Earth's Endangered Creatures - endangered species in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	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
2.	Barndoor Winter Skate	Dipturus laevis	Fishes	Canada, United States
3.	Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Reptiles	Eastern United States
4.	Dwarf Wedgemussel	Alasmidonta heterodon	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick), United States
5.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
6.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
7.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
8.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
9.	Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly	Neonympha mitchellii	Insects	Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio
10.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
11.	Pine Barrens Treefrog	Hyla andersonii	Amphibians	Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina
12.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
13.	Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
14.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
15.	Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Birds	Canada, United States
16.	Scarlet Bluet	Enallagma pictum	Insects	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
17.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
18.	Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States