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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alabama Shad
|
Alosa alabamae |
Fishes |
United States |
2. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
3. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
4. |
Bachman's Wood Warbler
|
Vermivora bachmanii |
Birds |
Canada, Southeastern USA |
5. |
Barr's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus barri |
Crustaceans |
Missouri |
6. |
Benton County Cave Crayfish
|
Cambarus aculabrum |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
7. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
8. |
Bluestripe Darter
|
Percina cymatotaenia |
Fishes |
Missouri |
9. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Central Missouri Cave Amphipod
|
Allocrangonyx hubrichti |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
11. |
Clanton's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus clantoni |
Crustaceans |
Kansas, Missouri |
12. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
13. |
Crystal Darter
|
Crystallaria asprella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
14. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
15. |
Fat Pocketbook
|
Potamilus capax |
Clams |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio |
16. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
18. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
19. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
20. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
21. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
22. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
|
23. |
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 |
24. |
Lesser Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
Birds |
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
25. |
Neosho Mucket
|
Lampsilis rafinesqueana |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
26. |
Niangua Darter
|
Etheostoma nianguae |
Fishes |
Missouri |
27. |
Oklahoma Salamander
|
Eurycea tynerensis |
Amphibians |
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
28. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
29. |
Onondaga Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus onondagaensis |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
30. |
Orconectes marchandi
|
Orconectes marchandi |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri |
31. |
Orconectes quadruncus
|
Orconectes quadruncus |
Crustaceans |
Missouri |
32. |
Orconectes peruncus
|
Orconectes peruncus |
Crustaceans |
Missouri |
33. |
Ozark Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus ozarkensis |
Crustaceans |
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
34. |
Ozark Cavefish
|
Amblyopsis rosae |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
35. |
Ozark Emerald
|
Somatochlora ozarkensis |
Insects |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma |
36. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
37. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
38. |
Pickle Springs Amphipod
|
Stygobromus heteropodus |
Crustaceans |
Missouri |
39. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
40. |
Platanthera praeclara
|
Platanthera praeclara |
Plants |
Canada, United States |
41. |
Pondberry
|
Lindera melissifolia |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina |
42. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
43. |
Rugged Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera alveare |
Snails |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
44. |
Running Buffalo Clover
|
Trifolium stoloniferum |
Plants |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia |
|
45. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
46. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
47. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
48. |
Southern Cavefish
|
Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
49. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
50. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
51. |
Subtle Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus subtilis |
Crustaceans |
Illinois, Michigan, Missouri |
52. |
Topeka Shiner
|
Notropis topeka tristis |
Fishes |
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota |
53. |
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
|
Corynorhinus townsendii |
Mammals |
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia |
54. |
Western Fanshell Mussel
|
Cyprogenia aberti |
Clams |
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri |
55. |
White Topped Pitcher Plant
|
Sarracenia leucophylla |
Plants |
Alabama, Florida, Missouri |
56. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
57. |
Winged Mapleleaf
|
Quadrula fragosa |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio |
58. |
Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma florentina |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |