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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acadian Redfish
|
Sebastes fasciatus |
Fishes |
Canada, Greenland, Iceland, United States |
2. |
Acadian Whitefish
|
Coregonus huntsmani |
Fishes |
Canada |
3. |
American Bison
|
Bison bison |
Mammals |
Canada |
4. |
American Burying Beetle
|
Nicrophorus americanus |
Insects |
Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas |
5. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
6. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
7. |
Bachman's Wood Warbler
|
Vermivora bachmanii |
Birds |
Canada, Southeastern USA |
8. |
Barndoor Winter Skate
|
Dipturus laevis |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
9. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
10. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
11. |
Bendire's Thrasher
|
Toxostoma bendirei |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah |
12. |
Bicknell's Thrush
|
Catharus bicknelli |
Birds |
Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
13. |
Black-footed Albatross
|
Phoebastria nigripes |
Birds |
Asia, Canada, New Zealand, United States and Minor Outlying Islands (including Hawaii) |
14. |
Black-footed Ferret
|
Mustela nigripes |
Mammals |
Western Canada, Western USA |
15. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
16. |
Bloater
|
Coregonus hoyi |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
17. |
Bocaccio Rockfish
|
Sebastes paucispinus |
Fishes |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
18. |
Boreal Felt Lichen
|
Erioderma pedicellatum |
Plants |
Canada |
19. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
Buller's Shearwater
|
Puffinus bulleri |
Birds |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
22. |
Cascades Frog
|
Rana cascadae |
Amphibians |
California, Canada |
|
23. |
Cassin's Finch
|
Haemorhous cassinii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
24. |
Cerulean Warbler
|
Setophaga cerulea |
Birds |
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela |
25. |
Copper Redhorse
|
Moxostoma hubbsi |
Fishes |
Canada |
26. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
27. |
Dakota Skipper
|
Hesperia dacotae |
Insects |
Canada, United States |
28. |
Doronomyrmex pocahontas
|
Doronomyrmex pocahontas |
Insects |
Canada |
29. |
Dwarf Wedgemussel
|
Alasmidonta heterodon |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick), United States |
30. |
Eastern Sand Darter
|
Etheostoma pellucidum |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
31. |
Emperor Goose
|
Chen canagica |
Birds |
Alaska, Canada, Russia |
32. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
33. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
34. |
Formicoxenus quebecensis
|
Formicoxenus quebecensis |
Insects |
Canada |
35. |
Formicoxenus provancheri
|
Formicoxenus provancheri |
Insects |
Canada, United States |
36. |
Furbish Lousewort
|
Pedicularis furbishiae |
Plants |
Canada (New Brunswick), Maine |
37. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
39. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
40. |
Greater Sage-grouse
|
Centrocercus urophasianus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
41. |
Green Sturgeon
|
Acipenser medirostris |
Fishes |
Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, Oregon |
42. |
Greenland Shark
|
Somniosus microcephalus |
Fishes |
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia |
43. |
Gulf Sturgeon
|
Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
44. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
|
45. |
Harpagoxenus canadensis
|
Harpagoxenus canadensis |
Insects |
Canada, United States |
46. |
Heermann's Gull
|
Larus heermanni |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Oregon, Washington |
47. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
48. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
49. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
50. |
Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle
|
Brychius hungerfordi |
Insects |
Canada, Michigan |
51. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
52. |
Kanab Amber Snail
|
Oxyloma kanabense |
Snails |
Arizona, Canada, Utah |
53. |
Karner Blue Butterfly
|
Lycaeides melissa samuelis |
Insects |
Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin |
54. |
Killer Whale
|
Orcinus orca |
Mammals |
Southern Resident DPS (Canada, USA - WA) |
55. |
Kirtland's Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica kirtlandii |
Birds |
Bahamas, Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Michigan, South Carolina, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wisconsin |
56. |
Kittlitz's Murrelet
|
Brachyramphus brevirostris |
Birds |
Canada, Japan, Russia, United States |
57. |
Kiyi
|
Coregonus kiyi |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
58. |
Laysan Albatross
|
Phoebastria immutabilis |
Birds |
Alaska, Australia (Norfolk Island), California, Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington |
59. |
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 |
60. |
Leptothorax faberi
|
Leptothorax faberi |
Insects |
Canada |
61. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
62. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
63. |
Marbled Murrelet
|
Brachyramphus marmoratus |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
64. |
Mckay's Bunting
|
Plectrophenax hyperboreus |
Birds |
Canada, Oregon, Washington |
65. |
Mottled Petrel
|
Pterodroma inexpectata |
Birds |
Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Mountain Plover
|
Charadrius montanus |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
|
67. |
Myrmica quebecensis
|
Myrmica quebecensis |
Insects |
Canada |
68. |
Myrmica lampra
|
Myrmica lampra |
Insects |
Canada |
69. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
70. |
North Atlantic Right Whale
|
Balaena glacialis |
Mammals |
Northern Oceans |
71. |
North Pacific Right Whale
|
Balaena japonica |
Mammals |
Canada (British Columbia), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico (Baja California), Russia, Taiwan, United States and Hawaii |
72. |
Northern Abalone
|
Haliotis kamtschatkana |
Snails |
Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Oregon, Washington |
73. |
Northern Fur Seal
|
Callorhinus ursinus |
Mammals |
Arkansas, California, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington |
74. |
Northern Swift Fox
|
Vulpes velox hebes |
Mammals |
Canada |
75. |
Oregon Spotted Frog
|
Rana pretiosa |
Amphibians |
Canada, Oregon, Washington |
76. |
Pink-footed Shearwater
|
Ardenna creatopus |
Birds |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, United States |
77. |
Piping Plover
|
Charadrius melodus |
Birds |
Canada, USA - Great Lakes Watershed |
78. |
Platanthera praeclara
|
Platanthera praeclara |
Plants |
Canada, United States |
79. |
Polar Bear
|
Ursus maritimus |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia |
80. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
81. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
82. |
Red-legged Kittiwake
|
Rissa brevirostris |
Birds |
Alaska, Canada, Japan |
83. |
Rocky Mountain Capshell
|
Acroloxus coloradensis |
Snails |
Canada, United States |
84. |
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
Ammodramus caudacutus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
85. |
Salvelinus confluentus
|
Salvelinus confluentus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
86. |
Sea Otter
|
Enhydra lutris |
Mammals |
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States |
87. |
Short-tailed Albatross
|
Phoebastria albatrus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States Territory) |
88. |
Shortjaw Cisco
|
Coregonus zenithicus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
|
89. |
Shortnose Cisco
|
Coregonus reighardi |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
90. |
Shortnose Sturgeon
|
Acipenser brevirostrum |
Fishes |
USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast) |
91. |
Shortspine Thornyhead
|
Sebastolobus alascanus |
Fishes |
Canada, Russia, United States |
92. |
Southern Bluefin Tuna
|
Thunnus maccoyii |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America |
93. |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
|
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus |
Birds |
Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States (Alaska), Vietnam |
94. |
Spotted Owl
|
Strix occidentalis |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
95. |
Spotted Turtle
|
Clemmys guttata |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
96. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
97. |
Starlet Sea Anemone
|
Nematostella vectensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
98. |
Steller Sea-lion
|
Eumetopias jubatus |
Mammals |
Alaska, California, Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Washington |
99. |
Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel
|
Epioblasma torulosa |
Clams |
Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
100. |
Vancouver Island Marmot
|
Marmota vancouverensis |
Mammals |
Canada (Vancouver Island) |
101. |
Wandering Salamander
|
Aneides vagrans |
Amphibians |
California, Canada (British Columbia) |
102. |
Western Toad
|
Anaxyrus boreas |
Amphibians |
Canada, Mexico, United States (California) |
103. |
White Sturgeon
|
Acipenser transmontanus |
Fishes |
Canada (British Columbia), Idaho, Montana |
104. |
Whitebark Pine
|
Pinus albicaulis |
Plants |
Canada, United States |
105. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
106. |
Wolverine
|
Gulo gulo |
Mammals |
Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States |
107. |
Wood Turtle
|
Glyptemys insculpta |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
108. |
Xantus's Murrelet
|
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus |
Birds |
California, Canada, Mexico, Washington |
109. |
Yellow Lampmussel
|
Lampsilis cariosa |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States |
110. |
Yellowtail Flounder
|
Pleuronectes ferrugineus |
Fishes |
Canada, New York, Rhode Island |
|