Earth's Endangered Creatures - endangered species in Rhode Island

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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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	Insects	Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
2.	Atlantic Cod	Gadus morhua	Fishes	Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic
3.	Barndoor Winter Skate	Dipturus laevis	Fishes	Canada, United States
4.	Black Grouper	Epinephelus nigritus	Fishes	Central and South America, Mexico, 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.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
9.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
10.	Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
11.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
12.	Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Birds	Canada, United States
13.	Sandplain Gerardia	Agalinis acuta	Plants	Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
14.	Scarlet Bluet	Enallagma pictum	Insects	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
15.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
16.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA