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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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Alabama Moccasinshell	Medionidus acutissimus	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
2.	Alabama Shad	Alosa alabamae	Fishes	United States
3.	Alabama Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus suttkusi	Fishes	Alabama, Mississippi
4.	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
5.	Black Clubshell	Pleurobema curtum	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
6.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
7.	Caribbean Electric Ray	Narcine bancroftii	Fishes	Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela
8.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
9.	Cumberland Combshell	Epioblasma brevidens	Clams	Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
10.	Dusky Gopher Frog	Lithobates sevosus	Amphibians	Mississippi
11.	Fat Pocketbook	Potamilus capax	Clams	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
12.	Flat Pigtoe	Pleurobema marshalli	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
13.	Gopher Frog	Rana capito	Amphibians	United States
14.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
15.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
16.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
17.	Heavy Pigtoe	Pleurobema taitianum	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
18.	Hodges' Clubtail	Gomphus hodgesi	Insects	Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
19.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
20.	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
21.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
22.	One-finned Shark	Heptranchias perlo	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
23.	Ovate Clubshell	Pleurobema perovatum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
24.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
25.	Pondberry	Lindera melissifolia	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
26.	Quercus oglethorpensis	Quercus oglethorpensis	Plants	Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
27.	Quillwort	Isoetes louisianensis	Plants	Louisiana, Mississippi
28.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
29.	Ringed Sawback	Graptemys oculifera	Reptiles	Louisiana, Mississippi
30.	Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	Birds	Mississippi, West Indies (Cuba)
31.	Smalltooth Sawfish	Pristis pectinata	Fishes	Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida
32.	Southern Clubshell	Pleurobema decisum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
33.	Southern Combshell	Epioblasma penita	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
34.	Southern Snaketail	Ophiogomphus australis	Insects	Louisiana, Mississippi
35.	Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
36.	Stirrupshell	Quadrula stapes	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
37.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
38.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
39.	Yellow Blotched Sawback	Graptemys flavimaculata	Reptiles	Mississippi