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Endangered species found in Maryland:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Acanthomyops murphyi	Acanthomyops murphyi	Insects	Maryland
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.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
4.	Barndoor Winter Skate	Dipturus laevis	Fishes	Canada, United States
5.	Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Reptiles	Eastern United States
6.	Canby's Dropwort	Oxypolis canbyi	Plants	Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
7.	Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel	Sciurus niger cinereus	Mammals	USA (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern Pennsylvania)
8.	Dwarf Wedgemussel	Alasmidonta heterodon	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick), United States
9.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
10.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
11.	Harperella	Ptilimnium nodosum	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
12.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
13.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
14.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
15.	Maryland Darter	Etheostoma sellare	Fishes	Maryland
16.	Northeastern Bulrush	Scirpus ancistrochaetus	Plants	Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
17.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
18.	Pennsylvania Cave Amphipod	Crangonyx dearolfi	Crustaceans	Maryland, Pennsylvania
19.	Puritan Tiger Beetle	Cicindela puritana	Insects	Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
20.	Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
21.	Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Birds	Canada, United States
22.	Sandplain Gerardia	Agalinis acuta	Plants	Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
23.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
24.	Smooth Coneflower	Echinacea laevigata	Plants	Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia