County |
Species |
Status |
Habitat |
Adams
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Kirtland's warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered |
Young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered |
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Ashland
|
Canada
lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the species
occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Endangered |
Sandy
beaches; bare alluvial and dredge spoil islands |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Critical
Habitat Designated |
|
Barron |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Bayfield
|
Canada
lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and
counties listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Fassett's
locoweed
(Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea) |
Threatened
|
Open sandy
lakeshores |
Brown
|
Dwarf
lake iris
(Iris lacustris) |
Threatened
|
Partially
shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores |
Buffalo
|
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Higgins
eye pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered |
Mississippi
River |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Chippewa
River |
Burnett
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Canada
lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered |
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta) |
Candidate |
St.
Croix River |
Calumet |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Chippewa
|
Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta) |
Candidate |
Chippewa
River |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Clark
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Columbia |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Wisconsin
River |
Mead's milkweed
(Asclepias
meadii) |
Threatened |
Upland tallgrass prairie or glade/barren habitat
Note: all the Mead's milkweed sites in Wisconsin are reintroduction attempts and occur on protected conservation lands. |
Crawford
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Higgins
eye pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
River |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Crawford |
Dane
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins
eye pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Lower
Wisconsin River |
Eastern
prairie fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet
grasslands |
Mead's milkweed
(Asclepias
meadii) |
Threatened |
Upland tallgrass prairie or glade/barren habitat
Note: all the Mead's milkweed sites in Wisconsin are reintroduction attempts and occur on protected conservation lands. |
Prairie
bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry
to mesic prairies with gravelly soil |
Dodge |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Door
|
Hine's
emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
Pitcher's
thistle
(Cirsium pitcheri) |
Threatened
|
Stabilized
dunes, and blowout areas |
Dwarf
lake iris
(Iris lacustris) |
Threatened
|
Partially
shaded sandy-gravelly soils on lakeshores |
Douglas
|
Canada
lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened |
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Kirtland's
warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered
|
Potential
breeding in young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Endangered
|
Sandy
beaches; bare alluvial and dredge spoil islands |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Critical
Habitat Designated |
|
Fassett's
locoweed
(Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea) |
Threatened
|
Open sandy
lakeshores |
Dunn
|
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Chippewa
River |
Karner
blue butterfly
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered
|
Prairie,
oak savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Eau
Claire
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Chippewa
River |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered |
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Florence
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Fond du Lac |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Forest
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Grant
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Lower Wisconsin
and Mississippi Rivers |
Hine's
emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
Mead's milkweed
(Asclepias
meadii) |
Threatened |
Upland tallgrass prairie or glade/barren habitat
Note: all the Mead's milkweed sites in Wisconsin are reintroduction attempts and occur on protected conservation lands. |
Northern monkshood
(Aconitum noveboracense) |
Threatened
|
North facing
slopes |
Prairie bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry to mesic
prairies, with gravelly soil |
Green |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Mead's milkweed
(Asclepias
meadii) |
Threatened |
Upland tallgrass prairie or glade/barren habitat
Note: all the Mead's milkweed sites in Wisconsin are reintroduction attempts and occur on protected conservation lands. |
Prairie bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry to mesic
prairies, with gravelly soil |
Green Lake
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Iowa
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Lower Wisconsin
Rivers |
Sheepnose
Mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Wisconsin
River |
Hine's
emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
Mead's milkweed
(Asclepias
meadii) |
Threatened |
Upland tallgrass prairie or glade/barren habitat
Note: all the Mead's milkweed sites in Wisconsin are reintroduction attempts and occur on protected conservation lands. |
Iron
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened |
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Jackson
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Kirtland's
warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered |
Potential
breeding in young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Higgins
eye pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
River |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Jefferson |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened |
Wet grasslands |
Juneau
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Kenosha |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Kewaunee |
Hine's emerald
dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
LaCrosse |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
Rivers |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Lafayette |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Langlade |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Lincoln |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Manitowoc |
Pitcher's
thistle
(Cirsium pitcheri) |
Threatened
|
Stabilized
dunes, and blowout areas |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Critical
Habitat Designated |
|
Marathon |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Marinette
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Kirtland's
warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered
|
Potential
breeding in young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Piping
plover
(Charadrius melodus) |
Critical
Habitat Designated |
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Marquette |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Menominee |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Monroe
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Northern monkshood
(Aconitum noveboracense) |
Threatened
|
North facing
slopes |
Oconto
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus
americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Oneida
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Outagamie
|
No species listed. |
|
|
Ozaukee
|
Hine's emerald
dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Pepin |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Mississippi
River |
Pierce
|
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis Higginsi) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
and St. Croix Rivers |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
St.
Croix River |
Prairie bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry to mesic
prairies with gravelly soil |
Polk
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
St. Croix
Rivers |
Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta) |
Candidate |
St.
Croix River |
Winged mapleleaf
(Quadrula fragosa) |
Endangered
|
St. Croix
River |
Portage
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Fassett's
locoweed
(Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea) |
Threatened
|
Open sandy
lakeshores |
Price
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened |
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Richland
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered |
Lower Wisconsin
River |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Wisconsin
River |
Hine's
emerald dragonfly
(Somatochlora hineana) |
Endangered
|
Calcareous
streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock |
Northern monkshood
(Aconitum noveboracense) |
Threatened |
North facing
slopes |
Rock
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened |
Wet grasslands |
Prairie bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry to mesic
prairies with gravelly soil |
Rusk |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Chippewa
River |
St. Croix
|
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
St. Croix
River |
Spectaclecase
(Cumberlandia monodonta) |
Candidate |
St.
Croix River |
Sauk
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
St. Croix
River |
Sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus) |
Candidate |
Wisconsin
River |
Northern monkshood
(Aconitum noveboracense) |
Threatened
|
North facing
slopes |
Prairie bush-clover
(Lespedeza leptostachya) |
Threatened
|
Dry to mesic
prairies with gravelly soil |
Sawyer
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Shawano
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Sheboygan
|
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Pitcher's
thistle
(Cirsium pitcheri) |
Threatened
|
Stabilized
dunes, and blowout areas |
Taylor |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Trempealeau
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
River |
Vernon
|
Higgins eye
pearly mussel
(Lampsilis higginsii) |
Endangered
|
Mississippi
River |
Northern monkshood
(Aconitum noveboracense) |
Threatened
|
North facing
slopes |
Vilas
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Kirtland's
warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered
|
Potential
breeding in young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Walworth |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Washburn
|
Canada lynx
(Lynx canadensis) |
Threatened
|
While
no resident populations are known from Wisconsin, the
species occasionally occurs in northern forested areas, and counties
listed are those with the highest likelihood of occurrence. |
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Kirtland's
warbler
(Dendroica kirtlandii) |
Endangered
|
Potential
breeding in young jack pine stands (5 to 25 years old) |
Washington |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Waukesha |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Waupaca
|
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Waushara
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered
|
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
Fassett's
locoweed
(Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea) |
Threatened
|
Open sandy
lakeshores |
Winnebago
|
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
Open
wetlands and lakeshores |
Eastern prairie
fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea) |
Threatened
|
Wet grasslands |
Wood
|
Gray wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Endangered |
Northern forested areas |
Whooping
crane
(Grus americanus) |
**Non-essential
experimental population |
wetlands
and lakeshores |
Eastern
massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) |
Candidate |
Open
to forested wetlands and adjacent uplands |
Karner blue
butterfly
(Lycaeides
melissa samuelis) |
Endangered |
Prairie, oak
savanna, and jack pine areas with wild lupine |
