Oceans |
56. |
Northeastern Bulrush
|
Scirpus ancistrochaetus |
Plants |
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia |
57. |
Northern Flying Squirrel
|
Glaucomys sabrinus |
Mammals |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
58. |
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 |
59. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
60. |
Orangefin Madtom
|
Noturus gilberti |
Fishes |
North Carolina, Virginia |
61. |
Oyster Mussel
|
Epioblasma capsaeformis |
Clams |
Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
62. |
Panhandle Pebblesnail
|
Somatogyrus virginicus |
Snails |
North Carolina, Virginia |
63. |
Peaks Of Otter Salamander
|
Plethodon hubrichti |
Amphibians |
Virginia |
64. |
Peter's Mountain Mallow
|
Iliamna corei |
Plants |
Virginia |
65. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
66. |
Pizzini's Amphipod
|
Stygobromus pizzinii |
Crustaceans |
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia |
|
67. |
Purple Bean
|
Villosa perpurpurea |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
68. |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
Picoides borealis |
Birds |
USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
69. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
70. |
Rhus michauxii
|
Rhus michauxii |
Plants |
United States (GA, NC, SC, VA) |
71. |
Roanoke Bass
|
Ambloplites cavifrons |
Fishes |
North Carolina, Virginia |
72. |
Roanoke Logperch
|
Percina rex |
Fishes |
Virginia |
73. |
Roseate Tern
|
Sterna dougallii dougallii |
Birds |
Northeastern USA |
74. |
Rough Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema plenum |
Clams |
Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia |
75. |
Rough Rabbitsfoot
|
Quadrula cylindrica strigillata |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
76. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
77. |
Rye Cove Cave Isopod
|
Lirceus culveri |
Crustaceans |
Virginia |
78. |
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
Ammodramus caudacutus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
79. |
Shale Barren Rock-cress
|
Arabis serotina |
Plants |
Virginia, West Virginia |
80. |
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon virginia |
Amphibians |
Virginia, West Virginia |
81. |
Shenandoah Salamander
|
Plethodon shenandoah |
Amphibians |
Virginia |
82. |
Shiny Pigtoe
|
Fusconaia cor |
Clams |
Tennessee, Virginia |
83. |
Shortnose Sturgeon
|
Acipenser brevirostrum |
Fishes |
USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast) |
84. |
Slender Chub
|
Erimystax cahni |
Fishes |
Tennessee, Virginia |
85. |
Small-anthered Bittercress
|
Cardamine micranthera |
Plants |
North Carolina, Virginia |
86. |
Smooth Coneflower
|
Echinacea laevigata |
Plants |
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia |
87. |
Smooth Rocksnail
|
Leptoxis virgata |
Snails |
Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
88. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
|
89. |
Spiny River Snail
|
Io fluvialis |
Snails |
Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia |
90. |
Spotted Turtle
|
Clemmys guttata |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
91. |
Tennessee Clubshell
|
Pleurobema oviforme |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
92. |
Tidewater Interstitial Amphipod
|
Stygobromus araeus |
Crustaceans |
North Carolina, Virginia |
93. |
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
|
Corynorhinus townsendii |
Mammals |
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia |
94. |
Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma torulosa |
Clams |
Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
95. |
Virginia Fringed Mountain Snail
|
Polygyriscus virginianus |
Snails |
Virginia |
96. |
Virginia Pigtoe
|
Lexingtonia subplana |
Clams |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
97. |
Weller's Salamander
|
Plethodon welleri |
Amphibians |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
98. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
99. |
White-spotted Salamander
|
Plethodon punctatus |
Amphibians |
Virginia, West Virginia |
100. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
101. |
Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma florentina |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
102. |
Yellow Lampmussel
|
Lampsilis cariosa |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States |
103. |
Yellowfin Madtom
|
Noturus flavipinnis |
Fishes |
Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia |