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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alabama Shad
|
Alosa alabamae |
Fishes |
United States |
2. |
Allegheny Woodrat
|
Neotoma magister |
Mammals |
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
3. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
4. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
5. |
Armigerous River Snail
|
Lithasia armigera |
Snails |
United States |
6. |
Ashy Darter
|
Etheostoma cinereum |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
7. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
8. |
Bachman's Wood Warbler
|
Vermivora bachmanii |
Birds |
Canada, Southeastern USA |
9. |
Big Sandy Crayfish
|
Cambarus veteranus |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia |
10. |
Big South Fork Crayfish
|
Cambarus bouchardi |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
11. |
Bluegrass Crayfish
|
Cambarus batchi |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky |
12. |
Bousfield's Amphipod
|
Gammarus bousfieldi |
Crustaceans |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky |
13. |
Braun's Rock-cress
|
Arabis perstellata |
Plants |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
14. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Catspaw Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma obliquata |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee |
16. |
Clifton Cave Isopod
|
Caecidotea barri |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky |
17. |
Clubshell
|
Pleurobema clava |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
18. |
Cracking Pearlymussel
|
Hemistena lata |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
19. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
20. |
Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel
|
Villosa trabalis |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
21. |
Cumberland Combshell
|
Epioblasma brevidens |
Clams |
Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia |
22. |
Cumberland Elktoe
|
Alasmidonta atropurpurea |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
|
23. |
Domed Ancylid
|
Rhodacme elatior |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
24. |
Dromedary Pearlymussel
|
Dromus dromas |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
25. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
26. |
Eastern Sand Darter
|
Etheostoma pellucidum |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
27. |
Fanshell
|
Cyprogenia stegaria |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
28. |
Fat Pocketbook
|
Potamilus capax |
Clams |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio |
29. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
31. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
32. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
33. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
34. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
35. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
36. |
Kentucky Cave Shrimp
|
Palaemonias ganteri |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky |
37. |
Kirtland's Snake
|
Clonophis kirtlandii |
Reptiles |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio |
38. |
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 |
39. |
Littlewing Pearlymussel
|
Pegias fabula |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
40. |
Mainstream River Snail
|
Leptoxis praerosa |
Snails |
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia |
41. |
Mountain Blackside Dace
|
Phoxinus cumberlandensis |
Fishes |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
42. |
Muddy Rocksnail
|
Lithasia salebrosa |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
43. |
Northern Cavefish
|
Amblyopsis spelaea |
Fishes |
Indiana, Kentucky |
44. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
|
45. |
Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel
|
Plethobasus cooperianus |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee |
46. |
Orconectes kentuckiensis
|
Orconectes kentuckiensis |
Crustaceans |
Illinois, Kentucky |
47. |
Orconectes jeffersoni
|
Orconectes jeffersoni |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky |
48. |
Orconectes bisectus
|
Orconectes bisectus |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky |
49. |
Oyster Mussel
|
Epioblasma capsaeformis |
Clams |
Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
50. |
Palezone Shiner
|
Notropis albizonatus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
51. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
52. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
53. |
Pink Ring Mussel
|
Obovaria retusa |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
54. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
55. |
Relict Darter
|
Etheostoma chienense |
Fishes |
Kentucky |
56. |
Rough Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema plenum |
Clams |
Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia |
57. |
Rough Rockshell
|
Quadrula tuberosa |
Clams |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
58. |
Rugged Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera alveare |
Snails |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
59. |
Running Buffalo Clover
|
Trifolium stoloniferum |
Plants |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia |
60. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
61. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
62. |
Sandwort
|
Arenaria cumberlandensis |
Plants |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
63. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
64. |
Short's Goldenrod
|
Solidago shortii |
Plants |
Kentucky |
65. |
Shortspire Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera curta |
Snails |
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee |
66. |
Southern Cavefish
|
Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
|
67. |
Streamside Salamander
|
Ambystoma barbouri |
Amphibians |
United States |
68. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
69. |
Telescope Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera walkeri |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee |
70. |
Tennessee Clubshell
|
Pleurobema oviforme |
Clams |
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
71. |
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
|
Corynorhinus townsendii |
Mammals |
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia |
72. |
Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma torulosa |
Clams |
Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
73. |
Valley Flame Crayfish
|
Cambarus deweesae |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Tennessee |
74. |
Varicose Rocksnail
|
Lithasia verrucosa |
Snails |
United States |
75. |
White Wartyback Pearlymussel
|
Plethobasus cicatricosus |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee |
76. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
77. |
Winged Mapleleaf
|
Quadrula fragosa |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio |
78. |
Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma florentina |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |