Endangered Species Search by Area Selection
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
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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 Illinois 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 Illinois:
| | Species Name | Scientific Name | Group |
|---|
| 1. | Armigerous River Snail | Lithasia armigera | Snails |
| 2. | Bachman's Sparrow | Aimophila aestivalis | Birds |
| 3. | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Birds |
| 4. | Bloater | Coregonus hoyi | Fishes |
| 5. | Bousfield's Amphipod | Gammarus bousfieldi | Crustaceans |
| 6. | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | Birds |
| 7. | Catspaw Pearlymussel | Epioblasma obliquata | Clams |
| 8. | Clubshell | Pleurobema clava | Clams |
| 9. | Cracking Pearlymussel | Hemistena lata | Clams |
| 10. | Crawfish Frog | Lithobates areolatus | Amphibians |
| 11. | Crystal Darter | Crystallaria asprella | Fishes |
| 12. | Dakota Skipper | Hesperia dacotae | Insects |
| 13. | Dalea foliosa | Dalea foliosa | Plants |
| 14. | Duckbill Cat | Polyodon spathula | Fishes |
| 15. | Eastern Sand Darter | Etheostoma pellucidum | Fishes |
| 16. | Fanshell | Cyprogenia stegaria | Clams |
| 17. | Fat Pocketbook | Potamilus capax | Clams |
| 18. | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Birds |
| 19. | Gray Bat | Myotis grisescens | Mammals |
| 20. | Gray Wolf  | Canis lupus | Mammals |
| 21. | Greater Prairie-chicken | Tympanuchus cupido attwateri | Birds |
| 22. | Hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | Amphibians |
| 23. | Henslow's Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | Birds |
| 24. | Higgins Eye Pearlymussel | Lampsilis higginsii | Clams |
| 25. | Hine's Emerald Dragonfly | Somatochlora hineana | Insects |
| 26. | Illinois Cave Amphipod | Gammarus acherondytes | Crustaceans |
| 27. | Indiana Bat | Myotis sodalis | Mammals |
| 28. | Iowa Pleistocene Snail | Discus macclintocki | Snails |
| 29. | Karner Blue Butterfly | Lycaeides melissa samuelis | Insects |
| 30. | Kirtland's Snake | Clonophis kirtlandii | Reptiles |
| 31. | Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | Birds |
| 32. | Mainstream River Snail | Leptoxis praerosa | Snails |
| 33. | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Birds |
| 34. | Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel | Plethobasus cooperianus | Clams |
| 35. | Orconectes stannardi | Orconectes stannardi | Crustaceans |
| 36. | Orconectes kentuckiensis | Orconectes kentuckiensis | Crustaceans |
| 37. | Pallid Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus albus | Fishes |
| 38. | Pink Mucket Pearlymussel | Lampsilis abrupta | Clams |
| 39. | Pink Ring Mussel | Obovaria retusa | Clams |
| 40. | Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Birds |
| 41. | Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Birds |
| 42. | Rugged Hornsnail | Pleurocera alveare | Snails |
| 43. | Running Buffalo Clover | Trifolium stoloniferum | Plants |
| 44. | Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Birds |
| 45. | Sand Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | Fishes |
| 46. | Scaleshell Mussel | Leptodea leptodon | Clams |
| 47. | Shortjaw Cisco | Coregonus zenithicus | Fishes |
| 48. | Spotted Turtle | Clemmys guttata | Reptiles |
| 49. | Sturgeon Chub | Macrhybopsis gelida | Fishes |
| 50. | Subtle Cave Amphipod | Stygobromus subtilis | Crustaceans |
| 51. | Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel | Epioblasma torulosa | Clams |
| 52. | Varicose Rocksnail | Lithasia verrucosa | Snails |
| 53. | White Wartyback Pearlymussel | Plethobasus cicatricosus | Clams |
| 54. | Whooping Crane | Grus americana | Birds |
| 55. | Winged Mapleleaf | Quadrula fragosa | Clams |
