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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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptiles	United States
2.	American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	Insects	Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
3.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
4.	Black-capped Vireo	Vireo atricapilla	Birds	Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
5.	Cambarus subterraneus	Cambarus subterraneus	Crustaceans	Oklahoma
6.	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Birds	North America (including United States)
7.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
8.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
9.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
10.	Gray Wolf	Canis lupus	Mammals	Mexico, United States
11.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
12.	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Mammals	Eastern and Midwestern USA
13.	Kiamichi Crayfish	Orconectes saxatilis	Crustaceans	Oklahoma
14.	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
15.	Mountain Plover	Charadrius montanus	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
16.	Neosho Mucket	Lampsilis rafinesqueana	Clams	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
17.	Oklahoma Cave Amphipod	Allocrangonyx pellucidus	Crustaceans	Oklahoma
18.	Oklahoma Cave Crayfish	Cambarus tartarus	Crustaceans	Oklahoma
19.	Oklahoma Salamander	Eurycea tynerensis	Amphibians	Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
20.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
21.	Ouachita Mountain Shiner	Lythrurus snelsoni	Fishes	Arkansas, Oklahoma
22.	Ouachita Rock Pocketbook	Arkansia wheeleri	Clams	Arkansas, Oklahoma
23.	Ozark Cavefish	Amblyopsis rosae	Fishes	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
24.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
25.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
26.	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
27.	Texas Heelsplitter	Potamilus amphichaenus	Clams	Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
28.	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus townsendii	Mammals	Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
29.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)