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Endangered species found in Massachusetts:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	Insects	Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
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.	Barndoor Winter Skate	Dipturus laevis	Fishes	Canada, United States
4.	Black Grouper	Epinephelus nigritus	Fishes	Central and South America, Mexico, United States
5.	Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Reptiles	Eastern United States
6.	Dwarf Wedgemussel	Alasmidonta heterodon	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick), United States
7.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
8.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
9.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
10.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
11.	Karner Blue Butterfly	Lycaeides melissa samuelis	Insects	Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
12.	Northeastern Bulrush	Scirpus ancistrochaetus	Plants	Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
13.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
14.	Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle	Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi	Reptiles	Massachusetts
15.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
16.	Puritan Tiger Beetle	Cicindela puritana	Insects	Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
17.	Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fishes	Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
18.	Redfish	Sebastes fasciatus	Fishes	Canada, Greenland, Iceland, United States
19.	Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
20.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
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.	Scarlet Bluet	Enallagma pictum	Insects	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
24.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
25.	Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States