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Black Bear Cub, Photographed by R.I. Bridges, Courtesy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
This species is listed as THREATENED.
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Almost one QUARTER of all
mammal species are
currently ENDANGERED...
A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
report on the global environment published in May 2002 concluded that
over 11,000 species (including almost a quarter of all mammals) face
extinction within 30 years.
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The following mammal species are currently listed
under the Endangered Species Act…
ESA Listed Mammal Species
Species photos,
info and distribution maps will be posted as they become available.
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Status |
Species Name
(Common,Scientific) |
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E |
Bat, Gray (Myotis grisescens) |
|
E |
Bat, Hawaiian hoary (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) |
|
E |
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis) |
|
E |
Bat, Lesser long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) |
|
E |
Bat, Little Mariana fruit (Pteropus tokudae) |
|
E |
Bat, Mariana fruit (=Mariana flying fox) (Pteropus mariannus
mariannus) |
|
E |
Bat, Mexican long-nosed (Leptonycteris nivalis) |
|
E |
Bat, Ozark big-eared [Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii
ingens] |
|
E |
Bat, Virginia big-eared [Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii
virginianus] |
|
T(S/A) |
Bear, American black (Ursus americanus) |
|
XN,T |
Bear, Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) |
|
T |
Bear, Louisiana black (Ursus americanus luteolus) |
|
E |
Caribou, Woodland (Rangifer tarandus caribou) |
|
E |
Deer, Columbian white-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) |
|
E |
Deer, Key (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) |
|
E,XN |
Ferret, Black-footed (Mustela nigripes) |
|
E |
Fox, San Joaquin kit (Vulpes macrotis mutica) |
|
E |
Fox, San Miguel Island (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) |
|
E |
Fox, Santa Catalina Island (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) |
|
E |
Fox, Santa Cruz Island (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) |
|
E |
Fox, Santa Rosa Island (Urocyon littoralis santarosae) |
|
E |
Jaguar (Panthera onca) |
|
E |
Jaguarundi, Gulf Coast [Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi
cacomitli] |
|
E |
Jaguarundi, Sinaloan [Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi tolteca] |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, Fresno (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, Giant (Dipodomys ingens) |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, Morro Bay (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, San Bernardino Merriam's (Dipodomys merriami
parvus) |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, Stephens' [Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. cascus)] |
|
E |
Kangaroo rat, Tipton (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) |
|
T |
Lynx, Canada (Lynx canadensis) |
|
E |
Manatee, West Indian (Trichechus manatus) |
|
E |
Mountain Beaver, Point Arena (Aplodontia rufa nigra) |
|
E |
Mouse, Alabama beach (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) |
|
E |
Mouse, Anastasia Island beach (Peromyscus polionotus phasma) |
|
E |
Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys) |
|
E |
Mouse, Key Largo cotton (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola) |
|
E |
Mouse, Pacific pocket (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) |
|
E |
Mouse, Perdido Key beach (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis) |
|
T |
Mouse, Preble's meadow jumping (Zapus hudsonius preblei) |
|
E |
Mouse, Salt marsh harvest (Reithrodontomys raviventris) |
|
T |
Mouse, Southeastern beach (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris) |
|
E |
Mouse, St. Andrew beach (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis) |
|
E |
Ocelot [Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis] |
|
XN,T |
Otter, Southern sea (Enhydra lutris nereis) |
|
E |
Panther, Florida [Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi] |
|
T |
Prairie dog, Utah (Cynomys parvidens) |
|
E |
Pronghorn, Sonoran (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) |
|
E |
Puma (=cougar), Eastern (Puma (=Felis) concolor couguar) |
|
T(S/A) |
Puma (=mountain lion) [Puma (=Felis) concolor (all subsp. except
coryi)] |
|
E |
Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) |
|
E |
Rabbit, Pygmy (Brachylagus idahoensis) |
|
E |
Rabbit, Riparian brush (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) |
|
E |
Rice rat (Oryzomys palustris natator) |
|
E |
Seal, Caribbean monk (Monachus tropicalis) |
|
T |
Seal, Guadalupe fur (Arctocephalus townsendi) |
|
E |
Seal, Hawaiian monk (Monachus schauinslandi) |
|
E,T |
Sea-lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus) |
|
E |
Sheep, Bighorn (Ovis canadensis) |
|
E |
Sheep, Bighorn (Ovis canadensis californiana) |
|
E |
Shrew, Buena Vista Lake ornate (Sorex ornatus relictus) |
|
E |
Squirrel, Carolina northern flying (Glaucomys sabrinus
coloratus) |
|
E,XN |
Squirrel, Delmarva Peninsula fox (Sciurus niger cinereus) |
|
E |
Squirrel, Mount Graham red (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis) |
|
T |
Squirrel, Northern Idaho ground (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus) |
|
E |
Squirrel, Virginia northern flying (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) |
|
E |
Vole, Amargosa (Microtus californicus scirpensis) |
|
E |
Vole, Florida salt marsh (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli) |
|
E |
Vole, Hualapai Mexican (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis) |
|
E |
Whale, Blue (Balaenoptera musculus) |
|
E |
Whale, Bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) |
|
E |
Whale, Finback (Balaenoptera physalus) |
|
E |
Whale, Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
|
E |
Whale, Right [Balaena glacialis (incl. australis)] |
|
E |
Whale, Sei (Balaenoptera borealis) |
|
E |
Whale, Sperm [Physeter catodon (=macrocephalus)] |
|
E,XN,T |
Wolf, Gray (Canis lupus) |
|
E,XN |
Wolf, Red (Canis rufus) |
|
E |
Woodrat, Key Largo (Neotoma floridana smalli) |
|
E |
Woodrat, Riparian (=San Joaquin Valley) (Neotoma fuscipes
riparia) |
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ESA Species Status Codes
E -- Endangered
T -- Threatened
EmE -- Emergency Listing, Endangered
EmT -- Emergency Listing Threatened
EXPE, XE -- Experimental Population, Essential
EXPN, XN -- Experimental Population, Non-Essential
SAE, E(S/A) -- Similarity of Appearance to an Endangered Taxon
SAT, T(S/A) -- Similarity of Appearance to a Threatened Taxon
PE -- Proposed Endangered
PT -- Proposed Threatened
PEXPE, PXE -- Proposed Experimental Population, Essential
PEXPN, PXN -- Proposed Experimental Population, Non-Essential
PSAE, PE(S/A) -- Proposed Similarity of Appearance to an
Endangered Taxon
PSAT, PT(S/A) -- Proposed Similarity of Appearance to a
Threatened Taxon
C -- Candidate Taxon, Ready for Proposal
D3A -- Delisted Taxon, Evidently Extinct
D3B -- Delisted Taxon, Invalid Name in Current Scientific
Opinion
D3C -- Delisted Taxon, Recovered
DA -- Delisted Taxon, Amendment of the Act
DM -- Delisted Taxon, Recovered, Being Monitored First Five
Years
DO -- Delisted Taxon, Original Commercial Data Erroneous
DP -- Delisted Taxon, Discovered Previously Unknown Additional
Populations and/or Habitat
DR -- Delisted Taxon, Taxonomic Revision (Improved
Understanding)
AD -- Proposed Delisting
AE -- Proposed Reclassification to Endangered
AT -- Proposed Reclassification to Threatened.
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ALERT!
More than 1,000 mammal species -- including humans -- are endangered, mostly due to habitat
destruction and invasion by non-native species.
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