List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Fish & Wildlife Species of New York State
Endangered || Threatened || Special Concern || High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The Department is proposing to revise the list of endangered, threatened, and special concern species. The table below shows the current status of species and the species status assessments developed in support of the State Wildlife Action Plan in 2015. These assessments are the basis of any proposed change in status. In addition to evaluating the currently listed species, DEC is evaluating all High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need for potential listing.
View the Draft Species List Under the Part 182.5 Pre-proposal (PDF) or a document showing all species with current and proposed changes (PDF).
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, many projects and proposals have been postponed or canceled as priorities shift to address changing work conditions and emerging issues. There is currently no timetable for regulatory changes to be made to the list of endangered species. Public comments have been collected, and when staff become available to work on this issue again, those comments will be used to update the species status assessments and enable evaluation of those assessments against the criteria for listing identified in the regulations. We hope to begin work again on this regulatory package before the end of 2022.
Endangered
Those endangered species which meet one or both of the criteria specified in section 182.2(g) of 6NYCRR Part 182 and which are found, have been found, or may be expected to be found in New York State include:
Common Name (link to webpage) | Scientific Name | Species Assessment (PDF) | |
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Molluscs | 1Dwarf Wedgemussel | Alasmidonta heterodon | Dwarf Wedgemussel |
1Pink Mucket | Lampsilis abrupta | Pink Mucket | |
1Clubshell | Pleurobema clava | Clubshell | |
1Fat Pocketbook | Potamilus capax | Fat Pocketbook | |
Rayed Bean | Villosa fabalis | Rayed Bean | |
2Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail | Novisuccinea chittenangoensis | Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail | |
Insects | Tomah Mayfly | Siphlonisca aerodromia | Tomah Mayfly |
1,3American Burying Beetle | Nicrophorus americanus | American Burying Beetle | |
Hessel's Hairstreak | Callophrys hesseli | Hessel's Hairstreak | |
1Karner Blue Butterfly | Lycaeides melissa samuelis | Karner Blue Butterfly | |
Regal Fritillary | Speyeria idalia | Regal Fritillary | |
Persius Duskywing | Erynnis persius | Persius Duskywing | |
Southern Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus centaureae wyandot | Southern Grizzled Skipper | |
Arogos Skipper | Atrytone arogos arogos | Arogos Skipper | |
Bog (Bogbean) Buckmoth | Hemileuca species 1 | Bog (Bogbean) Buckmoth | |
Pine Pinion Moth | Lithophane lepida lepida | Pine Pinion Moth | |
Fishes | 1Shortnose Sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | Shortnose Sturgeon |
3Silver Chub | Macrhybopsis storeriana | Silver Chub | |
Pugnose Shiner | Notropis anogenus | Pugnose Shiner | |
Round Whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | Round Whitefish | |
Bluebreast Darter | Etheostoma camurum | Bluebreast Darter | |
3Gilt Darter | Percina evides | Gilt Darter | |
3Spoonhead Sculpin | Cottus ricei | Spoonhead Sculpin | |
Deepwater Sculpin | Myoxocephalus thompsoni | Deepwater Sculpin | |
Amphibians | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander |
Eastern (Northern) Cricket Frog | Acris crepitans | Eastern (Northern) Cricket Frog | |
Reptiles | Southeastern Mud Turtle | Kinosternon subrubrum | Southeastern Mud Turtle |
2Bog Turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Bog Turtle | |
1Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle | |
1Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | |
1Leatherback Sea Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Sea Turtle | |
Queen Snake | Regina septemvittata | Queen Snake | |
2Eastern Massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus | Eastern massasauga | |
Birds | Spruce Grouse | Falcipennis canadensis | Spruce Grouse |
3Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | |
Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Black Rail | |
1,2,4Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover | |
1,3Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | n/a | |
1Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii dougallii | Roseate Tern | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | |
Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | |
Mammals | 1Indiana Bat | Myotis sodalis | Indiana Bat |
1 Northern Long-eared Bat | Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-eared Bat | |
3Allegheny Woodrat | Neotoma magister | Allegheny Woodrat | |
1Sperm Whale | Physeter catodon | Sperm Whale | |
1Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Sei Whale | |
1Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Blue Whale | |
1Finback Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Finback Whale | |
1Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback Whale | |
1Right Whale | Eubalaena glacialis | Right Whale | |
1,3Gray Wolf | Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | |
1,3Cougar | Felis concolor | Cougar |
Threatened
Those threatened species which meet one or both of the criteria specified in section 182.2(h) of 6NYCRR Part 182 and which are found, have been found, or may be expected to be found in New York State include:
Common Name (link to webpage) | Scientific Name | Species Assessment (PDF) | |
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Molluscs | Brook Floater | Alasmidonta varicosa | Brook Floater |
Wavy-rayed Lampmussel | Lampsilis fasciola | Wavy-rayed Lampmussel | |
Green Floater | Lasmigona subviridis | Green Floater | |
Insects | Pine Barrens Bluet | Enallagma recurvatum | Pine Barrens Bluet |
Scarlet Bluet | Enallagma pictum | Scarlet Bluet | |
Little Bluet | Enallagma minisculum | Little Bluet | |
2,3Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle | Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis | Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle | |
Frosted Elfin | Callophrys irus | Frosted Elfin | |
Fishes | Lake Sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon |
Mooneye | Hiodon tergisus | Mooneye | |
3Lake Chubsucker | Erimyzon sucetta | Lake Chubsucker | |
Gravel Chub | Erimystax x-punctata | Gravel Chub | |
3Mud Sunfish | Acantharchus pomotis | Mud Sunfish | |
Banded Sunfish | Enneacanthus obesus | Banded Sunfish | |
Northern Sunfish (formerly Longear Sunfish) | Lepomis peltastes | Northern Sunfish | |
Longhead Darter | Percina macrocephala | Longhead Darter | |
Eastern Sand Darter | Ammocrypta pellucida | Eastern Sand Darter | |
Swamp Darter | Etheostoma fusiforme | Swamp Darter | |
Spotted Darter | Etheostoma maculatum | Spotted Darter | |
Amphibians | None Listed | ||
Reptiles | Blanding's Turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle |
2Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Green Sea Turtle | |
2Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Caretta caretta | Loggerhead Sea Turtle | |
Eastern Fence Lizard | Sceloporus undulatus | Eastern Fence Lizard | |
Timber Rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Timber Rattlesnake | |
Birds | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-billed Grebe |
Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | |
Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | |
King Rail | Rallus elegans | King Rail | |
Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | |
Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | Least Tern | |
2Red Knot | Calidris canutus rufa | Red Knot | |
Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | Sedge Wren | |
Henslow's Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's Sparrow | |
Mammals | 2,3Canada Lynx | Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx |
Special Concern
The following are designated as species of special concern as defined in Section 182.2(i) of 6NYCRR Part 182. Species of special concern warrant attention and consideration but current information, collected by the department, does not justify listing these species as either endangered or threatened.
Common Name (link to webpage) | Scientific Name | Species Assessment (PDF) | |
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Molluscs | Buffalo Pebble Snail | Gillia altilis | Buffalo Pebble Snail |
Fringed Valvata | Valvata lewisi | Fringed Valvata | |
Mossy Valvata | Valvata sincera | Mossy Valvata | |
Insects | Unnamed Dragonfly Species | Gomphus spec. nov. | Unnamed Dragonfly Species |
Southern Sprite | Nehalennia integricollis | Southern Sprite | |
Extra Striped Snaketail | Ophiogomphus anomalus | n/a | |
Pygmy Snaketail | Ophiogomphus howei | Pygmy Snaketail | |
Common Sanddragon | Progomphus obscurus | Common Sanddragon | |
Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | Gray Petaltail | |
Checkered White | Pontia protodice | Checkered White | |
Olympia Marble | Euchloe olympia | Olympia Marble | |
Henry's Elfin | Callophrys henrici | Henry's Elfin | |
Tawny Crescent | Phyciodes batesii | Tawny Crescent | |
Mottled Duskywing | Erynnis martialis | Mottled Duskywing | |
Barrens Buckmoth | Hemileuca maia | Barrens Buckmoth | |
Herodias Underwing | Catocala herodias gerhardi | Herodias Underwing | |
Jair Underwing | Catocala jair | Jair Underwing | |
A Noctuid Moth | Heterocampa varia | A Noctuid Moth | |
Fishes | Mountain Brook Lamprey | Ichthyomyzon greeleyi | Mountain Brook Lamprey |
Black Redhorse | Moxostoma duquesnei | Black Redhorse | |
Streamline Chub | Erymystax dissimilis | Streamline Chub | |
Redfin Shiner | Lythrurus umbratilis | Redfin Shiner | |
Ironcolor Shiner | Notropis chalybaeus | Ironcolor Shiner | |
Amphibians | Eastern Hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | Eastern Hellbender |
Marbled Salamander | Ambystoma opacum | Marbled Salamander | |
Jefferson Salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Jefferson Salamander | |
Blue-spotted Salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted Salamander | |
Longtail Salamander | Eurycea longicauda | Longtail Salamander | |
Eastern Spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | |
Southern Leopard Frog | Rana sphenocephala utricularius | Southern Leopard Frog | |
Reptiles | Spotted Turtle | Clemmys guttata | Spotted Turtle |
Wood Turtle | Clemmys insculpta | Wood Turtle | |
Woodland Box Turtle | Terrapene carolina carolina | Woodland Box Turtle | |
Eastern Spiny Softshell | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | |
Eastern Hognose Snake | Heterodon platyrhinos | Eastern Hognose Snake | |
Worm Snake | Carphophis amoenus | Worm Snake | |
Birds | Common Loon | Gavia immer | Common Loon |
American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's Hawk | |
Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | |
Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | Black Skimmer | |
Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | |
Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | Whip-poor-will | |
Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | |
Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | Horned Lark | |
Bicknell's Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | Bicknell's Thrush | |
Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | |
Cerulean Warbler | Dendroica cerulea | Cerulean Warbler | |
Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | |
Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper Sparrow | |
Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus | Seaside Sparrow | |
Mammals | Small-footed Bat (Small-footed Myotis) | Myotis leibii | Small-footed Bat (Small-footed Myotis) |
New England Cottontail | Sylvilagus transitionalis | New England Cottontail | |
Harbor Porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | Harbor Porpoise |
High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Not Currently Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern
Common Name (link to webpage) | Scientific Name | Species Assessment (PDF) | |
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Molluscs | Alewife Floater | Anodonta implicata | Alewife Floater |
Black Sandshell | Ligumia recta | Black Sandshell | |
Deertoe | Truncilla truncata | Deertoe | |
Rainbow | Villosa iris | Rainbow | |
Slippershell Mussel | Alasmidonta viridis | Slippershell Mussel | |
Tidewater Mucket | Leptodea ochracea | Tidewater Mucket | |
Wabash Pigtoe | Fusconaia flava | Wabash Pigtoe | |
Bay Scallop | Argopecten irradians | Bay Scallop | |
Eastern Oyster | Crassostrea virginica | Eastern Oyster | |
Hard Clam | Mercenaria mercenaria | Hard Clam | |
Northern Riffleshell | Epioblasma torulosa | Northern Riffleshell | |
Snuffbox | Epioblasma triquetra | Snuffbox | |
Lilliput | Toxolasma parvum | Lilliput | |
Eastern Pearlshell | Margaritifera margaritifera | Eastern Pearlshell | |
Mucket | Actinonaias ligamentina | Mucket | |
Elktoe | Alasmidonta marginata | Elktoe | |
Threeridge | Amblema plicata | Threeridge | |
Yellow Lampmussel | Lampsilis cariosa | Yellow Lampmussel | |
Pocketbook | Lampsilis ovata | Pocketbook | |
Eastern Pondmussel | Ligumia nasuta | Eastern Pondmussel | |
Round Pigtoe | Pleurobema sintoxia | Round Pigtoe | |
Pink Heelsplitter | Potamilus alatus | Pink Heelsplitter | |
Kidneyshell | Ptychobranchus fasciolaris | Kidneyshell | |
Paper Pondshell | Utterbackia imbecillis | Paper Pondshell | |
Salamander Mussel | Simpsonaias ambigua | In progress | |
Insects | Rusty-patched Bumble Bee | Bombus affinis | Rusty-patched Bumble Bee |
Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Bombus ashtoni | Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | |
Northern Amber Bumble Bee | Bombus borealis | Northern Amber Bumble Bee | |
Yellow Bumble Bee | Bombus fervidus | Yellow Bumble Bee | |
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee | Bombus terricola | Yellow-banded Bumble Bee | |
American Bumble Bee | Bombus pensylvanicus | American Bumble Bee | |
Two-spotted Lady Beetle | Adalia bipunctata | Two-spotted Lady Beetle | |
Appalachian Tiger Beetle | Cicindela ancocisconensis | Appalachian Tiger Beetle | |
Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle | Cicindela hirticollis | Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle | |
Cobblestone Tiger Beetle | Cicindela marginipennis | Cobblestone Tiger Beetle | |
Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle | Cicindela patruela patruela | Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle | |
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella novemnotata | Nine-spotted Lady Beetle | |
Transverse Lady Beetle | Coccinella transversoguttata | Transverse Lady Beetle | |
Three-banded Lady Beetle | Coccinella trifasciata | Three-banded Lady Beetle | |
Northern Metalmark | Calephelis borealis | Northern Metalmark | |
Northern Oak Hairstreak | Satyrium favonius ontario | Northern Oak Hairstreak | |
Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | Tiger Spiketail | |
Sable Clubtail | Gomphus rogersi | Sable Clubtail | |
Skillet Clubtail | Gomphus ventricosus | Skillet Clubtail | |
Green-faced Clubtail | Gomphus viridifrons | Green-faced Clubtail | |
Boreal Snaketail | Ophiogomphus colubrinus | Boreal Snaketail | |
Southern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus vernalis | Southern Pygmy Clubtail | |
A Notodontid Moth (Prominent Moth) | Heterocampa varia | A Notodontid Moth (Prominent Moth) | |
Fishes | Atlantic Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrhynchus | Atlantic Sturgeon |
American Eel | Anguilla rostrata | American Eel | |
Bigeye Chub | Hybopsis amblops | Bigeye Chub | |
Bloater | Coregonus hoyi | Bloater | |
Comely Shiner | Notropis amoenus | Comely Shiner | |
Paddlefish | Polyodon spathula | Paddlefish | |
River Redhorse | Moxostoma carinatum | River Redhorse | |
Sauger | Sander canadensis | Sauger | |
Summer Sucker | Catostomus utawana | Summer Sucker | |
Swallowtail Shiner | Notropis procne | Swallowtail Shiner | |
Unknown Sucker Variant | Catostomus putative c.f. utawana | Unknown Sucker Variant | |
American Shad | Alosa sapidissima | American Shad | |
Atlantic Tomcod | Microgadus tomcod | Atlantic Tomcod | |
Fourspine Stickleback | Apeltes quadracus | Fourspine Stickleback | |
Lined Seahorse | Hippocampus erectus | Lined Seahorse | |
Northern Pipefish | Syngnathus fuscus | Northern Pipefish | |
Tautog | Tautoga onitis | Tautog | |
Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Threespine Stickleback | |
Winter Flounder | Pseudopleuronectes americanus | Winter Flounder | |
Dusky Shark | Carcharhinus obscurus | Dusky Shark | |
Western Pirate Perch | Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus | Western Pirate Perch | |
Porbeagle Shark | Lamna nasus | Porbeagle Shark | |
Roughtail Stingray | Dasyatis centroura | Roughtail Stingray | |
Sand Tiger Shark | Carcharias taurus | Sand Tiger Shark | |
Thorny Skate | Amblyraja radiata | Thorny Skate | |
Thresher Shark | Alopias vulpinus | Thresher Shark | |
White Shark | Carcharodon carcharias | White Shark | |
Black Bullhead | Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | |
Blackchin Shiner | Notropis heterodon | Blackchin Shiner | |
Lake Chub | Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | |
Longnose Sucker | Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | |
Amphibians | Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander |
Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog | Lithobates kauffeldi | Atlantic Coast leopard Frog | |
Reptiles | Eastern Musk Turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle |
Birds | American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | American Black Duck |
American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides dorsalis | American Three-toed Woodpecker | |
Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Barn Owl | |
Bay-breasted Warbler | Setophaga castanea | Bay-breasted Warbler | |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | |
Canada Warbler | Cardellina canadensis | Canada Warbler | |
Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | Cape May Warbler | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Eastern Meadowlark | |
Gray Jay | Perisoreus canadensis | Gray Jay | |
Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosus | Kentucky Warbler | |
Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | Little Gull | |
Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | |
Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | Prothonotary Warbler | |
Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Rusty Blackbird | |
Saltmarsh Sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus | Saltmarsh Sparrow | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | |
Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | |
Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | |
Mammals | Little Brown Myotis (Little Brown Bat) | Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis (Little Brown Bat) |
Tricolored Bat (Eastern Pipistrelle) | Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat (Eastern Pipistrelle) |
1Currently listed as "endangered" by the U. S. Department of the Interior.
2Currently listed as "threatened" by the U. S. Department of the Interior.
3Species is extirpated from New York State.
4Piping Plover is listed as federally endangered in the Great Lakes Region, and as federally threatened in the Atlantic Coastal Region.
Definitions
Extinct - Species is no longer living or existing.
Extirpated - Species is not extinct, but no longer occurring in a wild state within New York, or no longer exhibiting patterns of use traditional for that species in New York (e.g. historical breeders no longer breeding here).
Endangered - Any native species in imminent danger of extirpation or extinction in New York State.
Threatened - Any native species likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future in New York State.
Special Concern - Any native species for which a welfare concern or risk of endangerment has been documented in New York State.
Authority
Environmental Conservation Law of New York, Section 11-0535 and 6 NYCRR (New York Code of Rules and Regulations) Part 182 - effective (last promulgated in state regulation) December 4, 1999.
Revision History
Effective April 24, 2000 - Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) was added to the Threatened list.
Effective August 8, 2007 - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was removed from the Endangered Species List by the U. S. Department of the Interior.
Effective May 4, 2015 - Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) was added to the Threatened list.