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Endangered species found in Arkansas:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
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.	Benton County Cave Crayfish	Cambarus aculabrum	Crustaceans	Arkansas
7.	Central Missouri Cave Amphipod	Allocrangonyx hubrichti	Crustaceans	Arkansas, Missouri
8.	Clench's Middle-toothed Land Snail	Mesodon clenchi	Snails	Arkansas
9.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
10.	Fat Pocketbook	Potamilus capax	Clams	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
11.	Foushee Cavesnail	Amnicola cora	Snails	Arkansas
12.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
13.	Harperella	Ptilimnium nodosum	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
14.	Hell Creek Crayfish	Cambarus zophonastes	Crustaceans	Arkansas
15.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
16.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
17.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
18.	Ivory-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	Birds	Cuba, USA (southcentral and southeastern)
19.	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
20.	Lonoke Crayfish	Procambarus ferrugineus	Crustaceans	Arkansas
21.	Magazine Mountain Middle-toothed Snail	Inflectarius magazinensis	Snails	Arkansas
22.	Neosho Mucket	Lampsilis rafinesqueana	Clams	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
23.	Oklahoma Salamander	Eurycea tynerensis	Amphibians	Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
24.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
25.	Ouachita Burrowing Crayfish	Fallicambarus harpi	Crustaceans	Arkansas
26.	Ouachita Mountain Shiner	Lythrurus snelsoni	Fishes	Arkansas, Oklahoma
27.	Ouachita Rock Pocketbook	Arkansia wheeleri	Clams	Arkansas, Oklahoma
28.	Ozark Cavefish	Amblyopsis rosae	Fishes	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
29.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
30.	Pink Mucket Pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
31.	Pondberry	Lindera melissifolia	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
32.	Quercus basaseachicensis	Quercus basaseachicensis	Plants	Arkansas
33.	Quercus acerifolia	Quercus acerifolia	Plants	Arkansas
34.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
35.	Running Buffalo Clover	Trifolium stoloniferum	Plants	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia
36.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
37.	Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus	Birds	Arkansas, Bering Sea, California, Canada, China, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington
38.	Slenderwrist Burrowing Crayfish	Fallicambarus petilicarpus	Crustaceans	Arkansas
39.	Speckled Pocketbook	Lampsilis streckeri	Clams	Arkansas
40.	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
41.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
42.	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus townsendii	Mammals	Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
43.	Varicose Rocksnail	Lithasia verrucosa	Snails	United States
44.	Western Fanshell Mussel	Cyprogenia aberti	Clams	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
45.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
46.	Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma florentina	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia