Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
What Are SGCN?
The State Wildlife Grants program provides funds for conservation efforts aimed at preventing fish and wildlife populations from declining, reducing the potential for these species to be listed as endangered. In order to access these grant funds, New York State was required to develop a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) that focuses on the "species of greatest conservation need." This includes those species that are deemed rare, imperiled and those for which status has not been established.
How Are Species Chosen as SGCN?
Species are chosen as SGCN using the following criteria:
- Species on the current federal list of endangered or threatened species that occur in New York
- Species that are currently State-listed as endangered, threatened or special concern
- Species with 20 or fewer elemental occurrences in the New York Natural Heritage Program database
- Estuarine and marine species of greatest conservation need as determined by New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Marine Resources staff
Based on this criteria, a preliminary list of more than 500 species was compiled. Subsequent consultation with the public and revision by DEC staff produced a list of 537 species of greatest conservation need. The list of species is certainly not exhaustive, but includes those species for which systematic assessments had been made by staff of the NYSDEC Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources and the New York Natural Heritage Program. Some species were eliminated because there was no clear conservation need, such as those species extirpated long ago, those that are rare but expanding their range in New York, and introduced species.
Other species were added to the list based on information from other sources, including:
- The Nature Conservancy Natureserve Explorer
- NYSDEC Staff experts added to the list after considering information on status, distribution and vulnerability to various threats; disease and unregulated harvest.
- The ecosystem approach to this conservation plan necessitated that species in neighboring states be included and some of those identified in Therres (1999) Wildlife Species of Regional Conservation Concern in the Northeastern United States were included.
The final list, presented here, will serve several purposes. The conservation needs of all species on this list (and other species for which New York has long-term stewardship responsibility) will be addressed in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. We will consider the needs of species on this list as we identify and select work for current and future SWG funding. Additionally, the list may be used for prioritizing or directing other conservation programs in New York, including habitat protection and management, surveys, and research that may be funded from other sources such as the Environmental Protection Fund, Conservation Fund, Landowner Incentives Program, Farm Bill, North American Wetlands Conservation Act and traditional federal aid (Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funds).
Codes Used in Species Lists/Tables
The following codes are used in the various species tables.
Listing Status:
- E/T/SC indicates if State-listed as Endangered, Threatened or Special Concern.
- (E)/(T)/(C) indicates if federally-listed as Endangered, Threatened or Candidate for listing.
NE Concern:
"X" indicates if species was listed as Wildlife Species of Regional Conservation concern in the Northeastern United States (Therres, 1999)
Heritage S-rank: state rank by NY Natural Heritage Program indicated as follows:
S1 - typically 5 or fewer occurrences
S2 - typically 6-20 occurrences
S3 - typically 21 - 100 occurrences
S4 - apparently secure in NYS
S5 - demonstrably secure in NYS
SA - accidental species
SH - historically known from NYS, but not seen in the past 15 years
SX - apparently extirpated from NYS
SR - reported to occur in NYS, but no specific locations documented
SU - species unrankable due to uncertainty about number of occurrences
SZ - species occurs in NYS, but generally not in specific locations
S? - species not evaluated yet
NR - not rated yet
Modifiers - (B) signifies that the species breeds instate, (N) signifies it does not breed instate
Other rankings:
- Audubon Watch List: "WL" indicates bird species included on the 2002 National Audubon Society Watchlist
- Partners in Flight Concern Species: "PIF" indicates bird species ranked by Partners in Flight
- Shorebird Plan: "SP" indicates bird species ranked as "Highly Imperiled" or "Species of High Concern" for one or more regions of the northeastern U.S. in the United States Shorebird Conservation Plan (Brown et al. 2001)
- DEC Staff Judgement: "DEC" indicates species added to the list based on professional judgement of appropriate NYSDEC staff experts
"Species of Greatest Conservation Need" in New York State
Note: to facilitate locating species of interest, the list is broken into major taxonomic groups (Tables 1 - 11), then listed alphabetically by species common name.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny woodrat | Neotoma magister | E | X | S1 | |
| American marten | Martes americana | S3 | |||
| Blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus | E (E) | SZN | ||
| Canada lynx | Lynx canadensis | T (T) | X | SX | |
| Eastern cougar | Felis concolor cougar | E (E) | SX | ||
| Eastern red bat | Lasiurus borealis | X | S5B,SZN | ||
| Fin whale | Balaenoptera physalus | E (E) | S1 | ||
| Gray wolf | Canis lupus | E (E) | SX | ||
| Harbor porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | SC | X | S4 | |
| Hoary bat | Lasiurus cinereus | X | S4B, SZN | ||
| Humpback whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | E (E) | SZN | ||
| Indiana bat | Myotis sodalis | E (E) | S1 | ||
| Least shrew | Cryptotis parva | X | SH | ||
| Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | SH | |||
| New England cottontail | Sylvilagus transitionalis | SC | X | SH | |
| Northern right whale | Eubalaena glacialis | E (E) | SZN | ||
| River otter | Lontra canadensis | S5 | |||
| Sei whale | Balaenoptera borealis | E (E) | SZN | ||
| Silver-haired bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | X | S4B, SZN | ||
| Small-footed bat | Myotis leibii | SC | X | S2 | |
| Sperm whale | Physeter catodon | E (E) | SZN |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American black duck | Anas rubripes | S2 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| American golden-plover | Pluvialis dominica | NR | |||
| American oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | S3 | WL,PIF-IA,SP | ||
| American bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | SC | X | S4 | PIF-IIA |
| American woodcock | Scolopax minor | S5 | WL,PIF-IA,SP | ||
| Atlantic brant | Branta bernicla | S2 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T (T) | S2S3B,S2N | ||
| Barn owl | Tyto alba | S3 | |||
| Bay-breasted warbler | Dendroica castanea | S2 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Bicknell's thrush | Catharus bicknelli | SC | X | S2S3B | WL,PIF-IA |
| Black tern | Chlidonias niger | E | X | S2B | |
| Black-crowned night-heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | S3 | DEC | ||
| Black rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | E | S1B,SZN | WL,PIF-IA | |
| Black scoter | Melanitta nigra | NR | |||
| Black-bellied plover | Pluvialis squatarola | NR | |||
| Black-billed cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | NR | |||
| Black skimmer | Rynchops niger | SC | S2 | PIF-IA | |
| Black-throated blue warbler | Dendroica caerulescens | NR | |||
| Blue-winged teal | Anas discors | NR | |||
| Blue-winged warbler | Vermivora pinus | S5 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | S5 | DEC,PIF-IIA | ||
| Bonaparte's gull | Larus philadelphia | NR | |||
| Brown thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | NR | |||
| Buff-breasted sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | NR | WL,SP | ||
| Canada warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | X | S5 | WL,PIF-IA | |
| Cape May warbler | Dendroica tigrina | S2 | |||
| Caspian tern | Sterna caspia | S1 | |||
| Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | S2 | |||
| Cerulean warbler | Dendroica cerulea | SC | X | S4B | WL,PIF-IA |
| Common eider | Somateria mollissima | NR | |||
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | S2 | |||
| Common nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | SC | S4 | ||
| Common loon | Gavia immer | SC | S3S4 | PIF-IIA | |
| Common tern | Sterna hirundo | T | X | S3B | PIF-IIA |
| Cooper's hawk | Accipiter cooperii | SC | S4 | ||
| Cory's shearwater | Calonectris diomedea | NR | |||
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | NR | |||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | NR | |||
| Eastern meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NR | |||
| Forster's tern | Sterna forsteri | S1 | |||
| Glossy ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | S2 | PIF-IIB | ||
| Golden-winged warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | SC | X | S4 | WL,PIF-IA |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | E | X | SHB,S1N | |
| Grasshopper sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | SC | S4 | PIF-IIC | |
| Great egret | Ardea alba | S2 | |||
| Greater shearwater | Puffinis gravis | NR | |||
| Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | NR | |||
| Greater scaup | Aythya marila | S2 | PIF-IA | ||
| Gull-billed tern | Sterna nilotica | S1 | |||
| Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | X | NR | ||
| Henslow's sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | T | X | S3B,SAN | WL,PIF-IA |
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris | SC | S5 | ||
| Horned grebe | Podiceps auritus | NR | |||
| Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | NR | WL,SP | ||
| Kentucky warbler | Oporornis formosus | S2 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| King rail | Rallus elegans | T | S1B,SZN | PIF-IB | |
| Laughing gull | Larus atricilla | S1 | |||
| Least tern | Sterna antillarum | T | X | S3B | IA(30) |
| Least bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | T | S3B,S1N | ||
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | NR | |||
| Little gull | larus minutus | NR | |||
| Little blue heron | Egretta caerulea | S2 | PIF-IB | ||
| Loggerhead shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | E | X | S1B,SZN | PIF-IIC |
| Long-tailed duck | Clangula hyemalis | NR | |||
| Long-eared owl | Asio otis | X | S3 | ||
| Louisiana waterthrush | Seiurus motacilla | X | NR | ||
| Marbled godwit | Limosa fedoa | NR | WL,PIF-IIC,SP | ||
| Northern pintail | Anas acuta | NR | |||
| Northern harrier | Circus cyaneus | T | X | S3B,S3N | PIF-IIC |
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | SC | S4B,S3N | ||
| Northern bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | NR | |||
| Olive-sided flycatcher | Contopus borealis | S4 | WL,PIF-IB | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | SC | S4B,SZN | ||
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | E | S3B,SZN | ||
| Pied-billed grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | T | X | S3B,S1N | |
| Piping plover | Charadrius melodus | E (T) | S3B | WL,PIF-IA,SP | |
| Prairie warbler | Dendroica discolor | S5 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Prothonotary warbler | Protonotaria citrea | S2 | WL,PIF-IB | ||
| Purple sandpiper | Calidris maritima | NR | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Razorbill | Alca torda | NR | |||
| Red knot | Calidris canutus | X | S?N | SP | |
| Red-shouldered hawk | Buteo lineatus | SC | S4B,SZN | ||
| Red-necked phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | NR | |||
| Red-headed woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | SC | S4 | WL,PIF-IB | |
| Red-throated loon | Gavia stellata | NR | |||
| Roseate tern | Sterna dougallii | E (E) | S1B | PIF-IB | |
| Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | NR | |||
| Ruddy duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | S1 | |||
| Ruffed grouse | Bonasa umbellus | NR | |||
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | S3 | WL,PIF-IB | ||
| Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus | X | S3 | WL,PIF-IA | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | NR | |||
| Scarlet tanager | Piranga olivacea | NR | |||
| Seaside sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus | SC | S2S3 | WL,PIF-IA | |
| Sedge wren | Cistothorus platensis | T | X | S3B,SAN | PIF-IIC |
| Semipalmated sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | NR | |||
| Sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus | SC | S4 | ||
| Short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | E | X | S2 | WL,PIF-IB |
| Short-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | NR | WL | ||
| Snowy egret | Egretta thula | S2S3 | |||
| Spruce grouse | Falcipennis canadensis | E | S2 | ||
| Surf scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | NR | |||
| Tennessee warbler | Vermivora peregrina | S2 | |||
| Thayer's gull | Larus thayeri | NR | |||
| Three-toed woodpecker | Picoides tridactylus | S2 | |||
| Tricolored heron | Egretta tricolor | S2 | |||
| Upland sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | T | X | S3B | PIF-IA,SP |
| Vesper sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | SC | S5 | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | NR | WL,SP | ||
| Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | SC | X | S4 | PIF-IIA |
| White-winged scoter | Melanitta fusca | NR | |||
| Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | S1 | |||
| Willow flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | S5 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Wood thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | S5 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Worm eating warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus | S4 | WL,PIF-IA | ||
| Yellow-breasted chat | Icteria virens | SC | S3 | PIF-IIA | |
| Yellow-crowned night-heron | Nyctanassa violacea | S2 | |||
| Yellow rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis | NR |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black rat snake | Elaphe obsoleta | DEC | |||
| Blanding's turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | T | X | S2S3 | |
| Bog turtle | Clemmys muhlenbergii | E (T) | S2 | ||
| Coal skink | Eumeces anthracinus | X | S2S3 | ||
| Common five-lined skink | Eumeces fasciatus | DEC | |||
| Eastern massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus catenatus | E (C) | S1 | ||
| Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina | SC | X | S3 | |
| Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | SC | X | S3S4 | |
| Eastern ribbon snake | Thamnophis sauritus sauritus | X | S5 | ||
| Eastern mud turtle | Kinosternon subrubrum | E | S1 | ||
| Fence lizard | Sceloporus undulatus | T | S1 | ||
| Green turtle | Chelonia mydas | T (T) | S1N | ||
| Hawksbill | Eretmochelys imbricata | E (E) | SR | ||
| Kemp's or Atlantic ridley | Lepidochelys kempii | E (E) | S1N | ||
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | E (E) | SZN | ||
| Loggerhead | Caretta caretta | T (T) | S1N | ||
| Northern map turtle | Graptemys geographica | DEC | |||
| Northern diamondback terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin terrapin | X | S3 | ||
| Northern copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen | DEC | |||
| Northern black racer | Coluber constrictor | DEC | |||
| Queen snake | Regina septemvittata | E | X | S1 | |
| Short-headed garter snake | Thamnophis brachystoma | DEC | |||
| Smooth greensnake | Opheodrys vernalis | DEC | |||
| Snapping turtle | Chelydra serptina | DEC | |||
| Spiny softshell | Trionyx spiniferus | SC | S2S3 | ||
| Spotted turtle | Clemmys guttata | SC | X | S3 | |
| Stinkpot | Sternotherus odoratus | DEC | |||
| Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | T | X | S3 | |
| Wood turtle | Clemmys insculpta | SC | X | S3 | |
| Worm snake | Carphophis amoenus | SC | S3S4 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale | SC | X | S3 | |
| Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | DEC | |||
| Eastern spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrookii | SC | X | S3 | |
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | DEC | |||
| Fowler's toad | Bufo fowlweri | DEC | |||
| Hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | SC | X | S2 | |
| Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | SC | X | S3 | |
| Longtail salamander | Eurycea longicauda | SC | X | S2S3 | |
| Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum | SC | S3 | ||
| Northern red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | DEC | |||
| Northern cricket frog | Acris crepitans | E | S1 | ||
| Southern leopard frog | Rana sphenocephala | SC | S2S3 | ||
| Tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | E | X | S2S3 | |
| Western chorus frog | Pseudacris triseriata | DEC |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | S5 | |||
| American shad | Alosa sapidissima | S4 | DEC | ||
| American eel | Anguillla rostrata | S5 | DEC | ||
| Atlantic tomcod | Microgadus tomcod | S3 | DEC | ||
| Atlantic silverside | Menidia menidia | S2S3 | |||
| Atlantic sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus | X | S1 | ||
| Banded sunfish | Enneacanthus obesus | T | X | S1S2 | |
| Bay anchovy | Anchoa mitchilli | S3 | |||
| Bigeye chub | Notropis amblops | S2 | |||
| Black redhorse | Moxostoma duquesnei | SC | S2 | ||
| Blackchin shiner | Notropis heterodon | S1 | |||
| Blueback herring | Alosa aestivalis | DEC | |||
| Bluebreast darter | Etheostoma camurum | E | X | S1 | |
| Brook trout, Heritage strains | Salvelinus fontinalis | DEC | |||
| Comely shiner | Notropis amoenus | DEC | |||
| Common pipefish | Syngnathus fuscus | DEC | |||
| Cunner | Tautogolabrus adspersus | DEC | |||
| Deepwater sculpin | Myoxocephalus thompsoni | E | X | S1 | |
| Eastern sand darter | Ammocrypta pellucida | T | X | S2 | |
| Extirpated fishes | Various sp. | DEC | |||
| Gravel chub | Erimystax x-punctatus | T | X | S1 | |
| Inland silverside | Menidia beryllina | S2S3 | |||
| Iowa darter | Etheostoma exile | S2 | |||
| Ironcolor shiner | Notropis chalybaeus | SC | S1 | ||
| Killifish - 3 other spp | Fundulus spp. | S3, S5 | DEC | ||
| Lake sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens | T | X | S1S2 | |
| Longear sunfish | Lepomis megalotis | T | S1 | ||
| Longhead darter | Percina macrocephala | T | X | S1 | |
| Menhaden | Brevoortia tyrannus | SNRN | |||
| Mooneye | Hiodon tergisus | T | X | S1 | |
| Mountain brook lamprey | Ichthyomyzon greeleyi | SC | X | S1 | |
| Northern puffer | Sphoeroides maculatus | SNRN | DEC | ||
| Ohio lamprey | Ichthyomyzon bdellium | S1 | |||
| Oyster toadfish | Opsanus tau | DEC | |||
| Pirate perch, western | Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus | S2 | |||
| Pugnose shiner | Notropis anogenus | E | S1 | ||
| Rainbow smelt | Osmerus mordax | S5 | DEC | ||
| Redfin shiner | Lythrurus umbratilis | SC | S2 | ||
| River redhorse | Moxostoma carinatum | X | S2? | ||
| Round whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | E | X | S1S2 | |
| Sauger | Stizostedion canadense | S1 | |||
| Seahorses and pipefish | Syngnathus spp. | NR | DEC | ||
| Sharks, skates and rays | Elasmobranchiomorphi | NR | DEC | ||
| Shortnose sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | E (E) | S1 | ||
| Silver shiner | Notropis photogenis | S2 | |||
| Spotfin killifish | Fundulus luciae | S1 | |||
| Spotted darter | Etheostoma maculatum | T | X | S1 | |
| Sticklebacks - 5 spp | Gasterosteidae | S3, S4, SU | DEC | ||
| Streamline chub | Erimystax dissimilis | SC | S2 | ||
| Swallowtail shiner | Notropis procne | S2 | |||
| Swamp darter | Etheostoma fusiforme | T | S1S2 | ||
| Tautog | Tautoga onitis | S?N | DEC | ||
| Winter flounder | Pseudopleuronectes americanus | S3? | DEC |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife floater | Anodonta implicata | S1S2 | |||
| Banded physa | Physella vinosa | S1 | |||
| Bay scallop | Argopecten irradians | NR | X | ||
| Black sandshell | Ligumia recta | S2S3 | |||
| Blue mussel | Mytilus edulis | ||||
| Brook floater | Alasmidonta varicosa | T | X | S1 | |
| Buffalo pebblesnail | Gillia altilis | SC | S1 | ||
| Campeloma spire snail | Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis | S1 | |||
| Canadian duskysnail | Lyogyrus walkeri | S? | |||
| Chittenango ovate amber snail | Novisuccinea chittenangoensis | E (T) | S1 | ||
| Clubshell | Pleurobema clava | E (E) | SH | ||
| Coldwater pondsnail | Stagnicola woodruffi | S? | |||
| Deertoe | Truncilla truncata | S1 | |||
| Dwarf wedgemussel | Alasmidonta heterodon | E (E) | S1 | ||
| Eastern pearlshell | Margaritifera margaritifera | S2 | |||
| Eastern pondmussel | Ligumia nasuta | X | S2S3 | ||
| Elktoe | Alasmidonta marginata | X | S4 | ||
| Fat pocketbook | Potamilus capax | E (E) | SH | ||
| Fawnsfoot | Truncilla donaciformis | SH | |||
| File rams-horn | Planorbella pilsbryi | SH | |||
| Fringed valvata | Valvata lewisi | SC | S1 | ||
| Globe siltsnail | Birgella subglobosus | S3 | |||
| Gravel pyrg | Pyrgulopsis letsoni | SH | |||
| Green floater | Lasmigona subviridis | T | X | S1S2 | |
| Hard clam | Mercenaria mercenaria | NR | X | ||
| Hickorynut | Obovaria olivaria | SH | |||
| Kidneyshell | Ptychobranchus fasciolaris | S2 | |||
| Lance aplexa | Aplexa elongata | S2 | |||
| Lilliput | Toxolasma parvum | SH | |||
| Mapleleaf | Quadrula quadrula | SH | |||
| Mossy valvata | Valvata sincera | SC | S1 | ||
| Mucket | Actinonaias ligamentina | S1S2 | |||
| Northern riffleshell | Epioblasma torulosa rangiana | (E) | SP | ||
| Oyster | Crassostrea virginica | NR | X | ||
| Paper pondshell | Utterbackia imbecillis | SH | |||
| Pimpleback | Quadrula pustulosa | SH | |||
| Pink mucket | Lampsilis abrupta | E (E) | SH | ||
| Pink heelsplitter | Potamilus alatus | S2S3 | |||
| Pocketbook | Lampsilis ovata | S2S3 | |||
| Purplecap valvata | Valvata perdepressa | SP | |||
| Rainbow | Villosa iris | S2S3 | |||
| Rayed bean | Villosa fabalis | E | X | S1 | |
| Ribbed mussel | Geukensia demissa | ||||
| Round pigtoe | Pleurobema sintoxia | S1 | |||
| Round hickorynut | Obovaria subrotunda | SH | |||
| Salamander mussel | Simpsonaias ambigua | X | SH | ||
| Sheepnose | Plethobasus cyphus | X | NR | ||
| Slippershell mussel | Alasmidonta viridis | S1S2 | |||
| Snuffbox | Epioblasma triquetra | X | SH | ||
| Spindle lymnaea | Acella haldemani | S? | |||
| Threeridge | Amblema plicata | S1 | |||
| Tidewater mucket | Leptodea ochracea | X | S1 | ||
| Tubercled blossom | Epioblasma torulosa | (E, XN) | SH | ||
| Wabash pigtoe | Fusconaia flava | S2 | |||
| Watercress snail | Fontigens nickliniana | S1S3 | |||
| Wavyrayed lampmussel | Lampsilis fasciola | T | S1 | ||
| White heelsplitter | Lasmigona complanata | SH | |||
| Yellow lamp mussel | Lampsilis cariosa | X | S3 | ||
| Yellow sandshell | Lampsilis teres | SH |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Lobster | Homarus americanus | NR | X | ||
| Blue crab | Callinectes sapidus | NR | X | ||
| Devil crawfish | Cambarus diogenes | S2 | |||
| Horseshoe crab | Limulus polyphemus | NR | X | ||
| Marine zooplankton | Crustacea - various spp. | NR | X | ||
| Piedmont groundwater amphipod | Stygobromus tenuis tenuis | S? |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tiger beetle | Cicindela unipunctata | SH | |||
| A tiger beetle | Cicindela patruela | SH | |||
| A tiger beetle | Cicindela ancocisconensis | S1 | |||
| A tiger beetle | Cicindela abdominalis | SH | |||
| American burying beetle | Nicrophorus americanus | E (E) | SH | ||
| Cobblestone tiger beetle | Cicindela marginipennis | S1 | |||
| Northeastern beach tiger beetle | Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis | T (T) | SX | ||
| Puritan tiger beetle | Cicindela puritana | (T) | SR | ||
| Sylvan hygrotus diving beetle | Hygrotus sylvanus | SH |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | S2S3 | |||
| Appalachian jewelwing | Calopteryx angustipennis | SH | |||
| Arrow clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | S2 | |||
| Arrowhead spiketail | Cordulegaster obliqua | S2S3 | |||
| Black meadowhawk | Sympetrum danae | S2S3 | |||
| Blue-tipped dancer | Argia tibialis | S1 | |||
| Boreal snaketail | Ophiogomphus colubrinus | S1 | |||
| Brook snaketail | Ophiogomphus aspersus | S2 | |||
| Cobra clubtail | Gomphus vastus | SH | |||
| Comet darner | Anax longipes | S2 | |||
| Common sanddragon | Progomphus obscurus | SC | S1 | ||
| Ebony boghaunter | Williamsonia fletcheri | S1 | |||
| Elusive clubtail | Stylurus notatus | SH | |||
| Extra-striped snaketail | Ophiogomphus anomalus | SC | S1 | ||
| Forcipate emerald | Somatochlora forcipata | S1 | |||
| Gray petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | SC | S2 | ||
| Green-faced clubtail | Gomphus viridifrons | S1 | |||
| Incurvate emerald | Somatochlora incurvata | S1 | |||
| Lake emerald | Somatochlora cingulata | S1 | |||
| Little bluet | Enallagma minusculum | T | S1 | ||
| Mantled baskettail | Tetragoneuria semiaquea | SH | |||
| Midland clubtail | Gomphus fraternus | S1S3 | |||
| Mocha emerald | Somatochlora linearis | S2S3 | |||
| Needham's skimmer | Libellula needhami | S2S3 | |||
| New england bluet | Enallagma laterale | S2 | |||
| Ocellated emerald | Somatochlora minor | S2S3 | |||
| Pine barrens bluet | Enallagma recurvatum | T | S1S2 | ||
| Pygmy snaketail | Ophiogomphus howei | SC | S1 | ||
| Rambur's forktail | Ischnura ramburii | S2 | |||
| Rapids clubtail | Gomphus quadricolor | S1S2 | |||
| Ringed emerald | Somatochlora albicincta | SH | |||
| Ringed boghaunter | Williamsonia lintneri | SH | |||
| Riverine clubtail | Stylurus amnicola | SH | |||
| Russet-tipped clubtail | Stylurus plagiatus | S1 | |||
| Sable clubtail | Gomphus rogersi | S1 | |||
| Scarlet bluet | Enallagma pictum | T | S1 | ||
| Seepage dancer | Argia bipunctulata | SH | |||
| Septima's clubtail | Gomphus septima | SC | S1 | ||
| Skillet clubtail | Gomphus ventricosus | SH | |||
| Southern sprite | Nehalennia integricollis | SC | S1 | ||
| Sparkling jewelwing | Calopteryx dimidiata | SH | |||
| Spatterdock darner | Aeshna mutata | S2 | |||
| Spine-crowned clubtail | Gomphus abbreviatus | S2S3 | |||
| Subarctic darner | Aeshna subarctica | S1? | |||
| Subarctic bluet | Coenagrion interrogatum | S1S3 | |||
| Taper-tailed darner | Gomphaeschna antilope | S1 | |||
| Tiger spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | S1 | |||
| Yellow-sided skimmer | Libellula flavida | S1 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A mayfly | Ameletus tertius | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Ameletus tarteri | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Baetis rusticans | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Brachycercus maculatus | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Dannella provonshai | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Epeorus suffusus | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Epeorus punctatus | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Epeorus frisoni | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Eurylophella bicoloroides | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Heptagenia julia | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Heptagenia culacantha | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Leucrocuta thetis | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Nixe rusticalis | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Plauditus gloveri | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Procloeon ozburni | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Procloeon simile | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Procloeon mendax | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Procloeon vicinum | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Rhithrogena anomala | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Rhithrogena uhari | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Siphlonurus barbarus | S? | |||
| A mayfly | Siphlonurus barbaroides | S? | |||
| A stonefly | Allocapnia illinoensis | S? | |||
| A stonefly | Alloperla voinae | S? | |||
| A stonefly | Alloperla vostocki | S? | |||
| A stonefly | Utaperla gaspesiana | S? | |||
| A stonefly | Pteronarcys comstocki | S? | |||
| Tomah mayfly | Siphlonisca aerodromia | E | S1 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Listing Status | NE Concern | Heritage Srank | Other Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A borer moth | Papaipema aerata | SH | |||
| A borer moth | Papaipema marginidens | SH | |||
| A geometrid moth | Euchlaena madusaria | SH | |||
| A geometrid moth | Nemoria bifilata | SH | |||
| A geometrid moth | Semiothisa banksianae | S1 | |||
| A geometrid moth | Semiothisa denticulata | S1 | |||
| A hand-maid moth | Datana ranaeceps | S1S3 | |||
| A looper moth | Lambdina canitiaria | SH | |||
| A moth | Lepipolys perscripta | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Abagrotis barnesi | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Agrotis obliqua | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Amphipoea erepta ryensis | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Anomogyna rhaetica | S1S2 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Apamea inordinata | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Apamea mixta | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Chaetaglaea cerata | S1S2 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Chytonix ruperti | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Chytonix sensilis | S1S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Euxoa lidia thanatologia | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Euxoa pleuritica | S2S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Fagitana littera | S2S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Fishia enthea | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Hydraecia stramentosa | S1S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Lithophane lepida lepida | E | S1 | ||
| A tussock moth | Orgyia detrita | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Orthodes obscura | S1? | |||
| A noctuid moth | Paectes abrostolella | S1 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Phoberia orthosioides | S2S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Psaphida thaxteriana | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Richia acclivis | S2S3 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Schinia bifascia | SH | |||
| A noctuid moth | Synedoida adumbrata | S1S2 | |||
| A noctuid moth | Zale largera | S1 | |||
| A notodontid moth | Heterocampa varia | S1S2 | |||
| A slug moth | Monoleuca semifascia | S1 | |||
| Acadian swordgrass moth | Xylena thoracica | S1S2 | |||
| An underwing moth | Catocala sp 3 | SH | |||
| Arogos skipper | Atrytone arogos arogos | E | SH | ||
| Aweme borer moth | Papaipema aweme | SH | |||
| Barrens itame | Itame sp 1 | S1 | |||
| Barrens metarranthis moth | Metarranthis apiciaria | SH | |||
| Barrens dagger moth | Acronicta albarufa | SH | |||
| Bay underwing | Catocala badia | S2S4 | |||
| Bird dropping moth | Cerma cora | S1S3 | |||
| Black-bordered lemon moth | Thioptera nigrofimbria | SH | |||
| Black fungus moth | Metalectra tantillus | SH | |||
| Blueberry gray | Glena cognataria | S1S3 | |||
| Bog elfin | Callophrys lanoraieensis | S1 | |||
| Bogbean buckmoth | Hemileuca sp 1 | E | S1 | ||
| Brazilian skipper | Calpodes ethlius | SH | |||
| Broad-lined catopyrrha | Catopyrrha coloraria | S2S3 | |||
| Brown-bordered geometer | Eumacaria latiferrugata | S2S4 | |||
| Buchholz's gray | Hypomecis buchholzaria | SH | |||
| Chain fern borer moth | Papaipema stenocelis | S1? | |||
| Checkered white | Pontia protodice | SC | SA | ||
| Chestnut clearwing moth | Synanthedon castaneae | SH | |||
| Coastal heathland cutworm | Abagrotis crumbi benjamini | S1S3 | |||
| Coastal barrens buckmoth | Hemileuca maia ssp 5 | SC | S2 | ||
| Culvers root borer | Papaipema sciata | SH | |||
| Dark stoneroot borer moth | Papaipema duplicata | S? | |||
| Dimorphic gray | Tornos scolopacinarius | SH | |||
| Doll's merolonche | Merolonche dolli | SH | |||
| Dot-lined white | Artace cribraria | SH | |||
| Frosted elfin | Callophrys irus | T | S1S3 | ||
| Golden borer moth | Papaipema cerina | SH | |||
| Golden aster flower moth | Schinia tuberculum | S2 | |||
| Gordian sphinx | Sphinx gordius | S1S3 | |||
| Gorgone checkerspot | Chlosyne gorgone | S1 | |||
| Gray woodgrain | Morrisonia mucens | S1S3 | |||
| Hairy artesta | Trichoclea artesta | S1S3 | |||
| Henry's elfin | Callophrys henrici | S2S3 | |||
| Heracleum stem borer moth | Papaipema harrisii | SH | |||
| Herodias or pine barrens underwing | Catocala herodias gerhardi | S2S3 | |||
| Hessel's hairstreak | Callophrys hesseli | E | S1 | ||
| Imperial moth | Eacles imperialis pini | S? | |||
| Inland barrens buckmoth | Hemileuca maia maia | SC | S1 | ||
| Jair underwing | Catocala jair | ||||
| Jersey jair underwing | Catocala jair ssp 2 | S1S2 | |||
| Jutta arctic | Oeneis jutta | S1 | |||
| Karner blue | Lycaeides melissa samuelis | E (E) | S1 | ||
| Lemmer's noctuid moth | Lithophane lemmeri | SR | |||
| Maritime sunflower borer moth | Papaipema maritima | SH | |||
| Melsheimer's sack bearer | Cicinnus melsheimeri | SH | |||
| Mottled duskywing | Erynnis martialis | S1S2 | |||
| Northern oak hairstreak | Fixsenia favonius ontario | S1S3 | |||
| Northern metalmark | Calephelis borealis | SH | |||
| Olympia marble | Euchloe olympia | S1 | |||
| Ostrich fern borer moth | Papaipema sp 2 | S1? | |||
| Pale green pinion moth | Lithophane viridipallens | SH | |||
| Persius duskywing | Erynnis persius persius | E | SH | ||
| Phyllira tiger moth | Grammia phyllira | SH | |||
| Pine barrens zanclognatha | Zanclognatha martha | S1S2 | |||
| Pine devil | Citheronia sepulcralis | S1 | |||
| Pink sallow | Psectraglaea carnosa | S2 | |||
| Precious underwing | Catocala pretiosa pretiosa | SH | |||
| Quiet or sweet underwing | Catocala dulciola | SH | |||
| Regal moth | Citheronia regalis | S1 | |||
| Regal fritillary | Speyeria idalia | E | SH | ||
| Seaside golden borer moth | Papaipema duovata | SH | |||
| Silvery blue | Glaucopsyche lygdamus lygdamus | SH | |||
| Southern grizzled skipper | Pyrgus wyandot | E | SH | ||
| Stinging rose caterpillar moth | Parasa indetermina | SH | |||
| Tawny crescent | Phyciodes batesii batesii | SH | |||
| The little beggar | Eubaphe meridiana | SH | |||
| The consort underwing | Catocala consors sorsconi | SH | |||
| The maroonwing | Sideridis maryx | S2S3 | |||
| Toothed apharetra | Apharetra dentata | S2S3 | |||
| Variable sallow | Sericaglaea signata | SH | |||
| Woolly gray | Lycia ypsilon | SH | |||
| Yellow stoneroot borer | Papaipema astuta | SH |
Some of the major threats to New York Fish and Wildlife
Birds
- Contaminants, pesticides
- Illegal or unregulated harvest
- Degraded habitat
- Entanglement, entrainment, impingement, electrocution
- Isolated populations
Crustacea/ Meristomata
- Degradation of water quality
- Sedimentation, erosion
- Contaminants, pesticides
- Disease
- Climate change
Freshwater Fish
- Competition from introduced species
- Sedimentation, erosion
- Altered hydrology of waterways
- Degradation of water quality
- Loss of habitat
Herpetofauna
- Habitat fragmentation
- Contaminants, pesticides
- Disease
- Illegal or unregulated harvest
- Degradation of water quality
Insects
- Contaminants, pesticides
- Habitat loss and fragmentation
- Other human disturbances
- Loss of streamside buffers
- Sedimentation, erosion
Mammals
- Habitat loss
- Disease
- Human disturbance
- Competition for life support
- Altered hydrology
Marine fish
- Illegal or unregulated harvest
- Entanglement, entrainment
- Climate change
- Contaminants, pesticides
- Degradation of water quality
Mollusk
- Isolated populations
- Competition from introduced species
- Disturbed predator/ prey cycles
- Habitat loss
- Degradation of water quality
