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Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is
. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
page.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
American Burying Beetle
|
Nicrophorus americanus |
Insects |
Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas |
2. |
Black-footed Ferret
|
Mustela nigripes |
Mammals |
Western Canada, Western USA |
3. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
4. |
Cassin's Finch
|
Haemorhous cassinii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
5. |
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Calcarius ornatus |
Birds |
North America (including United States) |
6. |
Dakota Skipper
|
Hesperia dacotae |
Insects |
Canada, United States |
7. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
8. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
9. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
11. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
12. |
Greater Sage-grouse
|
Centrocercus urophasianus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
13. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
14. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
15. |
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 |
16. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
17. |
Pallid Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus albus |
Fishes |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee |
18. |
Pinyon Jay
|
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Birds |
United States |
19. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
20. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
21. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
22. |
Scaleshell Mussel
|
Leptodea leptodon |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
|
23. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
24. |
Sturgeon Chub
|
Macrhybopsis gelida |
Fishes |
United States |
25. |
Topeka Shiner
|
Notropis topeka tristis |
Fishes |
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota |
26. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |