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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Alabama Lampmussel	Lampsilis virescens	Clams	Tennessee
2.	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptiles	United States
3.	Amber Darter	Percina antesella	Fishes	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
4.	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
5.	Anthony's Riversnail	Athearnia anthonyi	Snails	Georgia, Tennessee
6.	Appalachian Elktoe	Alasmidonta raveneliana	Clams	North Carolina, Tennessee
7.	Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel	Quadrula sparsa	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
8.	Armigerous River Snail	Lithasia armigera	Snails	United States
9.	Bachman's Sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Birds	United States
10.	Berry Cave Salamander	Gyrinophilus gulolineatus	Amphibians	Tennessee
11.	Birdwing Pearlymussel	Conradilla caelata	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
12.	Bluemask Darter	Etheostoma doration	Fishes	Tennessee
13.	Boulder Darter	Etheostoma wapiti	Fishes	Alabama, Tennessee
14.	Braun's Rock-cress	Arabis perstellata	Plants	Kentucky, Tennessee
15.	Brawleys Fork Crayfish	Cambarus williami	Crustaceans	Tennessee
16.	Cambarus cymatilis	Cambarus cymatilis	Crustaceans	Georgia, Tennessee
17.	Catspaw Pearlymussel	Epioblasma obliquata	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
18.	Cherokee Clubtail	Gomphus consanguis	Insects	United States
19.	Clubshell	Pleurobema clava	Clams	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
20.	Conasauga Logperch	Percina jenkinsi	Fishes	Georgia, Tennessee
21.	Coosa Moccasinshell	Medionidus parvulus	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
22.	Cracking Pearlymussel	Hemistena lata	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
23.	Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus	Amphibians	United States
24.	Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel	Villosa trabalis	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
25.	Cumberland Combshell	Epioblasma brevidens	Clams	Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
26.	Cumberland Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus abditus	Amphibians	Tennessee
27.	Cumberland Elktoe	Alasmidonta atropurpurea	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee
28.	Cumberland Monkeyface Pearlymussel	Quadrula intermedia	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
29.	Cumberland Pigtoe	Pleurobema gibberum	Clams	Tennessee
30.	Diminutive Clubtail	Gomphus diminutus	Insects	Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
31.	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Dromus dromas	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
32.	Duskytail Darter	Etheostoma percnurum	Fishes	Tennessee, Virginia
33.	Dutton's River Snail	Lithasia duttoniana	Snails	Tennessee
34.	Edmund's Snaketail	Ophiogomphus edmundo	Insects	Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
35.	Elk River File Snail	Lithasia lima	Snails	Alabama, Tennessee
36.	Fanshell	Cyprogenia stegaria	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
37.	Fine-lined Pocketbook	Lampsilis altilis	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
38.	Fine-rayed Pigtoe Pearlymussel	Fusconaia cuneolus	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
39.	Gopher Frog	Rana capito	Amphibians	United States
40.	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Mammals	Central and Southeastern USA
41.	Green Pitcher-plant	Sarracenia oreophila	Plants	Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
42.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
43.	Guthrie's Ground-plum	Astragalus bibullatus	Plants	Tennessee
44.	Hatchie Burrowing Crayfish	Fallicambarus hortoni	Crustaceans	Tennessee
45.	Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Amphibians	United States
46.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
47.	Jay's River Snail	Lithasia jayana	Snails	Tennessee
48.	Leafy Prairie-clover	Dalea foliosa	Plants	Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee
49.	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
50.	Littlewing Pearlymussel	Pegias fabula	Clams	Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
51.	Macromia margarita	Macromia margarita	Insects	United States
52.	Muddy Rocksnail	Lithasia salebrosa	Snails	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
53.	Nashville Crayfish	Orconectes shoupi	Crustaceans	Tennessee
54.	Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus	Mammals	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
55.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
56.	Opaque Pebblesnail	Somatogyrus tennesseensis	Snails	Alabama, Tennessee
57.	Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel	Plethobasus cooperianus	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
58.	Ovate Clubshell	Pleurobema perovatum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
59.	Oyster Mussel	Epioblasma capsaeformis	Clams	Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
60.	Painted Clubshell	Pleurobema chattanoogaense	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
61.	Pale Lilliput Pearlymussel	Toxolasma cylindrellus	Clams	Alabama, Tennessee
62.	Palezone Shiner	Notropis albizonatus	Fishes	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
63.	Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Fishes	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
64.	Pink Mucket Pearlymussel	Lampsilis abrupta	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
65.	Pink Ring Mussel	Obovaria retusa	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia
66.	Purple Bean	Villosa perpurpurea	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
67.	Pygmy Madtom	Noturus stanauli	Fishes	Tennessee
68.	Red Wolf	Canis rufus	Mammals	USA (SE US, west to central Texas)
69.	Roan Mountain Bluet	Hedyotis purpurea var. montana	Plants	North Carolina, Tennessee
70.	Rock Gnome Lichen	Gymnoderma lineare	Plants	North Carolina, Tennessee
71.	Rough Pigtoe	Pleurobema plenum	Clams	Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
72.	Rough Rabbitsfoot	Quadrula cylindrica strigillata	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
73.	Rough Rockshell	Quadrula tuberosa	Clams	Kentucky, Tennessee
74.	Royal Marstonia Snail	Pyrgulopsis ogmorhaphe	Snails	Tennessee
75.	Ruth's Golden Aster	Pityopsis ruthii	Plants	Tennessee
76.	Sandwort	Arenaria cumberlandensis	Plants	Kentucky, Tennessee
77.	Scaleshell Mussel	Leptodea leptodon	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
78.	Seepage Salamander	Desmognathus aeneus	Amphibians	Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
79.	Shiny Pigtoe	Fusconaia cor	Clams	Tennessee, Virginia
80.	Slackwater Darter	Etheostoma boschungi	Fishes	Alabama, Tennessee
81.	Smoky Madtom	Noturus baileyi	Fishes	Tennessee
82.	Southern Acornshell	Epioblasma othcaloogensis	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
83.	Southern Clubshell	Pleurobema decisum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
84.	Southern Pigtoe	Pleurobema georgianum	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
85.	Spiny River Snail	Io fluvialis	Snails	Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia
86.	Spreading Avens	Geum radiatum	Plants	North Carolina, Tennessee
87.	Spring Creek Bladderpod	Lesquerella perforata	Plants	Tennessee
88.	Spruce-fir Moss Spider	Microhexura montivaga	Arachnids	North Carolina, Tennessee
89.	Streamside Salamander	Ambystoma barbouri	Amphibians	United States
90.	Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Fishes	United States
91.	Tennessee Purple Coneflower	Echinacea tennesseensis	Plants	Tennessee
92.	Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass	Xyris tennesseensis	Plants	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
93.	Triangular Kidneyshell	Ptychobranchus greenii	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
94.	Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma torulosa	Clams	Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
95.	Turgid Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma turgidula	Clams	Tennessee
96.	Upland Combshell	Epioblasma metastriata	Clams	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
97.	Valley Flame Crayfish	Cambarus deweesae	Crustaceans	Kentucky, Tennessee
98.	Varicose Rocksnail	Lithasia verrucosa	Snails	United States
99.	Virginia Pigtoe	Lexingtonia subplana	Clams	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
100.	Weller's Salamander	Plethodon welleri	Amphibians	North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
101.	White Wartyback Pearlymussel	Plethobasus cicatricosus	Clams	Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
102.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
103.	Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel	Epioblasma florentina	Clams	Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia