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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Allegheny Woodrat
|
Neotoma magister |
Mammals |
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
2. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
3. |
Appalachian Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus incurvatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
4. |
Armigerous River Snail
|
Lithasia armigera |
Snails |
United States |
5. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
6. |
Big Sandy Crayfish
|
Cambarus veteranus |
Crustaceans |
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia |
7. |
Cheat Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon nettingi |
Amphibians |
West Virginia |
8. |
Clubshell
|
Pleurobema clava |
Clams |
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
9. |
Cooper's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus cooperi |
Crustaceans |
West Virginia |
10. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
11. |
Eastern Sand Darter
|
Etheostoma pellucidum |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
12. |
Elk River Crayfish
|
Cambarus elkensis |
Crustaceans |
West Virginia |
13. |
Fanshell
|
Cyprogenia stegaria |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
14. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
16. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
17. |
Greenbrier Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus emarginatus |
Crustaceans |
Maryland, West Virginia |
18. |
Greenbrier Cave Crayfish
|
Cambarus nerterius |
Crustaceans |
West Virginia |
19. |
Greenbrier Cavesnail
|
Fontigens turritella |
Snails |
West Virginia |
20. |
Harperella
|
Ptilimnium nodosum |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia |
21. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
22. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
|
23. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
24. |
James Spinymussel
|
Pleurobema collina |
Clams |
Virginia, West Virginia |
25. |
Kanawha Minnow
|
Phenacobius teretulus |
Fishes |
North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia |
26. |
Madison Cave Isopod
|
Antrolana lira |
Crustaceans |
Virginia, West Virginia |
27. |
Minute Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus parvus |
Crustaceans |
West Virginia |
28. |
Morrison's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus morrisoni |
Crustaceans |
Virginia, West Virginia |
29. |
Northeastern Bulrush
|
Scirpus ancistrochaetus |
Plants |
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia |
30. |
Northern Flying Squirrel
|
Glaucomys sabrinus |
Mammals |
North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
31. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
32. |
Pink Mucket Pearlymussel
|
Lampsilis abrupta |
Clams |
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
33. |
Pink Ring Mussel
|
Obovaria retusa |
Clams |
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
34. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
35. |
Running Buffalo Clover
|
Trifolium stoloniferum |
Plants |
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia |
36. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
37. |
Shale Barren Rock-cress
|
Arabis serotina |
Plants |
Virginia, West Virginia |
38. |
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon virginia |
Amphibians |
Virginia, West Virginia |
39. |
Spotted Turtle
|
Clemmys guttata |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
40. |
Spring Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus spinatus |
Crustaceans |
West Virginia |
41. |
Streamside Salamander
|
Ambystoma barbouri |
Amphibians |
United States |
42. |
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
|
Corynorhinus townsendii |
Mammals |
Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia |
43. |
Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma torulosa |
Clams |
Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
44. |
West Virginia Spring Salamander
|
Gyrinophilus subterraneus |
Amphibians |
West Virginia |
|
45. |
White-spotted Salamander
|
Plethodon punctatus |
Amphibians |
Virginia, West Virginia |
46. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
47. |
Wood Turtle
|
Glyptemys insculpta |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
48. |
Yellow Lampmussel
|
Lampsilis cariosa |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States |