Indiana Endangered and Special Concern Species List - Revised - 11/2015

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Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife defines state endangered and special concern species and provides a consolidated list of species tracked under state status and federal designations. The document explains criteria for state categories and federal categories, including federally endangered, federally threatened, and federal candidate designations. It then enumerates listed mammals, birds, fish, and mollusks, marking species with FE, FT, and FC where applicable, and notes the revision date as 11/2015.

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Definitions

State Endangered and Special Concern

Federal designations (FE, FT, FC)

Species list

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Mollusks

Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife Endangered and Special Concern Species | STATE |
STATE ENDANGERED: Any animal species whose prospects for survival or recruitment within the state are in immediate jeopardy and are in danger of disappearing from the state. This includes all species classified as endangered by the federal government that occur in Indiana.
SPECIAL CONCERN: Any animal species requiring monitoring because of known/suspected limited abundance or distribution or because of a recent change in legal status or required habitat. | | --- | --- | | FEDERAL |
FEDERALLY ENDANGERED: Any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Designated with“(FE)”.
FEDERALLY THREATENED: Any species that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Designated with“(FT)”.
FEDERAL CANDIDATE: Species for which there is sufficient information to propose as endangered or threatened, but the development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. Designated with“(FC)”. | | --- | --- | State Endangered Gray Myotis (FE) Indiana Myotis (FE) Evening Bat Swamp Rabbit Franklin’s Ground Squirrel Allegheny Woodrat Myotis grisescens Myotis sodalis Nycticeius humeralis Sylvilagus aquaticus Spermophilus franklinii Neotoma magister M A M M A L S ~~ ~~ Special Concern Smoky Shrew Pygmy Shrew Star-nosed Mole Southeastern Myotis Eastern small-footed Myotis Little Brown Myotis Sorex fumeus Sorex hoyi Condylura cristata Myotis austroriparius Myotis leibii Myotis lucifugus Northern long-eared Myotis (FT) Myotis septentrionalis Silver-haired Bat Tri-colored Bat Eastern Red Bat Hoary Bat Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat Plains Pocket Gopher Least Weasel Badger Lasionycteris noctivagans Perimyotis subflavus Lasiurus borealis Lasiurus cinereus Corynorhinus rafinesquii Geomys bursarius Mustela nivalis Taxidea taxus ~~ ~~ B I R D S ~~ ~~ State Endangered Special Concern Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Great Egret Ardea alba Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis King Rail Rallus elegans American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Whooping Crane (FE) Grus americana Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Piping Plover (FE) Charadrius melodus Rufa Red Knot (FT) Calidris canutus rufa Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Least Tern (FE) Sternula antillarum Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Black Tern Chlidonias niger Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferous Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Kirtland’s Warbler (FE) Setophaga kirtlandii Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Revised 11/2015 State Endangered Northern Brook Lamprey Lake Stur

FAQs

What does “State Endangered” mean in this list?

State Endangered refers to species whose prospects for survival or recruitment within Indiana are in immediate jeopardy and are in danger of disappearing from the state.

What do the federal labels (FE, FT, FC) indicate?

FE denotes federally endangered species, FT denotes federally threatened species, and FC denotes federal candidate species where sufficient information exists to propose a listing but higher-priority activities prevent development of a proposed regulation.

How are “Special Concern” species defined?

Special Concern species require monitoring due to known or suspected limited abundance or distribution, or because of a recent change in legal status or required habitat.

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