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Threatened & Endangered Species

Below are species in Oklahoma that are classified as federally endangered, federally threatened, state endangered, or state threatened.

American Burying Beetle. Photo by Jena Donnell
ODWC Photo

Federally Threatened

American Burying Beetle
A small fish swimming with sand in the background
Photo by: Jena Donnell

Federally Threatened

Arkansas River Shiner
Blackside Darter. Photo by Brandon Brown.
ODWC Photo

State Threatened

Blackside Darter
Gray Bat
Photo by: Ann Froschauer/USFWS

Federally Endangered

Gray Bat
Indiana Bat
Photo by: Ann Froschauer/USFWS

Federally Endangered

Indiana Bat
Leopard Darter. Photo by Richard Standage/USFS
Photo by: Richard Standage/USFS

Federally Threatened

Leopard Darter
Longnose Darter. Photo by Michael Gatlin
Photo by: Michael Gatlin

State Endangered

Longnose Darter
Neosho Madtom. Photo by USFWS
Photo by: USFWS

Federally Threatened

Neosho Madtom
Neosho mucket. Photo by Chris Barnhart/Missouri State University
Photo by: Chris Barnhart/MSU

Federally Endangered

Neosho Mucket
Northern long-eared bat
Photo by: USFWS

Federally Endangered

Northern Long-eared Bat
Oklahoma Cave Crayfish. Photo by Dante Fenolio
Photo by: Dante Fenolio

State Endangered

Oklahoma Cave Crayfish
A brownish gray freshwater mussel with a series of ridges on the shell.
Photo by: Chris Davidson, Public Domain

Federally Endangered

Ouachita Rock Pocketbook