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County Distribution of Federally-listed Endangered, Threatened, Proposed and Candidate Species
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Note: As of August 8, 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.

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
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
Cottonwood Prairie bush clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) 		Threatened Gravelly soil in dry to mesic prairies
Dakota skipper
(Hesperia dacotae) 		Candidate Native prairie habitat
Dakota Higgins eye pearlymussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) 		Endangered Mississippi River
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
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
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
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
Lac Qui Parle Dakota skipper
(Hesperia dacotae) 		Candidate Native prairie habitat
Lake Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) 		Threatened Northern forest
Lake of the Woods Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) 		Threatened Northern forest
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
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
Western prairie fringed orchid
(Platanthera praeclara) 		Threatened Wet prairies and sedge meadow
Norman Dakota skipper
(Hesperia dacotae) 		Candidate Native prairie habitat
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
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
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
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
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
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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