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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 Mexico 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 Mexico:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Alamosa Springsnail	Tryonia alamosae	Snails	New Mexico
2.	Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat	Dipodomys spectabilis	Mammals	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
3.	Caribbean Electric Ray	Narcine bancroftii	Fishes	Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela
4.	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
5.	Charalito Chihuahua	Gila nigrescens	Fishes	Mexico, New Mexico
6.	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Birds	North America (including United States)
7.	Chiricahua Leopard Frog	Lithobates chiricahuensis	Amphibians	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
8.	Colorado Pikeminnow	Ptychocheilus lucius	Fishes	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
9.	Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii	Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii	Plants	New Mexico, Texas
10.	Cougar	Puma concolor	Mammals	North and Central America
11.	Desert Pocket Gopher	Geomys arenarius	Mammals	Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
12.	Eared Quetzal	Euptilotis neoxenus	Birds	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
13.	Gila Chub	Gila intermedia	Fishes	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
14.	Gila Monster	Heloderma suspectum	Reptiles	Mexico, United States
15.	Gila Topminnow	Poeciliopsis occidentalis	Fishes	Arizona, New Mexico
16.	Gila Trout	Oncorhynchus gilae	Fishes	Arizona, New Mexico
17.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
18.	Gray-checkered Whiptail	Aspidoscelis dixoni	Reptiles	New Mexico, Texas
19.	Holy Ghost Ipomopsis	Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus	Plants	New Mexico
20.	Jaguar	Panthera onca	Mammals	Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
21.	Knowlton Cactus	Pediocactus knowltonii	Plants	Colorado, New Mexico
22.	Koster's Springsnail	Juturnia kosteri	Snails	New Mexico
23.	Kuenzler Hedgehog Cactus	Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri	Plants	New Mexico
24.	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
25.	Lesser Long-nosed Bat	Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae	Mammals	Arizona, New Mexico
26.	Mancos Milk-vetch	Astragalus humillimus	Plants	Colorado, New Mexico
27.	Mexican Long-nosed Bat	Leptonycteris nivalis	Mammals	Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
28.	Mexican Long-tongued Bat	Choeronycteris mexicana	Mammals	Arizona, California, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
29.	Mountain Plover	Charadrius montanus	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
30.	Noel's Amphipod	Gammarus desperatus	Crustaceans	New Mexico
31.	Northern Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis septentrionalis	Birds	Arizona, Guatemala, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
32.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
33.	Pecos Assiminea Snail	Assiminea pecos	Snails	Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
34.	Pecos Gambusia	Gambusia nobilis	Fishes	New Mexico, Texas
35.	Pecos River Pupfish	Cyprinodon pecosensis	Fishes	New Mexico, Texas
36.	Prairie Sphinx Moth	Euproserpinus wiesti	Insects	United States
37.	Razorback Sucker	Xyrauchen texanus	Fishes	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
38.	Rio Grande Monkeyface	Quadrula couchiana	Clams	New Mexico, Texas
39.	Rio Grande Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus amarus	Fishes	Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
40.	Robust Cottontail	Sylvilagus robustus	Mammals	New Mexico, Texas
41.	Roswell Springsnail	Pyrgulopsis roswellensis	Snails	New Mexico
42.	Sacramento Prickly Poppy	Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta	Plants	New Mexico
43.	Socorro Isopod	Thermosphaeroma thermophilum	Crustaceans	New Mexico
44.	Socorro Springsnail	Pyrgulopsis neomexicana	Snails	New Mexico
45.	Southwestern Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii extimus	Birds	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
46.	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
47.	Thick-billed Parrot	Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	Birds	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
48.	Todsen's Pennyroyal	Hedeoma todsenii	Plants	New Mexico
49.	Yaqui Chub	Gila purpurea	Fishes	Arizona, New Mexico