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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:

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 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.	Angular Dwarf Crayfish	Cambarellus lesliei	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
6.	Bearded Red Crayfish	Procambarus pogum	Crustaceans	Mississippi
7.	Black Clubshell	Pleurobema curtum	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
8.	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Birds	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
9.	Black Rockfish	Mycteroperca bonaci	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
10.	Blackmouth Shiner	Notropis melanostomus	Fishes	Alabama, Florida, Mississippi
11.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
12.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
13.	Burrowing Bog Crayfish	Fallicambarus burrisi	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
14.	Camp Shelby Burrowing Crayfish	Fallicambarus gordoni	Crustaceans	Mississippi
15.	Caribbean Electric Ray	Narcine bancroftii	Fishes	Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela
16.	Caribbean Reef Shark	Carcharhinus perezi	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
17.	Choctaw Riverlet Crayfish	Hobbseus valleculus	Crustaceans	Mississippi
18.	Corrollton Crayfish	Procambarus connus	Crustaceans	Mississippi
19.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
20.	Crossband Rockfish	Mycteroperca interstitialis	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
21.	Crystal Darter	Crystallaria asprella	Fishes	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
22.	Cumberland Combshell	Epioblasma brevidens	Clams	Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
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23.	Duckbill Cat	Polyodon spathula	Fishes	United States
24.	Dusky Gopher Frog	Lithobates sevosus	Amphibians	Mississippi
25.	Fat Pocketbook	Potamilus capax	Clams	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
26.	Flat Pigtoe	Pleurobema marshalli	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
27.	Freckled Darter	Percina lenticula	Fishes	Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
28.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
29.	Gopher Frog	Rana capito	Amphibians	United States
30.	Gopher Tortoise	Gopherus polyphemus	Reptiles	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
31.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
32.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
33.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
34.	Heavy Pigtoe	Pleurobema taitianum	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
35.	Hobbseus cristatus	Hobbseus cristatus	Crustaceans	Mississippi
36.	Hodges' Clubtail	Gomphus hodgesi	Insects	Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
37.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
38.	Jackson Prarie Crayfish	Procambarus barbiger	Crustaceans	Mississippi
39.	Lagniappe Crayfish	Procambarus lagniappe	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
40.	Least Crayfish	Cambarellus diminutus	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
41.	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
42.	Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	Plants	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
43.	Mississippi Flatwoods Crayfish	Procambarus cometes	Crustaceans	Mississippi
44.	Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
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45.	Oktibbeha Riverlet Crayfish	Hobbseus orconectoides	Crustaceans	Mississippi
46.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
47.	One-finned Shark	Heptranchias perlo	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
48.	Orconectes wrighti	Orconectes wrighti	Crustaceans	Mississippi, Tennessee
49.	Orconectes mississippiensis	Orconectes mississippiensis	Crustaceans	Mississippi
50.	Orconectes jonesi	Orconectes jonesi	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
51.	Orconectes hartfieldi	Orconectes hartfieldi	Crustaceans	Mississippi
52.	Ovate Clubshell	Pleurobema perovatum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
53.	Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Birds	Central America, North America (including United States)
54.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
55.	Pearl Riverlet Crayfish	Hobbseus attenuatus	Crustaceans	Mississippi
56.	Pondberry	Lindera melissifolia	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
57.	Quercus oglethorpensis	Quercus oglethorpensis	Plants	Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
58.	Quercus arkansana	Quercus arkansana	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
59.	Quillwort	Isoetes louisianensis	Plants	Louisiana, Mississippi
60.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
61.	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Birds	Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
62.	Ringed Sawback	Graptemys oculifera	Reptiles	Louisiana, Mississippi
63.	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Birds	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
64.	Sand Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Fishes	United States
65.	Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	Birds	Mississippi, West Indies (Cuba)
66.	Smalltooth Sawfish	Pristis pectinata	Fishes	Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida
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67.	Southern Clubshell	Pleurobema decisum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
68.	Southern Combshell	Epioblasma penita	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
69.	Southern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon simus	Reptiles	United States
70.	Southern Snaketail	Ophiogomphus australis	Insects	Louisiana, Mississippi
71.	Speckled Burrowing Crayfish	Fallicambarus danielae	Crustaceans	Alabama, Mississippi
72.	Spiny-tail Crayfish	Procambarus fitzpatricki	Crustaceans	Mississippi
73.	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
74.	Stirrupshell	Quadrula stapes	Clams	Alabama, Mississippi
75.	Tennessee Clubshell	Pleurobema oviforme	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
76.	Tombigbee Riverlet Crayfish	Hobbseus petilus	Crustaceans	Mississippi
77.	Towne's Clubtail	Stylurus townesi	Insects	Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
78.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
79.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
80.	Yalobusha Riverlet Crayfish	Hobbseus yalobushensis	Crustaceans	Mississippi
81.	Yellow Blotched Sawback	Graptemys flavimaculata	Reptiles	Mississippi
82.	Yellow-sided Clubtail	Stylurus potulentus	Insects	Florida, Mississippi