Earth's Endangered Creatures - endangered species in Minnesota

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Bloater	Coregonus hoyi	Fishes	Canada, United States
2.	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Birds	North America (including United States)
3.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
4.	Higgins Eye Pearlymussel	Lampsilis higginsii	Clams	Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin
5.	Karner Blue Butterfly	Lycaeides melissa samuelis	Insects	Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
6.	Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily	Erythronium propullans	Plants	Minnesota
7.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
8.	Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Birds	Canada, USA - Great Lakes Watershed
9.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
10.	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
11.	Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka tristis	Fishes	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
12.	Western Prairie Fringed Orchid	Platanthera praeclara	Plants	Canada, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota
13.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
14.	Winged Mapleleaf	Quadrula fragosa	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio