High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Lithobates kauffeldi Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog Amphibian Frogs and Toads 75-100% RSGCN
Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia Spring Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender Amphibian Salamanders 25-50% RSGCN
Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 75-100% RSGCN
Plethodon welleri Weller's Salamander Amphibian Salamanders <25% RSGCN
Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush Bird Landbirds 75-100% RSGCN
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Antrostomus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will Bird Landbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Setophaga striata Blackpoll Warbler Bird Landbirds 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Melospiza georgiana nigrescens Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow Bird Landbirds 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Passerculus sandwichensis princeps Ipswich Sparrow Bird Landbirds 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Calidris canutus rufa Red Knot Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Atlantic Coast pop.) Bird Shorebirds 25-50% RSGCN
Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Bird Shorebirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper Bird Shorebirds 50-75% RSGCN
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Bird Shorebirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite Bird Upland Game Birds <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Bird Upland Game Birds 25-50% RSGCN
Rynchops niger Black Skimmer Bird Waterbirds <25% RSGCN
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Bird Waterbirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Sternula antillarum Least Tern Bird Waterbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Bird Waterbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Bird Waterbirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Anas rubripes American Black Duck Bird Waterfowl 50-75% RSGCN
Cambarus elkensis Elk River Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus pauleyi Meadow River Mudbug Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus callainus Big Sandy Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 50-75% RSGCN
Cyzicus gynecia Feminine Clam Shrimp Crustacean Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimp 50-75% RSGCN
Alosa sapidissima American Shad Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Osmerus mordax Rainbow Smelt (native pop.) Fish Diadromous Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Anguilla rostrata American Eel Fish Diadromous Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Lethenteron appendix American Brook Lamprey Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Aphredoderus sayanus sayanus Eastern Pirate Perch Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% Proposed RSGCN
Percopsis omiscomaycus Trout-perch Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Proposed Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Etheostoma denoncourti Golden Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside Dace Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Erimyzon sucetta Lake Chubsucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Enneacanthus chaetodon Blackbanded Sunfish Fish Freshwater Fish <25% RSGCN
Cottus baileyi Black Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Carpiodes velifer Highfin Carpsucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Thoburnia hamiltoni Rustyside Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Salvelinus alpinus oquassa Landlocked Arctic Char Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Prosopium cylindraceum Round Whitefish Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus Western Pirate Perch Fish Freshwater Fish <25% RSGCN
Phenacobius teretulus Kanawha Minnow Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Notropis scabriceps New River Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN