Very High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Parvaspina collina James Spinymussel Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves 50-75% RSGCN
Venustaconcha trabalis Tennessee Bean Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Gomphurus septima Septima's Clubtail Insect:Odonata Dragonflies and Damselflies 25-50% RSGCN
Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis Black Rail Bird Waterbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Coregonus hoyi Bloater Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Bombus ashtonii Ashton Cuckoo Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees 25-50% RSGCN
Photuris pyralomima Pyralis-mimicking Firefly Insect:Coleoptera Fireflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Ellipsoptera puritana Puritan Tiger Beetle Insect:Coleoptera Tiger Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle Insect:Coleoptera Tiger Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon pauleyi Yellow-spotted Woodland Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 75-100% RSGCN
Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sparrow Bird Landbirds 50-75% RSGCN
Diura washingtoniana Presidential Springfly Insect:EPT Stoneflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Papaipema sp. 1 Flypoison Borer Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Papaipema sp. 2 nr. pterisii Ostrich Fern Borer Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 50-75% RSGCN
Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon (Gulf of Maine pop.) Fish Diadromous Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 1 Bluestone Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 4 Clinch Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 5 Holston Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Cottus sp. 7 Checkered Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Great Lakes pop.) Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler (Appalachian pop.) Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle (Northern pop.) Reptile Turtles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Crambus daeckellus Daecke's Pyralid Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Mesomphix luisant Glossy Button Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Helicodiscus villosus Greenbrier Coil Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Anguispira stihleri Greenbrier Tigersnail Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Triodopsis juxtidens robinae Brush Creek Threetooth Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Hemileuca maia menyanthevora Bogbean Buckmoth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Macaria exonerata Barrens Itame Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Neoligia semicana Northern Brocade Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Patera laevior Smooth Bladetooth Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Lycia rachelae Twilight Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Triodopsis rugosa Buttressed Threetooth Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Colletes bradleyi a cellophane bee Insect:Hymenoptera Solitary Bees 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Glyphyalinia sp. 1 West Virginia Glyph Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Triodopsis sp. 1 Piney Creek Threetooth Mollusc Terrestrial Snails 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Neonympha mitchellii Mitchell's Satyr Insect:Lepidoptera Butterflies and Skippers <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Elliptio crassidens Elephantear Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Osmia illinoensis a mason bee Insect:Hymenoptera Solitary Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Bombus fraternus Southern Plains Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Bombus variabilis Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Margaritifera monodonta Spectaclecase Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Notropis alborus Whitemouth Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]