ODNR Division of Wildlife - Wild Resources - Endangered & Threatened Species

Ohio's Endangered Species

(updated October 2010)

Endangered  |  Threatened  |  Species of Concern  |  Species of Interest  |  Extirpated  |  Extinct


 

NOTE: *E & *T denote federal (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) listed endangered and threatened species respectively.

              MAMMALS

Indiana bat *E Myotis sodalis
Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister
Bobcat Lynx rufus
Black bear Ursus americanus
Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus

 

             BIRDS

American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
King rail Rallus elegans
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
Piping plover *E Charadrius melodus
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Black tern Chlidonias niger
Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Kirtland's warbler *E Dendroica kirtlandii
Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator
Snowy egret Egretta thula
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis

 

              REPTILES

Copperbelly watersnake *T Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta
Plains gartersnake

Thamnophis radix radix
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus
Eastern massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
Lake Erie watersnake *SC Nerodia sipedon insularum

 

              AMPHIBIANS

Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale
Green salamander Aneides aeneus
Cave salamander Eurycea lucifuga
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii

 

              FISH

Ohio lamprey Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor
Mountain brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Cisco (or Lake herring) Coregonus artedi
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
Popeye shiner Notropis ariomus
Blackchin shiner Notropis heterodon
Blacknose shiner Notropis heterolepis
Mississippi silvery minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
Mountain madtom Noturus eleutherus
Northern madtom Noturus stigmosus
Scioto madtom *E Noturus trautmani
Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus
Western banded killifish Fundulus diaphanus menona
Spotted darter Etheostoma maculatum

 


              MOLLUSK

Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra
Ebonyshell Fusconaia ebenus
Fanshell *E Cyprogenia stegaria
Butterfly Ellipsaria lineolata
Elephant-ear Elliptio crassidens crassidens
Purple catspaw *E Epioblasma o. obliquata
White catspaw *E Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua
Northern riffleshell *E Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Long-solid Fusconaia maculata maculata
Pink mucket *E Lampsilis orbiculata
Sharp-ridged pocketbook Lampsilis ovata
Yellow sandshell Lampsilis teres
Eastern pondmussel Ligumia nasuta
Washboard Megalonaias nervosa
Sheepnose Plethobasus cyphyus
Clubshell *E Pleurobema clava
Ohio pigtoe Pleurobema cordatum
Pyramid pigtoe Pleurobema rubrum
Rabbitsfoot Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica
Monkeyface Quadrula metanevra
Wartyback Quadrula nodulata
Purple lilliput Toxolasma lividus
Rayed bean Villosa fabalis
Little spectaclecase Villosa lienosa

 

              DRAGONFLIES

Hine's emerald *E Somatochlora hineana
Mottled darner Aeshna clepsydra
Plains clubtail Gomphus externus
American emerald Cordulia shurtleffi
Uhler's sundragon Helocordulia uhleri
Frosted whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida
Elfin skimmer Nannothemis bella
Canada darner Aeshna canadensis
Racket-tailed emerald Dorocordulia libera
Brush-tipped emerald Somatochlora walshii
Blue corporal Ladona deplanata
Chalk-fronted corporal Ladona julia
Yellow-sided skimmer Libellula flavida

 

              DAMSELFLIES

Lilypad forktail Ischnura kellicotti
Seepage dancer Argia bipunctulata
River jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis

 

              CADDISFLIES

  Chimarra socia
  Oecetis eddlestoni
  Brachycentrus numerosus

 

              MAYFLIES

  Rhithrogena pellucida
  Litobrancha recurvata

 

              MIDGES

 

 Rheopelopia acra

 

              BUTTERFLIES

Persius dusky wing Erynnis persius
Frosted elfin Incisalia irus
Karner blue *E Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Purplish copper Lycaena helloides
Swamp metalmark Calephelis muticum
Regal fritillary Speyeria idalia
Grizzled skipper Pyrgus cantaureae wyandot
Mitchell's satyr *E Neonympha mitchellii

 

              MOTHS

Unexpected cycnia Cycnia inopinatus
Graceful underwing Catocala gracilis
  Spartiniphaga inops
  Hypocoena enervata
  Papaipema silphii
  Papaipema beeriana
  Lithophane semiusta
  Trichoclea artesta
  Tricholita notata
  Melanchra assimilis
Pointed sallow Epiglaea apiata
   Ufeus plicatus
   Ufeus satyricus
Hebard's noctuid moth Erythroecia hebardi

 

              BEETLES

Kramer's cave beetle Pseudanophthalmus krameri
Ohio cave beetle Pseudanophthalmus ohioensis
American burying beetle *E Nicrophorus americanus