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

Ohio's Endangered Species

(updated July 2012)

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

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


                      BIRDS

American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii
Black tern Chlidonias niger
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
Common tern Sterna hirundo
King rail Rallus elegans
Kirtland's warbler *E Dendroica kirtlandii
Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
Piping plover *E Charadrius melodus
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
Snowy egret Egretta thula
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda


                      REPTILES

Copperbelly watersnake *T Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta
Eastern massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
Plains gartersnake Thamnophis radix radix
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus


                      AMPHIBIANS

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


                     FISH

Cisco (or Lake herring) Coregonus artedi
Gilt darter Percina evides
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
Mountain brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor
Northern madtom Noturus stigmosus
Ohio lamprey Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus
Popeye shiner Notropis ariomus
Pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
Scioto madtom *E Noturus trautmani
Shoal chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Spotted darter Etheostoma maculatum
Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Western banded killifish Fundulus diaphanus menona


                      MOLLUSK

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


                      DRAGONFLIES

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


                      DAMSELFLIES

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


                      CADDISFLIES

  Brachycentrus numerosus
  Chimarra socia
  Oecetis eddlestoni


                      MAYFLIES

  Litobrancha recurvata
  Rhithrogena pellucida


                      MIDGES

  Rheopelopia acra


                      BUTTERFLIES

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


                      MOTHS

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


                      BEETLES

American burying beetle *E Nicrophorus americanus
Ohio cave beetle Pseudanophthalmus ohioensis


                      ISOPODS

Fern cave isopod Caecidotea filicispeluncae
Unnamed cave isopod
 Caecidotea sp.nov


                      PSEUDOSCORPIONS

Buckskin cave pseudoscorpian Apochthonius hobbsi