Northern Lake Michigan Coastal: Endangered & Threatened Species

Birds | Butterflies & Moths | Dragonflies & Damselflies | Fish | Grasshoppers | Herptiles | Mussels | Plants | Terrestrial Molluscs

Birds


Common Scientific State Federal
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis SGCN
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii THR
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum SGCN
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors SGCN
American Black Duck Anas rubripes SGCN
Great Egret Ardea alba THR
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis SGCN
Redhead Aythya americana SGCN
Canvasback Aythya valisineria SGCN
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda SGCN
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SGCN
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus THR
Dunlin Calidris alpina SGCN
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus SGCN
Veery Catharus fuscescens SGCN
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus END LE
Black Tern Chlidonias niger SGCN
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus SGCN
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus SGCN
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus SGCN
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi SGCN
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis THR
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator SGCN
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens SGCN
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus SGCN
Snowy Egret Egretta thula SGCN
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus SGCN
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii SGCN
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus SGCN
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus SGCN
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus SC/FL LT,PD
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina SGCN
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus END
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus SGCN
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa SGCN
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica SGCN
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus SGCN
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus SGCN
Osprey Pandion haliaetus THR
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica SGCN
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus SGCN
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena END
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus SGCN
American Woodcock Scolopax minor SGCN
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla SGCN
Dickcissel Spiza americana SGCN
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla SGCN
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia END
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri END
Common Tern Sterna hirundo END
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna SGCN
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta SGCN
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum SGCN
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria SGCN
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis SGCN
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera SGCN
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus SGCN
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis SGCN
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina THR

Fish


Common Scientific State Federal
Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens SGCN
Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris SGCN
Western Sand Darter Ammocrypta clara SGCN
American Eel Anguilla rostrata SGCN
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus SGCN
Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis THR
Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus END
Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis THR
Shoal Chub (Speckled Chub) Macrhybopsis hyostoma SGCN
Greater Redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi THR
Pugnose Shiner Notropis anogenus THR

Reptiles and Amphibians


Common Scientific State Federal
Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris crepitans blanchardi END
Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta THR
Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii THR
Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta SGCN
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum SGCN
Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus SGCN
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris SGCN
Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis SGCN
Northern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus END

Mammals


Common Scientific State Federal
Gray Wolf Canis lupus SGCN
Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus SGCN
Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans SGCN
Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis SGCN
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus SGCN
Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum SGCN
Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis SGCN
Woodland Jumping Mouse Napaeozapus insignis SGCN
Water Shrew Sorex palustris SGCN

Butterflies and Moths


Common Scientific State Federal
Swamp Metalmark Calephelis muticum END
Northern Blue Butterfly Lycaeides idas nabokovi END
Karner Blue Butterfly Lycaeides melissa samuelis SC/FL LE

Dragonflies and Damselflies


Common Scientific State Federal
Pygmy Snaketail Ophiogomphus howei THR
Hine's Emerald Somatochlora hineana END LE

Grasshoppers and Allies


Common Scientific State Federal
Lake Huron Locust Trimerotropis huroniana END

Terrestrial Molluscs


Common Scientific State Federal
Cherrystone Drop Hendersonia occulta THR
Midwest Pleistocene Vertigo Vertigo hubrichti END

Mussels


Common Scientific State Federal
Slippershell Mussel Alasmidonta viridis THR
Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra END
Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua THR
Buckhorn Tritogonia verrucosa THR

Plants


Common Scientific State Federal
Round-leaved Orchis Amerorchis rotundifolia THR
Lake-cress Armoracia lacustris END
Green Spleenwort Asplenium viride END
Cooper's Milk Vetch Astragalus neglectus END
Moonwort Grape-fern Botrychium lunaria END
Sand Reed-grass Calamovilfa longifolia var. magna THR
Fairy Slipper Calypso bulbosa THR
Beautiful Sedge Carex concinna THR
Coast Sedge Carex exilis THR
Handsome Sedge Carex formosa THR
Elk Sedge Carex garberi THR
Drooping Sedge Carex prasina THR
Dune Thistle Cirsium pitcheri THR LT
Ram's-head Lady's Slipper Cypripedium arietinum THR
Lanceolate Whitlow-cress Draba lanceolata END
Slenderleaf Sundew Drosera linearis THR
Squarestem Spike-rush Eleocharis quadrangulata END
Thickspike Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus THR
Western Fescue Festuca occidentalis THR
Northern Comandra Geocaulon lividum END
Dwarf Lake Iris Iris lacustris THR LT
Small-flowered Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia parviflora END
Sweet Coltsfoot Petasites sagittatus THR
Pale Green Orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola THR
Giant Pinedrops Pterospora andromedea END
Seaside Crowfoot Ranunculus cymbalaria THR
Small Yellow Water Crowfoot Ranunculus gmelinii END
Hawthorn-leaved Gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides THR
Tufted Club-rush Scirpus cespitosus THR
Low Spike-moss Selaginella selaginoides END
Sticky Goldenrod Solidago simplex var. gillmanii THR
Lake Huron Tansy Tanacetum huronense END
Foamflower, False Miterwort Tiarella cordifolia END
Sticky False-asphodel Tofieldia glutinosa THR
Snow Trillium Trillium nivale THR
Purple False Oats Trisetum melicoides END

For any questions regarding the maps presented on this site or the "DNR Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin" handbook, please contact Jeff Schimpff at Jeff.Schimpff@dnr.state.wi.us.

Last Revised: Wednesday May 02 2007