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Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: Status and Distribution - Animals

Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois - Animals

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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name
Ambystomatidae	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	Jefferson Salamander
Ambystomatidae	Ambystoma platineum	Silvery Salamander
Cryptobranchidae	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	Hellbender
Plethodontidae	Desmognathus conanti	Spotted Dusky Salamander
Plethodontidae	Hemidactylium scutatum	Four-toed Salamander
Hylidae	Hyla avivoca	Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hylidae	Pseudacris streckeri	Illinois Chorus Frog
Microhylidae	Gastrophryne carolinensis	Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Ardeidae	Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern
Ardeidae	Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern
Ardeidae	Egretta thula	Snowy Egret
Ardeidae	Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron
Ardeidae	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night Heron
Ardeidae	Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Accipitridae	Pandion haliaetus	Osprey
Accipitridae	Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite
Accipitridae	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle
Accipitridae	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier
Accipitridae	Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk
Falconidae	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon
Phasianidae	Tympanuchus cupido	Greater Prairie Chicken
Rallidae	Laterallus jamaicensis	Black Rail
Rallidae	Rallus elegans	King Rail
Rallidae	Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen
Gruidae	Grus canadensis	Sandhill Crane
Charadriidae	Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover
Scolopacidae	Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper
Scolopacidae	Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope
Laridae	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern
Laridae	Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern
Laridae	Sterna antillarum	Least Tern
Laridae	Chlidonias niger	Black Tern
Tytonidae	Tyto alba	Barn Owl
Strigidae	Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl
Troglodytidae	Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren
Laniidae	Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike
Parulidae	Dendroica cerulea	Cerulean Warbler
Parulidae	Limnothlypis swainsonii	Swainson's Warbler
Emberizidae	Ammodramus henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow
Icteridae	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Yellow-headed Blackbird
Petromyzontidae	Ichthyomyzon fossor	Northern Brook Lamprey
Petromyzontidae	Lampetra aepyptera	Least Brook Lamprey
Acipenseridae	Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon
Acipenseridae	Scaphirhynchus albus	Pallid Sturgeon
Salmonidae	Coregonus artedi	Cisco
Cyprinidae	Hybopsis amnis	Pallid Shiner
Cyprinidae	Hybopsis amblops	Bigeye Chub
Cyprinidae	Hybognathus hayi	Cypress Minnow
Cyprinidae	Nocomis micropogon	River Chub
Cyprinidae	Notropis anogenus	Pugnose Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis boops	Bigeye Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis chalybaeus	Ironcolor Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis heterodon	Blackchin Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis heterolepis	Blacknose Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis maculatus	Taillight Shiner
Cyprinidae	Notropis texanus	Weed Shiner
Cyprinidae	Erimystax x-punctatus	Gravel Chub
Cyprinidae	Macrhybopsis gelida	Sturgeon Chub
Catostomidae	Catostomus catostomus	Longnose Sucker
Catostomidae	Moxostoma carinatum	River Redhorse
Catostomidae	Moxostoma valenciennesi	Greater Redhorse
Ictaluridae	Noturus stigmosus	Northern Madtom
Cyprinodontidae	Fundulus diaphanus	Banded Killifish
Cyprinodontidae	Fundulus dispar	Starhead topminnow
Centrarchidae	Lepomis symmetricus	Bantam Sunfish
Centrarchidae	Lepomis miniatus	Redspotted Sunfish
Percidae	Ammocrypta clarum	Western Sand Darter
Percidae	Ammocrypta pellucidum	Eastern Sand Darter
Percidae	Etheostoma camurum	Bluebreast Darter
Percidae	Etheostoma exile	Iowa Darter
Percidae	Etheostoma histrio	Harlequin Darter
Vespertilionidae	Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis
Vespertilionidae	Myotis grisescens	Gray Bat
Vespertilionidae	Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat
Vespertilionidae	Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Sciuridae	Spermophilus franklinii	Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Muridae	Oryzomys palustris	Rice Rat
Muridae	Ochrotomys nuttalli	Golden Mouse
Muridae	Neotoma floridana	Eastern Wood Rat
Canidae	Canis lupus	Gray/timber Wolf
Chelydridae	Macrochelys temminckii	Alligator Snapping Turtle
Emydidae	Clemmys guttata	Spotted Turtle
Emydidae	Emydoidea blandingii	Blanding's Turtle
Emydidae	Pseudemys concinna	River Cooter
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon flavescens	Illinois Mud Turtle
Colubridae	Clonophis kirtlandi	Kirtland's Snake
Colubridae	Elaphe emoryi	Great Plains Rat Snake
Colubridae	Heterodon nasicus	Western Hognose Snake
Colubridae	Masticophis flagellum	Coachwhip
Colubridae	Nerodia cyclopion	Mississippi Green Watersnake
Colubridae	Nerodia fasciata	Broad-banded Watersnake
Colubridae	Tantilla gracilis	Flathead Snake
Colubridae	Thamnophis sauritus	Eastern Ribbon Snake
Colubridae	Tropidoclonion lineatum	Lined Snake
Viperidae	Crotalus horridus	Timber Rattlesnake
Viperidae	Sistrurus catenatus catenatus	Eastern Massasauga
Asellidae	Caecidotea lesliei	Isopod
Asellidae	Caecidotea spatulata	Isopod
Gammaridae	Stygobromus iowae	Iowa Amphipod
Crangonyctidae	Crangonyx anomalus	Anomalous Spring Amphipod
Crangonyctidae	Crangonyx packardi	Packard's Cave Amphipod
Gammaridae	Gammarus acherondytes	Illinois Cave Amphipod
Cambaridae	Orconectes kentuckiensis	Kentucky Crayfish
Cambaridae	Orconectes lancifer	Shrimp Crayfish
Cambaridae	Orconectes indianensis	Indiana Crayfish
Cambaridae	Orconectes placidus	Bigclaw Crayfish
Cicadellidae	Aflexia rubranura	Redveined Prairie Leafhopper
Cicadellidae	Paraphlepsius lupalus	Leafhopper
Hesperiidae	Hesperia ottoe	Ottoe Skipper
Hesperiidae	Hesperia metea	Cobweb Skipper
Hesperiidae	Atrytone arogos	Arogos Skipper
Lycaenidae	Incisalia polios	Hoary Elfin
Lycaenidae	Lycaeides melissa samuelis	Karner Blue Butterfly
Riodinidae	Calephelis muticum	Swamp Metalmark
Nymphalidae	Speyeria idalia	Regal Fritillary
Noctuidae	Papaipema eryngii	Eryngium Stem Borer
Corduliidae	Somatochlora hineana	Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
Libellulidae	Nannothemis bella	Elfin Skimmer Dragonfly
Unionidae	Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell
Unionidae	Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectaclecase
Unionidae	Cyclonaias tuberculata	Purple Wartyback
Unionidae	Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell
Unionidae	Ellipsaria lineolata	Butterfly
Unionidae	Elliptio crassidens	Elephant-ear
Unionidae	Elliptio dilatata	Spike
Unionidae	Epioblasma triquetra	Snuffbox
Unionidae	Fusconaia ebena	Ebonyshell
Unionidae	Lampsilis fasciola	Wavy-rayed Lampmussel
Unionidae	Lampsilis higginsii	Higgins Eye
Unionidae	Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket
Unionidae	Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell
Unionidae	Plethobasus cooperianus	Orange-foot Pimpleback
Unionidae	Plethobasus cyphyus	Sheepnose
Unionidae	Pleurobema clava	Clubshell
Unionidae	Pleurobema cordatum	Ohio Pigtoe
Unionidae	Potamilus capax	Fat Pocketbook
Unionidae	Ptychobranchus fasciolaris	Kidneyshell
Unionidae	Quadrula cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot
Unionidae	Simpsonaias ambigua	Salamander Mussel
Unionidae	Toxolasma lividus	Purple Lilliput
Unionidae	Villosa iris	Rainbow
Unionidae	Villosa lienosa	Little Spectaclecase
Discidae	Discus macclintocki	Iowa Pleistocene Snail
Hydrobiidae	Fontigens antroecetes	Hydrobiid cave snail

Source: Nyboer, R.W., J.R. Herkert, and J.E. Ebinger, editors. 2006.
Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: Status and Distribution, Volume 2 - Animals.
Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois. 181 pp.

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