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Endangered Species in Michigan

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

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County	Species	Status	Habitat
Alcona	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Alger	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Allegan	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Alpena	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)	Endangered	Spring fed wetlands, wet meadows and marshes; calcareous streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Antrim	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Antrim	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Arenac	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Arenac	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Baraga	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Baraga	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Barry	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
Bay	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Bay	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Benzie	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Berrien	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
	Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)	Threatened	Dry woodland; upland sites in mixed forests (second or third growth stage)
Branch	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
Calhoun	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Cass	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
Charlevoix	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Cheboygan	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Chippewa	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young jack pine
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	American hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum)	Threatened	Cool limestone sinkholes in mature hardwood forest
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Clare	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Clare	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Clinton	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Crawford	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
Delta	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Dickinson	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Eaton	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Emmett	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius hungerfordi)	Endangered	Cool riffles of clean, slightly alkaline streams; known to occur in five streams in northern Michigan
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Genesee	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Gogebic	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Grand Traverse	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Gratiot	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Gratiot	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Hillsdale	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Clubshell (Pleurobema clava)	Endangered	Found in coarse sand and gravel areas of runs and riffles within streams and small rivers
	Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate
Houghton	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Huron	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Ingham	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Ingham	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Ionia	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
Iosco	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Iron	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Jackson	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
Kalamazoo	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
Kalkaska	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
Kent	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
Keweenaw	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Lake	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Lake	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.
Lapeer	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Lapeer	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Leelanau	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Lenawee	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Rayed Bean Mussel (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate
Livingston	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Luce	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young jack pine
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
Mackinac	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)	Endangered	Spring fed wetlands, wet meadows and marshes; calcareous streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock
	American hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum)	Threatened	Cool limestone sinkholes in mature hardwood forest
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) E	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Lakeside daisy (Hymenoxys herbacea)	Threatened	Dry gravelly or sandy thin-soiled fields and alvars with dolomitic or limestone bedrock at or near the surface
	Michigan monkey-flower (Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis)	Endangered	Soils saturated with cold flowing spring water; found along seepages, streams and lakeshores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Macomb	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Rayed bean (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate	Clinton River
Manistee	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Marquette	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Marquette	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Mason	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Mecosta	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.
Menominee	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Menominee	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
Missaukee	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Monroe	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	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.
	Northern riffleshell (Dysnomia torulosa rangiana)	Endangered	Large streams and small rivers in firm sand of riffle areas; also occurs in Lake Erie
	Rayed Bean Mussel (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Montcalm	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
Montmorency	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius hungerfordi)	Endangered	Cool riffles of clean, slightly alkaline streams; known to occur in five streams in northern Michigan.
Muskegon	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	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.
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Newaygo	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Newaygo	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.
Oakland	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate	Clinton River
Oceana	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	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.
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Ogemaw	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Ontonagon	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
Oscoda	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Oscoda	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Otsego	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Ottawa	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Ottawa	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Presque Isle	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)	Endangered	Spring fed wetlands, wet meadows and marshes; calcareous streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock
	Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius hungerfordi)	Endangered	Cool riffles of clean, slightly alkaline streams; known to occur in five streams in northern Michigan.
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Roscommon	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
Saginaw	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Sanilac	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Sanilac	Northern riffleshell (Dysnomia torulosa rangiana)	Endangered	Large streams and small rivers in firm sand of riffle areas; also occurs in Lake Erie
Schoolcraft	Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	Threatened	A Canada lynx was recently documented in the Upper Peninsula. The counties listed here have the highest potential for Lynx presence. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft.
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Endangered	Beaches along shorelines of the Great Lakes
	Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)	Critical Habitat Designated
	Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)	Endangered	Nests in young stands of jack pine
	Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)	Threatened	Partially shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores
	Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii)	Threatened	Sandy flats along Great Lakes shores
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
St. Clair	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate	Belle, Black, and Pine Rivers
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
St. Joseph	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)	Threatened	Wooded and permanently wet areas such as oxbows, sloughs, brushy ditches and floodplain woods
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Shiawassee	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Shiawassee	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
Tuscola	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
Tuscola	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Van Buren	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
	Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)	Threatened	Stabilized dunes and blowout areas
Washtenaw	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii)	Endangered	Fens; wetlands characterized by calcareous soils which are fed by carbonate-rich water from seeps and springs
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows
Wayne	Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)	Endangered	Summer habitat includes small to medium river and stream corridors with well developed riparian woods; woodlots within 1 to 3 miles of small to medium rivers and streams; and upland forests. Caves and mines as hibernacula.
	Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)	Candidate
	Northern riffleshell (Dysnomia torulosa rangiana)	Endangered	Large streams and small rivers in firm sand of riffle areas; also occurs in Lake Erie
	Rayed Bean Mussel (Villosa fabalis)	Candidate
	Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Plantathera leucophaea)	Threatened	Mesic to wet prairies and meadows

Revised September 2007

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