I. Oklahoma's Endangered Species
(An "*" indicates that the species is listed as federally endangered under the
Endangered Species Act; species without an asterisk
are listed as endangered by the State of Oklahoma but not by the federal
government)
A. Mammals
Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) *
Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) *
Ozark Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
*
B. Birds
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) *
Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) *
Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapillus) *
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) *
C. Fish
Longnose Darter (Percina nasuta)
D. Invertebrates
Cave Crayfish (Cambarus tartarus)
American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) *
Ouachita Rock Pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri) *
Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) (considered to
be a Candidate species for possible federal listing)
Scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon) *
Winged Mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) *
II. Oklahoma's Threatened Species
(An "*" indicates the species is listed as federally threatened under the
Endangered Species Act; species without an asterisk are
listed as threatened by the State of Oklahoma but not by the federal government)
A. Birds
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
*
B. Reptiles
American Alligator (Alligator
mississippiensis) *
(Due to their similarity of appearance to other endangered crocodile
species)
C. Fish
Ozark Cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)
*
Neosho Madtom (Noturus placidus) *
Arkansas River Shiner (Notropis girardi) *
Leopard Darter (Percina pantherina) *
Blackside Darter (Percina maculata)
III. Oklahoma's Species of Special Concern
(An "*" indicates the species is also a Federal Candidate Species under
consideration for possible listing as endangered or
threatened under the Endangered Species Act)
A. Category I Species
1. Birds
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
2. Invertebrates
Pilsbry's Narrow-apertured Land Snail (Sterotrema pilsbryi)
B. Category II Species
1. Mammals
Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
Keen's Myotis (Myotis keenii)
Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii)
Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)
Western Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
pallescens)
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)
Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)
Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)
Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodmys elator)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Swift Fox (Vulpes velox)
Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)
2. Birds
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Migrant Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus
migrans)
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis)
3. Reptiles
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys
temminckii)
Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Gulf Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida sincola)
Louisiana Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum
amaura)
Northern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei)
Texas Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis
annectens)
Texas Longnosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei
tessellatus)
Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura reinwardtii)
Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii)
4. Amphibians
Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma
tridactylum)
Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia nettingi)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum)
Rich Mountain Salamander (Plethodon ouachitae)
Grotto Salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus)
Oklahoma Salamander (Eurycea tynerensis)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Western Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca
avivoca)
5. Fish
Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae)
Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)
Arkansas River Speckled Chub (Macrhybopsis tetranema)
Arkansas Darter (Etheostoma cragini) (Federal
Candidate Species) *
Black Buffalo (Ictiobus niger)
Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus)
Bluehead Shiner (Notropis hubbsi)
Bluntfaced Shiner (Cyprinella camura)
Brown Bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus)
Chain Pickeral (Esox niger)
Colorless Shiner (Notropis peripallidus)
Crystal Darter (Ammocrypta asprella)
Cypress Minnow (Hybognathus hayi)
Flathead Chub (Hybopsis gracilis)
Goldstripe Darter (Etheostoma parvipinne)
Harlequin Darter (Etheostoma histrio)
Ironcolor Shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
Kiamichi Shiner (Notropis ortenburgeri)
Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus)
Mountain Madtom (Noturus eletherus)
Pallid Shiner (Notropis amnis)
Plains Topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus)
Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
Ribbon Shiner (Lythurus fumeus)
River Darter (Percina shumardi)
Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)
Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
Southern Brook Lamprey (Ichtyomyzon gagei)
Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
Stonecat (Noturus flavus)
Taillight Shiner (Notropis maculatus)
Wichita Mountains Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus
wichitae)
6. Invertebrates
Bowman's Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus
bowmani)
Oklahoma Cave Amphipod (Allocrangonyx pellucidus)
Prairie Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa major)
Regal Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria idalia)
Spectacle-case Mussel (Quadrula cylindrica)
Western Fanshell Mussel (Cyprogenia aberti)
C. Federal Candidate Species under consideration for listing/Not a State Species of Special Concern
1. Birds
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)