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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 Kansas 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 Kansas:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptiles	United States
2.	Black-capped Vireo	Vireo atricapilla	Birds	Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
3.	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Birds	North America (including United States)
4.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
5.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
6.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
7.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
8.	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
9.	Neosho Mucket	Lampsilis rafinesqueana	Clams	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
10.	Ozark Cavefish	Amblyopsis rosae	Fishes	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
11.	Ozobryum ogalalense	Ozobryum ogalalense	Plants	Kansas
12.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
13.	Running Buffalo Clover	Trifolium stoloniferum	Plants	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
14.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
15.	Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka tristis	Fishes	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
16.	Western Fanshell Mussel	Cyprogenia aberti	Clams	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
17.	Western Prairie Fringed Orchid	Platanthera praeclara	Plants	Canada, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota
18.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)