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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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.

 Species NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae Fishes United States
2. Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii Reptiles United States
3. American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Insects Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
4. Arkansas Fatmucket Lampsilis powellii Clams Arkansas
5. Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Birds United States
6. Bachman's Wood Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Birds Canada, Southeastern USA
7. Bat Cave Isopod Caecidotea macropoda Crustaceans Arkansas, Oklahoma
8. Benton County Cave Crayfish Cambarus aculabrum Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
9. Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Birds Central America, North America (including United States), South America
10. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
11. Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri Birds American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
12. Caddo Madtom Noturus taylori Fishes Arkansas
13. Caddo Mountain Salamander Plethodon caddoensis Amphibians Arkansas
14. Central Missouri Cave Amphipod Allocrangonyx hubrichti Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
15. Clench's Middle-toothed Land Snail Mesodon clenchi Snails Arkansas
16. Crawfish Frog Lithobates areolatus Amphibians United States
17. Crystal Darter Crystallaria asprella Fishes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
18. Duckbill Cat Polyodon spathula Fishes United States
19. Elevated Spring Amphipod Stygobromus elatus Crustaceans Arkansas
20. Fat Pocketbook Potamilus capax Clams Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
21. Fourche Mountain Salamander Plethodon fourchensis Amphibians Arkansas
22. Foushee Cavesnail Amnicola cora Snails Arkansas
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23. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Birds Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
24. Gray Bat Myotis grisescens Mammals Central and Southeastern USA
25. Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Birds Canada, United States
26. Harperella Ptilimnium nodosum Plants Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
27. Hell Creek Crayfish Cambarus zophonastes Crustaceans Arkansas
28. Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Amphibians United States
29. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Birds Canada, United States
30. Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis Mammals Eastern and Midwestern USA
31. Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Birds Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
32. Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Birds Cuba, USA (southcentral and southeastern)
33. Jefferson County Crayfish Fallicambarus gilpini Crustaceans Arkansas
34. 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
35. Leopard Darter Percina pantherina Fishes Arkansas, Oklahoma
36. Lonoke Crayfish Procambarus ferrugineus Crustaceans Arkansas
37. Magazine Mountain Middle-toothed Snail Inflectarius magazinensis Snails Arkansas
38. Mountain Cave Amphipod Stygobromus montanus Crustaceans Arkansas
39. Neosho Mucket Lampsilis rafinesqueana Clams Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
40. Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus Mammals Arkansas, California, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington
41. Oklahoma Salamander Eurycea tynerensis Amphibians Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
42. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Birds Central and South America, North America (including United States)
43. Onondaga Cave Amphipod Stygobromus onondagaensis Crustaceans Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
44. Orconectes menae Orconectes menae Crustaceans Arkansas, Oklahoma
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45. Orconectes marchandi Orconectes marchandi Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri
46. Ouachita Burrowing Crayfish Fallicambarus harpi Crustaceans Arkansas
47. Ouachita Madtom Noturus lachneri Fishes Arkansas
48. Ouachita Mountain Shiner Lythrurus snelsoni Fishes Arkansas, Oklahoma
49. Ouachita Rock Pocketbook Arkansia wheeleri Clams Arkansas, Oklahoma
50. Ozark Cave Amphipod Stygobromus ozarkensis Crustaceans Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
51. Ozark Cavefish Amblyopsis rosae Fishes Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
52. Ozark Emerald Somatochlora ozarkensis Insects Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
53. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Birds Central America, North America (including United States)
54. Paleback Darter Etheostoma pallididorsum Fishes Arkansas
55. Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Fishes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
56. Pink Mucket Pearlymussel Lampsilis abrupta Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
57. Pondberry Lindera melissifolia Plants Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
58. Procambarus reimeri Procambarus reimeri Crustaceans Arkansas
59. Quercus acerifolia Quercus acerifolia Plants Arkansas
60. Quercus basaseachicensis Quercus basaseachicensis Plants Arkansas
61. Quercus arkansana Quercus arkansana Plants Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
62. Red-cockaded Woodpecker  WATCH A LIVE RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER Picoides borealis Birds USA (southcentral and southeastern)
63. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Birds Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
64. Rich Mountain Salamander Plethodon ouachitae Amphibians Arkansas, Oklahoma
65. Rugged Hornsnail Pleurocera alveare Snails Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
66. Running Buffalo Clover Trifolium stoloniferum Plants Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
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67. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Birds Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
68. Saline Burrowing Crayfish Fallicambarus strawni Crustaceans Arkansas
69. Sand Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes United States
70. Scaleshell Mussel Leptodea leptodon Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
71. Slenderwrist Burrowing Crayfish Fallicambarus petilicarpus Crustaceans Arkansas
72. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Birds Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
73. Southern Cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus Fishes Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
74. Speckled Pocketbook Lampsilis streckeri Clams Arkansas
75. Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Birds Canada, Mexico, United States
76. Sturgeon Chub Macrhybopsis gelida Fishes United States
77. Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Mammals Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
78. Varicose Rocksnail Lithasia verrucosa Snails United States
79. Western Fanshell Mussel Cyprogenia aberti Clams Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
80. Whooping Crane Grus americana Birds Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
81. Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel Epioblasma florentina Clams Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
82. Yellowcheek Darter Etheostoma moorei Fishes Arkansas

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