Species of Concern
Mammals | Birds | Amphibians | Insects | Flowering Plants
Fishes | Snails | Crustaceans
The following list includes some (but not all) of the Species of Concern in Region 3 and actions that have or are being taken to document their status
or conserve the species. As time and budget allows, species and additional
information will be added to this list.
"Species
of concern" is an informal term that refers to those species which
Region 3 believes might be in need of concentrated conservation actions.
Such conservation actions vary depending on the health of the populations
and degree and types of threats. At one extreme, there may only need
to be periodic monitoring of populations and threats to the species
and its habitat. At the other extreme, a species may need to be listed
as a Federal threatened or endangered species. "Species
of concern" receive no legal protection and the use of the term
does not necessarily mean that the species will eventually be proposed
for listing as a threatened or endangered species.
Region
3 is the lead region unless noted otherwise. Abbreviation indicates
the lead Field Office within Region 3 (e.g., TCFO).
Guidance
for Conducting Status Assessments
Mammals
Eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii)
Federal Register (June 29, 2011): Notice of petition finding and initiation of status review
Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
Federal Register (June 29, 2011): Notice of petition finding and initiation of status review
Three Grassland Thicket Species: Prairie Gray Fox, Plains Spotted Skunk and DPS of the Mearn’s eastern cottontail
News Release: (December 5, 2012): Prairie Gray Fox, Plains Spotted Skunk May Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Species’ Status
Federal Register (December 4, 2012):
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Prairie Gray Fox, the Plains Spotted Skunk, and a Distinct Population Segment of the Mearn’s Eastern Cottontail in East-Central Illinois and Western Indiana as Endangered or Threatened Species (13-page PDF; 225KB)
The Petition Process
A Petition to list Three Grassland and Thicket (Early-Successional) Species as Threatened or Endangered under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 14-page PDF
Birds
Baird's
sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
Fact Sheet, Status
Assessment and Conservation Plan (Region 6 lead); TCFO
Black
tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black Tern Status Assessment (1999) 137-page PDF  ; 7.8MB (Region 6 lead); TCFO
Cerulean
warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
Available Information
Common
tern, Great Lake Population (Sterna hirundo)
Common Tern Status Assessment (2003)
Golden-winged warbler
90-Finding on a Petition to List under the Endangered Species Act
Henslow's
sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
Status Assessment and Conservation Plan for the Henslow's Sparrow (2012) (136-page PDF; 3.8MB)
Henslow's Sparrow Distribution, Relative Abundance and Habitat Selection in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region 2011 (57-page PDF ; 2MB)
September 9, 1998, Federal Register
Notice of Finding on Petition to List as Threatened PDF
1997 Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate species)
Status
Assessment (1996) PDF , 109 pages
Status Assessment Report Summary (completed in 1996); BFO
Loggerhead
shrike (Lanius ludovicianus migrans)
Status assessment completed November,
2000 (pdf file); BFO
Northern
goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Literature review for Region 3 states and Ontario is underway; GBFO and TCFO
Status of Northern Goshawk; Proceedings
of a Workshop
Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
alleganiensis); Ohio Field Office
Eastern Hellbender Status Assessment Report (2003) - 43 page PDF. Location information has been blacked out in the copy of this status assessment because collection is a serious threat to this species.
Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates [=Rana] pipiens)
News Release (Oct. 4, 2011): Endangered Species Act Protection for Northern Leopard Frog is Not Warranted
12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Northern Leopard Frog in the Western United States as Threatened (PDF)
Fishes
Coaster brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
12-Month Finding and 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List as Endangered and Background Information - Listing not warranted
Crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella)
Status assessment (pdf) completed; Ohio Field Office
Eastern sand darter (Etheostoma pellucidum)
Status assessment (PDF); Ohio Field Office
Flathead
chub(Hybopsis gracilis)
Status assessment underway; CMFO
Longhead
darter (Percina macrocephala)
Status assessment underway; Ohio Field Office
Northern
cavefish (Amblyopsis spelaea)
Status assessment completed in 1995; BFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as a candidate
species)
Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)
Status Assessment: Status of the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) in Lake Superior - July 2005; East Lansing Field Office
Spotted
darter (Etheostoma maculatum)
Spotted Darter Candidate Assessment Form (July 2011)
Status assessment - 2004 (PDF); Ohio Field Office
Mussels
Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua)
Status assessment underway; GBFO
Frigid Ambersnail (Catinella gelida)
Federal Register Notice: 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Frigid Ambersnail as Endangered - listing not warranted July 26, 2011 (4-page PDF; 60KB)
Glacial
relict snails
Status assessment underway; Rock Island Field Office
Iowa
Skipper (Atrytone arogos iowa)
Data and Literature Compilation - April 2005
Poweshiek
Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
The Poweshiek skipperling is a candidate for addition to the list of threatened and endangered species. Information about the Poweshiek skipperling
Rattlesnake-master borer moth (Papaipema eryngii)
12-Month Finding underway; Rock Island Field Office
Swamp metalmark (Calephelis muticum)
Status assessment underway; Wisconsin Field Office
A shovel-headed leafhopper - no common name (Attenuipyga vanduzeei)
Status assessment underway; Wisconsin Field Office
Indiana
crayfish (Orconectes indianensis)
Status
assessment completed in 1995; BFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate
species)
Hall's
bulrush (Schoenoplectus (Scirpus)
hallii)
Status Assessment completed in 1998; CMFO
Hill's thistle (Cirsium hillii)
Status assessment completed in 1997; ELFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate species)
Oklahoma grass pink (Calopogon oklahomensis); Lead Field Office CIFO
October 4, 2011 New Release: Endangered Species Act Protection Not Warranted for Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid
Federal Register Notice: Not Warranted 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Calopogon
oklahomensis as Threatened or Endangered (15-page PDF)
Wolf's spike-rush (Eleocharis wolfii)
Status Assessment published 2009
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