Endangered Species in Minnesota

County Distribution of Federally-Listed Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and Candidate Species

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County	Species	Status	Habitat
Aitkin	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Beltrami	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Big Stone	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Brown	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Carlton	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Cass	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Chippewa	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Chisago	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	St. Croix River
	Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta)	Candidate	St. Croix River and Rush Creek
	Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)	Endangered	St. Croix River
Clay	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Clay	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadow
Clearwater	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Cook	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Cook	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Proposed Critical Habitat	Map of proposed critical habitat in Minnesota
Cottonwood	Prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Gravelly soil in dry to mesic prairies
Cottonwood	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Dakota	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
Dakota	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Dodge	Dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans)	Endangered	North facing slopes and floodplains in deciduous forests
Dodge	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Fillmore	Leedy's roseroot (Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi)	Threatened	Cool, wet groundwater-fed limestone cliffs
Goodhue	Dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans)	Endangered	North facing slopes and floodplains in deciduous forests
	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Hennepin	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi)	Endangered	Mississippi River
Houston	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate	Floodplain wetlands and nearby upland areas along the Mississippi River and Tributaries
Houston	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
Itasca	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Jackson	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Kittson	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Kittson	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Koochiching	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Critical Habitat	Map of Canada lynx critical habitat in Minnesota
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Proposed Revision of Critical Habitat	Map of proposed critical habitat in Minnesota
Lac Qui Parle	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Lake	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Proposed Critical Habitat	Map of proposed critical habitat in Minnesota
Lake of the Woods	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Lake of the Woods	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) Northern Great Plains Breeding Population	Threatened; and Proposed Critical Habitat	Sandy beaches, islands
Lincoln	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Endangered	Prairie rivers and streams
	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Critical Habitat
	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadow
Martin	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Marshall	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Mower	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Mower	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Murray	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Endangered	Prairie rivers and streams
	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Critical Habitat
	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Nobles	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Endangered	Prairie rivers and streams
	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Critical Habitat
	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadow
Norman	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Norman	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Olmsted	Leedy's roseroot (Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi)	Threatened	Cool, wet groundwater-fed limestone cliffs
Olmsted	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Pennington	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Pine	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
Pine	Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta)	Candidate	St. Croix River
Pipestone	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Endangered	Prairie rivers and streams
	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Critical Habitat
	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Polk	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Polk	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Pope	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Ramsey	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
Red Lake	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadow
Redwood	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Renville	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Rice	Dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans)	Endangered	North facing slopes and floodplains in deciduous forest
Rice	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
Rock	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Endangered	Prairie rivers and streams
	Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka)	Critical Habitat
	Prairie bush-clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)	Threatened	Native prairie on well-drained soils
	Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara)	Threatened	Wet prairies and sedge meadows
Roseau	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
St. Louis	Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Great Lakes Breeding Population	Endangered and Critical Habitat Designated in this county	Sandy beaches, islands
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	Northern forest
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Critical Habitat	Map of Canada lynx critical habitat in Minnesota
	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Proposed Critical Habitat	Map of proposed critical habitat in Minnesota
Steele	Dwarf trout lily (Erythronium propullans)	Endangered	North facing slopes and floodplains in deciduous forests
Swift	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Traverse	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat
Wabasha	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate	Floodplain wetlands and nearby upland areas along the Mississippi River and Tributaries
	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
	Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)	Candidate	Mississippi River
Washington	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii)	Endangered	Mississippi River
	Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)	Candidate	St. Croix River
	Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta)	Candidate	St. Croix River
	Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)	Endangered	St. Croix River
Winona	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate	Floodplain wetlands and nearby upland areas along the Mississippi River and Tributaries
	Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi)	Endangered	Mississippi River
	Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus)	Candidate	Mississippi River
	Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)	Endangered	Pine barrens and oak savannas on sandy soils and containing wild lupines (Lupinus perennis), the only known food plant of larvae.
Yellow Medicine	Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)	Candidate	Native prairie habitat

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