Minnesota
Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species
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This is a list of federally-listed threatened, endangered,
proposed, and candidate species in Minnesota. For the Minnesota state-listed threatened
or endangered species, please contact the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources
Species
are linked to additional information.
Mammals | Birds | Reptiles | Fish | Insects | Plants
MAMMALS
Canada
lynx
Lynx canadensis
Threatened
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Minnesota, removed from federal list of threatened and endangered species on March 12, 2007
BIRDS
Bald
eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
As of August 9, 2007, the bald eagle is no longer protected under the federal Endangered Species Act and Section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is no longer necessary. However, the bald eagle remains protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Click here for guidelines that were prepared to help landowners, land managers and others meet the intent of that Act and avoid disturbing bald eagles.
Piping plover (Northern
Great Plains Breeding Population)
Charadrius melodus
Threatened
Piping
plover (Great Lakes Breeding Population)
Charadrius melodus
Endangered
Critical Habitat
Whooping
crane
Grus americanus
Non-essential Experimental Population
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REPTILES
Eastern
massasauga
Sistrurus catenatus
Candidate
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FISH
Topeka
shiner
(Notropis topeka)
Endangered and Critical
Habitat
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CLAMS
(Freshwater Mussels, Unionids)
Higgins
eye pearlymussel
Lampsilis higginsii
Endangered
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus)
Candidate
Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta)
Candidate
Winged mapleleaf
Quadrula fragosa
Endangered
INSECTS
Dakota
skipper
Hesperia dacotae
Candidate
Karner blue butterfly
Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Endangered
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PLANTS
Leedy's
roseroot
Sedum
integrifolium ssp. leedyi
Threatened
Minnesota dwarf trout lily
Erythronium propullans
Endangered
Prairie bush-clover
Lespedeza leptostachya
Threatened
Western prairie fringed orchid
Platanthera praeclara
Threatened
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