Very High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Bombus suckleyi Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to WAFWA/Canada]
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Osmia illinoensis a mason bee Insect:Hymenoptera Solitary Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler (Appalachian pop.) Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Great Lakes pop.) Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Venustaconcha trabalis Tennessee Bean Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Turtles <25% RSGCN
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat Mammal Bats <25% RSGCN
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Epioblasma capsaeformis Oyster Mussel Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Epioblasma brevidens Cumberlandian Combshell Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Elliptio crassidens Elephantear Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Dromus dromas Dromedary Pearlymussel Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Cyprogenia stegaria Fanshell Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Margaritifera monodonta Spectaclecase Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Webbhelix multilineata Striped Whitelip Mollusc Terrestrial Snails <25% RSGCN
Lemiox rimosus Birdwing Pearlymussel Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Hemistena lata Cracking Pearlymussel Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Fusconaia cuneolus Finerayed Pigtoe Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Lycia rachelae Twilight Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Bombus variabilis Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Bombus fraternus Southern Plains Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Theliderma intermedia Cumberland Monkeyface Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Pleurobema plenum Rough Pigtoe Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Pleurobema clava Clubshell Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Plethobasus cyphyus Sheepnose Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Plethobasus cooperianus Orangefoot Pimpleback Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Amphibian Salamanders <25% RSGCN
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Notropis alborus Whitemouth Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Erimonax monachus Spotfin Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Neonympha mitchellii Mitchell's Satyr Insect:Lepidoptera Butterflies and Skippers <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves 25-50% RSGCN
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Fish Marine Fish 25-50% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Villosa fabalis Rayed Bean Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves 25-50% RSGCN
Cynoscion regalis Weakfish Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Fusconaia cor Shiny Pigtoe Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves 25-50% RSGCN
Euchlaena milnei Milne's Looper Moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 25-50% RSGCN
Lytrosis permagnaria a geometrid moth Insect:Lepidoptera Moths 25-50% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Lynx canadensis Canada Lynx Mammal Other Mammals 25-50% RSGCN
Erimystax cahni Slender Chub Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN