Ky Dept of Fish and Wildlife Species List Federal Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate

Species Information
Federal Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate

US STATUS DEFINITIONS KENTUCKY STATUS DEFINITIONS
Clicking on Yes in the WAP column brings up the Wildlife Action Plan species account.

Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
Click a scientific name for its life history. You may also select county or quad for species observations in that area.

Note: Species with KYStatus X or H are believed to no longer occur in Kentucky.

44 species are listed.

Scientific Name
and Life History Common Name and Pictures Class US Status KY Status WAP List County List Quad

Alosa alabamae Alabama Shad Actinopterygii C E Yes County Quad
Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-petrel Aves PS:C N County Quad
Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside Dace Actinopterygii LT T Yes County Quad
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata Catspaw Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Pseudanophthalmus caecus Clifton Cave Beetle Insecta C T County Quad
Pleurobema clava Clubshell Bivalvia LE, XN E Yes County Quad
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Copperbelly Water Snake Reptilia PS:LT S Yes County Quad
Villosa trabalis Cumberland Bean Bivalvia LE, XN E Yes County Quad
Etheostoma susanae Cumberland Darter Actinopterygii C E Yes County Quad
Alasmidonta atropurpurea Cumberland Elktoe Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Epioblasma brevidens Cumberlandian Combshell Bivalvia LE, XN E Yes County Quad
Dromus dromas Dromedary Pearlymussel Bivalvia LE, XN E Yes County Quad
Cyprogenia stegaria Fanshell Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Potamilus capax Fat Pocketbook Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Ptychobranchus subtentum Fluted Kidneyshell Bivalvia PE E Yes County Quad
Myotis grisescens Gray Myotis Mammalia LE T Yes County Quad
Pseudanophthalmus frigidus Icebox Cave Beetle Insecta C T County Quad
Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Mammalia LE E Yes County Quad
Sternula antillarum athalassos Interior Least Tern Aves LE E Yes County Quad
Setophaga kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler Aves LE N County Quad
Pegias fabula Littlewing Pearlymussel Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Pseudanophthalmus troglodytes Louisville Cave Beetle Insecta C T County Quad
Palaemonias ganteri Mammoth Cave Shrimp Malacostraca LE E Yes County Quad
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Northern Riffleshell Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Plethobasus cooperianus Orangefoot Pimpleback Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Epioblasma capsaeformis Oyster Mussel Bivalvia LE, XN E Yes County Quad
Notropis albizonatus Palezone Shiner Actinopterygii LE E Yes County Quad
Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid Sturgeon Actinopterygii LE E Yes County Quad
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aves PS:LE E Yes County Quad
Lampsilis abrupta Pink Mucket Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover Aves LE, LT N Yes County Quad
Leptoxis plicata Plicate Rocksnail Gastropoda LE N County Quad
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica Rabbitsfoot Bivalvia PT T Yes County Quad
Etheostoma chienense Relict Darter Actinopterygii LE E Yes County Quad
Obovaria retusa Ring Pink Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Pleurobema plenum Rough Pigtoe Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Plethobasus cyphyus Sheepnose Bivalvia E E Yes County Quad
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox Bivalvia E E Yes County Quad
Cumberlandia monodonta Spectacle Case Bivalvia E E Yes County Quad
Epioblasma florentina walkeri Tan Riffleshell Bivalvia LE E Yes County Quad
Pseudanophthalmus parvus Tatum Cave Beetle Insecta C T County Quad
Etheostoma lemniscatum Tuxedo Darter Actinopterygii LE E County Quad
Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus Virginia Big-eared Bat Mammalia LE E Yes County Quad
Mycteria americana Wood Stork Aves PS:LE N County Quad

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