As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats...

 listed approximately 1,200 animals and 750 plants as endangered

Endangered species

An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...

 or threatened

Threatened species

Threatened species are any speciesg animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.The World Conservation Union is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories,...

 in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

. Below is a partial list:

Mammals

Bison bison athabascae (Wood bison)

Canis rufus (Red wolf)

Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared bat)

Dipodomys casks (Stephen's kangaroo rat)

Dipodomys heermanni morroensis (Morro Bay kangaroo rat)

Dipodomys ingens (Giant kangaroo rat)

Dipodomys merriami parvus (San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat)

Dipodomys nitratoides (Kangaroo rat) (vulnerable)

Dipodomys stephensi (Stephen's kangaroo rat)

Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion)

Lasiurus cinereus semotus

Hawaiian Hoary bat

The Hawaiian Hoary bat or Ōpeapea is a subspecies of the Hoary bat that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands...

(Hawaiian Hoary bat)

Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae (Lesser long-nosed bat)

Leptonycteris nivalis (Mexican long-nosed bat)

Microtus californicus scirpensis (Amargosa vole)

Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis (Mexican Hualapai vole)

Mustela nigripes (Black-footed ferret)

Myotis grisescens (Gray bat)

Myotis sodalis (Indiana bat)

Neotoma fuscipes riparia (Riparian woodrat)

Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis (Cedros Island mule deer)

Oryzomys palustris natator (Rice rat)

Ovis canadensis californiana (California bighorn sheep)

Perognathus longimembris pacificus

Perognathus longimembris pacificus

The Pacific Pocket Mouse is a Federally Endangered animal in California. It lives in sandy coastal soils. It eats seeds and some insects. It was believed to be extinct until 1993, when a small population was discovered.-Physical description:...

(Pacific pocket mouse)

Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola (Key Largo cotton mouse)

Puma concolor couguar (North American Cougar)

Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli

Gulf Coast Jaguarundi

The Gulf Coast Jaguarundi is a subspecies of Jaguarundi that ranges from southern Texas in the United States south to Veracruz and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico. This cat looks like a large weasel or otter with a coat in one one three color phases: black, reddish-brown or brownish-gray...

(Gulf Coast Jaguarundi)

Puma yagouaroundi tolteca

Jaguarundi

The jaguarundi is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America. In 2002, the IUCN classified the jaguarundi as Least Concern as it is likely that no conservation units, with the probable exception of the mega-reserves of the Amazon basin could sustain long-term viable populations. It...

(Sinaloan Jaguarundi)

Rangifer tarandus caribou (Woodland caribou)

Reithrodontomys raviventris (Salt Marsh harvest mouse) (vulnerable)

Sciurus niger cinereus (Delmarva Peninsula fox)

Sorex ornatus relictus (Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew)

Sylvilagus bachmani riparius (Riparian brush rabbit)

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis (Mount Graham red squirrel)

Trichechus manatus (West Indian manatee)

Urocyon littoralis (Island fox)

Vulpes macrotis mutica (San Joaquin kit fox)

Reptiles

Ameiva polops (St. Croix ground lizard)

Anolis roosevelti (Culebra Island giant anole)

Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle)

Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle)

Clemmys guttata (Spotted Turtle)

Clemmys muhlenbergii (Bog turtle)

Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)

Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet's crocodile)

Crotalus willardi obscurus

Crotalus willardi obscurus

Crotalus willardi obscurus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.This is the only venomous snake listed as Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.-Description:...

(New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake)

Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri (Mona ground iguana)

Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle)

Dermatemys mawii (Central American river turtle)

Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle)

Eurycea sosorum (Barton springs salamander)

Gambelia silus (blunt-nose leopard lizard)

Glyptemys insculpta (Wood Turtle)

Gopherus agassizii (Desert tortoise)

Graptemys flavimaculata (Yellow-blotched map turtle)

Gopherus flavomarginatus (Bolson tortoise)

Gopherus polyphemus

Gopherus polyphemus

The gopher tortoise is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species...

(Gopher tortoise)

Graptemys oculifera (Ringed map turtle)

Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley sea turtle)

Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley sea turtle)

Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle)

Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus (Alameda whipsnake)

Neoseps reynoldsi (Sand skink)

Pseudemys alabamensis (Alabama red-belly turtle)

Sauromalus varius (San Esteban Island chuckwalla)

Sphaerodactylus micropithecus (Monito gecko)

Sternotherus depressus (Flattened musk turtle)

Terrapene coahuila (Aquatic box turtle)

Thamnophis gigas

Thamnophis gigas

The Giant Garter Snake is the largest species of garter snake. It is largely aquatic.-Biology and ecology:The Giant Garter Snake is endemic to the Central Valley wetlands of California. The giant garter snake is active when water temperatures are at 20℃ or more, and is dormant underground when...

(Giant garter snake)

Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia (San Francisco garter snake)

Uma inornata (Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard)

Xantusia riversiana (Island night lizard)

Amphibians

Ambystoma californiense (California tiger salamander)

Bufo houstonensis (Houston toad)

Plethodon shenandoah (Shenandoah salamander)

Rana muscosa (Mountain yellow-legged frog)

Typhlomolge rathbuni (Texas blind salamander)

Insects and arachnids

Apodemia mormo langei (Lange's metalmark butterfly)

Boloria acrocnema (Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly)

Brychius hungerfordi (Hungerford's crawling water beetle)

Cicindela nevadica lincolniana (Salt Creek tiger beetle)

Cicindela ohlone (Ohlone tiger beetle)

Euphilotes battoides allyni (El Segundo blue butterfly)

Euphilotes enoptes smithi (Smith's blue butterfly)

Euphydryas editha quino (Quino checkerspot butterfly)

Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval's blue butterfly)

Lycaeides melissa samuelis (Karner blue butterfly)

Microhexura montivaga (Spruce-fir moss spider)

Neonympha mitchellii

Neonympha mitchellii

Common names: Mitchell's Satyr, Mitchell's Marsh SatyrThe Mitchell's Satyr is a federally endangered species and it is illegal to collect.-Description:...

(Mitchell's satyr butterfly)

Nicrophorus americanus

Nicrophorus americanus

Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and...

(American burying beetle)

Pyrgus ruralis lagunae (Laguna mountains skipper)

Speyeria callippe callippe (Callippe silverspot butterfly)

Texamaurops reddelli (Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle)

Texella reddelli

Texella reddelli

Texella reddelli, the Bee Creek cave harvestman, is a rare species of troglobitic harvestman that was added to the United States endangered species list in 1988, at the same time as six other species native to the karst ecosystem in Travis County and Williamson County, Texas, USA...

(Bee Creek cave harvestman)

Trimerotropis infantilis

Trimerotropis infantilis

Trimerotropis infantilis is a species of insect in the family Acrididae. It is endemic to California in the United States.-Background and description:...

(Zayante band-winged grasshopper)

Fish

Acipenser brevirostrum (Shortnose sturgeon)

Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi (gulf sturgeon)

Amblyopsis rosae (Ozark cavefish)

Catostomus microps (Modoc sucker)

Catostomus santaanae (Santa Ana sucker)

Catostomus warnerensis (Warner sucker)

Chasmistes brevirostris (Shortnose sucker)

Chasmistes cujus (Cui-ui)

Chasmistes liorus (June sucker)

Crenichthys baileyi baileyi (White River springfish)

Crenichthys baileyi grandis (Hiko White River springfish)

Crenichthys nevadae (Railroad Valley springfish)

Cyprinella caerulea (Blue shiner)

Cyprinella formosa (beautiful shiner)

Cyprinodon bovinus (Leon Springs pupfish)

Cyprinodon diabolis (Devils Hole pupfish)

Cyprinodon elegans (Comanche Springs pupfish)

Cyprinodon macularius

Cyprinodon macularius

Cyprinodon macularius is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae and is known by the common name desert pupfish. It is a federally listed endangered species in the United States....

(Desert pupfish)

Cyprinodon radiosus (Owens pupfish)

Deltistes luxatus (Lost River sucker)

Dionda diaboli (Devils River minnow)

Eremichthys acros (desert dace)

Erimystax cahni (Slender chub)

Etheostoma boschungi (slackwater darter)

Etheostoma nuchale (watercress darter)

Etheostoma okaloosae (Okaloosa darter)

Etheostoma wapiti (boulder darter)

Eucyclogobius newberryi (Tidewater goby)

Gambusia gaigei (Big Bend gambusia)

Gambusia heterochir (Clear Creek gambusia)

Gambusia nobilis (Pecos Gambusia)

Gila bicolor mohavensis (Mohave tui chub)

Gila boraxobius (Borax Lake chub)

Gila cypha (humpback chub)

Gila ditaenia (Sonara chub)

Gila elegans (bonytail chub)

Gila intermedia (Gila chub)

Gila nigrescens (Chihuahua chub)

Gila purpurea (Yaqui chub)

Gila seminuda

Gila seminuda

The Virgin Chub is a medium-sized, silvery minnow, generally less than 15 cm long and reaching lengths of 25 cm. The back, breast, and part of the belly are embedded with small scales, naked in some individuals. The length of the head divided by the depth of the caudal peduncle typically...

(Virgin River chub)

Hybognathus amarus (Rio Grande silvery minnow)

Hypomesus transpacificus (delta smelt)

Ictalurus pricei (Yaqui catfish)

Lepidomeda albivallis (White River spinedace)

Lepidomeda vittata (Little Colorado spinedace)

Meda fulgida (spikedace)

Moapa coriacea (Moapa dace)

Notropis cahabae (Cahaba shiner)

Notropis mekistocholas (Cape Fear shiner)

Noturus flavipinnis (yellowfin madtom)

Noturus stanauli (Pygmy madtom)

Noturus trautmani (Scioto madtom)

Oncorhynchus apache (Apache trout)

Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi (Lahontan cutthroat trout)

Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris (Paiute cutthroat trout)

Oncorhynchus clarki stomias (Greenback cutthroat trout)

Oncorhynchus gilae (Gila trout)

Oncorhynchus keta (chum salmon)

Oregonichthys crameri (Oregon chub)

Percina antesella (amber darter)

Percina aurolineata (Goldline darter)

Percina jenkinsi (Conasauga logperch)

Percina pantherina (Leopard darter)

Percina rex (Roanoke logperch)

Percina tanasi (Snail darter)

Phoxinus cumberlandensis (Blackside dace)

Plagopterus argentissimus (Woundfin)

Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Gila toppminnow)

Pristis pectinata (smalltooth sawfish)

Ptychocheilus lucius (Colorado pikeminnow)

Salvelinus confluentus (Bull trout)

Scaphirhynchus albus (Pallid sturgeon)

Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Alabama sturgeon)

Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni (Alabama catfish)

Tiaroga cobitis (loach minnow)

Xyrauchen texanus (Razorback sucker)

Clams, crustaceans, and snails

"Haliotis cracherodii" (Black Abalone)

"Haliotis sorenseni" (White Abalone)

Orconectes shoupi

Orconectes shoupi

Orconectes shoupi, the Nashville crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Tennessee.Orconectes shoupi is a federal and state endangered crayfish that resides on Mill Creek in Davidson and Williamson counties in Tennessee. Horton Hobbs, Jr., discovered this rare...

(Nashville Crayfish)