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Threatened and Endangered Species in the Northeastern States

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These lists taken from the US Fish and Wildlife service's formatting of the 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12 are current as of November 30, 1994.

Connecticut--14 species

Animals
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Beetle, Puritan tiger (Cicindela puritana)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, green sea (Chelonia mydas)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)

Delaware--13 species

Animals
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Squirrel, Delmarva Peninsula fox (Sciurus niger cinereus)
Turtle, green sea (Chelonia mydas)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
Canby's dropwort (Oxypolis canbyi)
Knieskern's beaked-rush (Rhynchospora knieskernii)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
Swamp pink (Helonias bullata)

Maine--8 species

ANIMALS
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)

Plants
Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)
Furbish lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)

Maryland--20 species

Animals
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Beetle, Puritan tiger (Cicindela puritana)
Darter, Maryland (Etheostoma sellare)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Squirrel, Delmarva Peninsula fox (Sciurus niger cinereus)
Turtle, green sea (Chelonia mydas)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
Canby's dropwort (Oxypolis canbyi)
Harperella (Ptilimnium nodosum (=fluviatile)
Northeastern (=Barbed bristle) bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)
Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta)
Sensitive joint-vetch (Aeschynomene virginica)
Swamp pink (Helonias bullata)

Massachusetts--16 species

Animals
Beetle, American burying (=giant carrion) (Nicrophorus americanus)
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Beetle, Puritan tiger (Cicindela puritana)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)
Turtle, Plymouth redbelly (=red-bellied) (Pseudemys (=Chrysemys) rubriventris bangsi)

Plants
Northeastern (=Barbed bristle) bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)
Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)

New Hampshire--10 species

Animals
Beetle, Puritan tiger (Cicindela puritana)
Butterfly, Karner blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)

Plants
Jesup's milk-vetch (Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupi)
Northeastern (=Barbed bristle) bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)
Robbins' cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)

New Jersey--15 species

Animals
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, hawksbill seacarey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana)
Knieskern's beaked-rush (Rhynchospora knieskernii)
Sensitive joint-vetch (Aeschynomene virginica)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
Swamp pink (Helonias bullata)

New York--19 species

Animals
Butterfly, Karner blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Snail, Chittenango ovate amber (Succinea chittenangoensis)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, green sea (Chelonia mydas)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
American hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium var. americana)
Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)
Leedy's roseroot (Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi)
Northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)
Northern wild monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense)
Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta)
Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus)

Pennsylvania--10 species

Animals
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Clubshell (Pleurobema clava)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Riffleshell, northern (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana)

Plants
Northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
Virginia spiraea (Spiraea virginiana)

Rhode Island--12 species

Animals
Beetle, American burying (=giant carrion) (Nicrophorus americanus)
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Tern, roseate (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea (Lepidochelys kempii)
Turtle, leatherback sea (Dermochelys coriacea)
Turtle, loggerhead sea (Caretta caretta)

Plants
Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)

Vermont--7 species

Animals
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Beetle, Puritan tiger (Cicindela puritana)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Mussel, dwarf wedge (Alasmidonta heterodon)

Plants
Jesup's milk-vetch (Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupi)
Northeastern (=Barbed bristle) bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)

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