Rare and Extirpated Biota and Natural Communities of Kentucky May 2012 Abstract The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission has updated and revised the lists of rare and extinct or extirpated biota. This is the most current list of statuses available and represents an updated version of the formal list last published in the Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science in 2010. The list is based on a standard methodology now utilized by NatureServe. Natural communities have been included in this update. The newly revised lists include one lichen, 387 vascular plant and lesser taxa, 347 animal taxa, and 36 natural communities considered rare (Table 1). Twenty-one plant and 46 animal taxa are considered extirpated or extinct from Kentucky (Table 2). Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission 801 Schenkel Lane Frankfort, KY 40601-1403 Phone (502) 573-2886 Fax (502) 573-2355 http://naturepreserves.ky.gov
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Rare and Extirpated Biota and Natural Communities
of Kentucky
May 2012
Abstract
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission has updated and revised the lists of rare and
extinct or extirpated biota. This is the most current list of statuses available and represents an
updated version of the formal list last published in the Journal of the Kentucky Academy of
Science in 2010. The list is based on a standard methodology now utilized by NatureServe.
Natural communities have been included in this update. The newly revised lists include one
lichen, 387 vascular plant and lesser taxa, 347 animal taxa, and 36 natural communities
considered rare (Table 1). Twenty-one plant and 46 animal taxa are considered extirpated or
extinct from Kentucky (Table 2).
Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
801 Schenkel Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601-1403
Phone (502) 573-2886 Fax (502) 573-2355
http://naturepreserves.ky.gov
Table 1. Kentucky's endangered, threatened, special concern, and historical biota and natural communities, 2012.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Lichens
Phaeophyscia leana --E
Lea's Bog Lichen
Plants
Liverworts
Plagiochila caduciloba --E
Gorge Leafy Liverwort
1Mosses
Abietinella abietina --T
Wire Fern Moss
Anomodon rugelii --T
Brachythecium populeum --E
Matted Feather Moss
Bryum cyclophyllum --E
Bryum miniatum --E
Cirriphyllum piliferum --T
Dicranodontium asperulum --E
Entodon brevisetus --E
Herzogiella turfacea --E
Neckera pennata --T
Oncophorus raui --E
Orthotrichum diaphanum --E
Polytrichum pallidisetum --T
A Hair Cap Moss
Polytrichum piliferum --E
Polytrichum strictum --E
Sphagnum quinquefarium --E
Five-ranked Bogmoss
Tortula norvegica --E
Tortula
Vascular Plants
Acer spicatum --E
Mountain Maple
Aconitum uncinatum --T
Blue Monkshood
Adiantum capillus-veneris --T
Southern Maidenhair-fern
Adlumia fungosa --H
Allegheny-vine
Aesculus pavia --T
Red Buckeye
Agalinis auriculata --E
Earleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis obtusifolia --E
Ten-lobe False Foxglove
Agalinis skinneriana --H
Pale False Foxglove
Ageratina luciae-brauniae --S
Lucy Braun's White Snakeroot
Agrimonia gryposepala --T
Tall Hairy Groovebur
Amianthium muscitoxicum --E
Fly Poison
Angelica atropurpurea --E
Great Angelica
Angelica triquinata --E
Filmy Angelica
Apios priceana LTE
Price's Potato-bean
Arabis hirsuta --H
Western Hairy Rockcress
Arabis missouriensis --H
Missouri Rockcress
Arabis perstellata LET
Braun's Rockcress
Aralia nudicaulis --E
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aristida ramosissima --H
Branched Three-awn Grass
Armoracia lacustris --T
Lakecress
Aureolaria patula --S
Spreading False Foxglove
Baptisia australis var. minor --S
Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata var. glabrescens --S
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria --T
Yellow Wild Indigo
Bartonia virginica --T
Yellow Screwstem
Berberis canadensis --E
American Barberry
Berchemia scandens --T
Supple-jack
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis --E
River Bulrush
Botrychium matricariifolium --E
Matricary Grape-fern
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Botrychium oneidense --H
Blunt-lobe Grape-fern
Bouteloua curtipendula --S
Side-oats Grama
Boykinia aconitifolia --E
Brook Saxifrage
Cabomba caroliniana --T
Carolina Fanwort
Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana --H
Blue-joint Reedgrass
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. insperata --E
Bent Reedgrass
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri --T
Porter's Reedgrass
Calamovilfa arcuata --E
Cumberland sandgrass
Calopogon tuberosus --E
Grass Pink
Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus --T
Eastern Sweetshrub
Calylophus serrulatus --H
Yellow Evening Primrose
Carex aestivalis --E
Summer Sedge
Carex alata --T
Broadwing Sedge
Carex appalachica --T
Appalachian Sedge
Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea --E
Prickly Bog Sedge
Carex austrocaroliniana --S
Tarheel Sedge
Carex buxbaumii --E
Brown Bog Sedge
Carex comosa --H
Bristly Sedge
Carex crawei --S
Crawe's Sedge
Carex crebriflora --E
Coastal Plain Sedge
Carex decomposita --T
Epiphytic Sedge
Carex gigantea --E
Large Sedge
Carex hystericina --H
Porcupine Sedge
Carex joorii --E
Cypress-swamp Sedge
Carex juniperorum --E
Juniper Sedge
Carex leptonervia --E
Finely-nerved Sedge
Carex pellita --H
Woolly Sedge
Carex reniformis --E
Reniform Sedge
Carex roanensis --E
Roan Mountain Sedge
Carex seorsa --T
Weak Stellate Sedge
Carex stipata var. maxima --H
Stalkgrain Sedge
Carex straminea --T
Straw Sedge
Carex tetanica --E
Rigid Sedge
Carex tonsa var. rugosperma --T
Umbel-like Sedge
Carya aquatica --T
Water Hickory
Castanea dentata --E
American Chestnut
Castanea pumila --T
Allegheny Chinkapin
Castilleja coccinea --E
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
Cayaponia quinqueloba --E
Five-lobe Cucumber
Ceanothus herbaceus --T
Prairie Redroot
Cheilanthes alabamensis --H
Alabama Lipfern
Cheilanthes feei --E
Fee's Lipfern
Chelone obliqua var. obliqua --E
Red Turtlehead
Chelone obliqua var. speciosa --S
Rose Turtlehead
Chrysogonum virginianum --E
Green-and-gold
Chrysosplenium americanum --T
American Golden-saxifrage
Cimicifuga rubifolia --T
Appalachian Bugbane
Circaea alpina --S
Small Enchanter's Nightshade
Clematis catesbyana --H
Satin-curls
Clematis crispa --T
Blue Jasmine Leather-flower
Collinsonia verticillata --E
Whorled Horse-balm
Comptonia peregrina --E
Sweet-fern
Conradina verticillata LTE
Cumberland Rosemary
Convallaria montana --E
American Lily-of-the-valley
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Corallorhiza maculata --E
Spotted Coralroot
Coreopsis pubescens --S
Star Tickseed
Corydalis sempervirens --S
Rock Harlequin
Cymophyllus fraserianus --E
Fraser's Sedge
Cyperus plukenetii --H
Plukenet's Cyperus
Cypripedium candidum --E
Small White Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium kentuckiense --E
Kentucky Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum --T
Small Yellow Lady's-slipper
Dalea purpurea --S
Purple Prairie-clover
Delphinium carolinianum --T
Carolina Larkspur
Deschampsia cespitosa --E
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia flexuosa --T
Crinkled Hairgrass
Dichanthelium boreale --S
Northern Witchgrass
Didiplis diandra --E
Water-purslane
Dodecatheon frenchii --S
French's Shooting Star
Draba cuneifolia --E
Wedge-leaf Whitlow-grass
Drosera brevifolia --E
Dwarf Sundew
Drosera intermedia --E
Spoon-leaved Sundew
Dryopteris carthusiana --S
Spinulose Wood Fern
Echinodorus berteroi --T
Burhead
Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus --E
Dwarf Burhead
Eleocharis flavescens --S
Bright Green Spikerush
Elodea nuttallii --T
Western Waterweed
Elymus svensonii --T
Svenson's Wildrye
Eriophorum virginicum --E
Tawny Cotton-grass
Eryngium integrifolium --E
Blue-flower Coyote-thistle
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum --E
Western Wallflower
Erythronium rostratum --S
Yellow Troutlily
Eupatorium maculatum --H
Spotted Joe-pye-weed
Eupatorium semiserratum --E
Small-flower Thoroughwort
Eupatorium steelei --T
Steele's Joe-pye-weed
Euphorbia mercurialina --T
Mercury Spurge
Eurybia hemispherica --E
Tennessee Aster
Eurybia radula --E
Rough-leaved Aster
Eurybia saxicastellii --T
Rockcastle Aster
Fimbristylis perpusilla --S
Harper's fimbry
Fimbristylis puberula --T
Chestnut Sedge
Forestiera ligustrina --T
Upland Privet
Gaylussacia ursina --T
Bear huckleberry
Gentiana decora --S
Showy Gentian
Gentiana flavida --E
Yellow Gentian
Gentiana puberulenta --E
Prairie Gentian
Gleditsia aquatica --S
Water Locust
Glyceria acutiflora --E
Sharp-scaled Manna-grass
Goodyera repens --E
Lesser rattlesnake-plantain
Gratiola pilosa --T
Shaggy Hedgehyssop
Gratiola quartermaniae --H
Quarterman's Hedge-hyssop
Gratiola viscidula --S
Short's Hedgehyssop
Gymnopogon ambiguus --S
Bearded Skeleton-grass
Gymnopogon brevifolius --E
Shortleaf Skeleton-grass
Halesia carolina --E
Common Silverbell
Hedeoma hispidum --T
Rough Pennyroyal
Helianthemum bicknellii --E
Plains Frostweed
Helianthemum canadense --E
Canada Frostweed
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Helianthus eggertii --T
Eggert's Sunflower
Helianthus silphioides --E
Silphium Sunflower
Heracleum lanatum --H
Cow-parsnip
Heteranthera dubia --S
Grassleaf Mud-plantain
Heteranthera limosa --S
Blue Mud-plantain
Heterotheca subaxillaris var. latifolia --T
Broad-leaf Golden-aster
Hexastylis contracta --E
Southern Heartleaf
Hieracium longipilum --T
Hairy Hawkweed
Houstonia serpyllifolia --E
Michaux's Bluets
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides --E
Floating Pennywort
Hydrolea ovata --E
Ovate Fiddleleaf
Hydrolea uniflora --E
One-flower Fiddleleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum --T
Eastern Waterleaf
Hypericum adpressum --H
Creeping St. John's-wort
Hypericum crux-andreae --T
St. Peter's-wort
Hypericum pseudomaculatum --H
Large Spotted St. John's-wort
Iris brevicaulis --T
Zigzag Iris
Iris fulva --E
Copper Iris
Isoetes butleri --E
Butler's Quillwort
Isoetes melanopoda --E
Blackfoot Quillwort
Juglans cinerea --T
White Walnut
Juncus articulatus --S
Jointed Rush
Juncus elliottii --H
Bog Rush
Juncus filipendulus --T
Ringseed Rush
Juniperus communis var. depressa --T
Ground Juniper
Koeleria macrantha --E
Prairie Junegrass
Krigia occidentalis --E
Western Dwarf Dandelion
Lathyrus palustris --T
Vetchling Peavine
Lathyrus venosus --S
Smooth Veiny Peavine
Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata CE
Kentucky Gladecress
Leavenworthia torulosa --T
Necklace Gladecress
Lespedeza capitata --S
Round-head Bush-clover
Lespedeza stuevei --T
Tall Bush-clover
Lesquerella globosa CE
Globe Bladderpod
Lesquerella lescurii --H
Lescur's Bladderpod
Leucothoe recurva --E
Red-twig Doghobble
Liatris cylindracea --T
Slender Blazingstar
Lilium philadelphicum --T
Wood Lily
Lilium superbum --T
Turk's Cap Lily
Limnobium spongia --T
American Frog's-bit
Liparis loeselii --T
Loesel's Twayblade
Listera australis --H
Southern Twayblade
Listera smallii --T
Kidney-leaf Twayblade
Lobelia gattingeri --E
Gattinger's Lobelia
Lobelia nuttallii --T
Nuttall's Lobelia
Lonicera dioica var. orientalis --E
Wild Honeysuckle
Lonicera reticulata --T
Grape Honeysuckle
Ludwigia hirtella --E
Hairy Ludwigia
Lycopodiella appressa --E
Southern Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella inundata --E
Northern Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum --E
Running Pine
Lysimachia terrestris --E
Swamp Candles
Magnolia pyramidata --H
Pyramid Magnolia
Maianthemum canadense --T
Wild Lily-of-the-valley
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Maianthemum stellatum --E
Starflower False Solomon's-seal
Malus ioensis --S
Iowa Crabapple
Malvastrum hispidum --T
Hispid Falsemallow
Marshallia grandiflora --E
Barbara's Buttons
Matelea carolinensis --E
Carolina Anglepod
Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium --T
American Cowwheat
Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum --H
American Cow-wheat
Melanthera nivea --S
Snow Squarestem
Melanthium virginicum --E
Virginia Bunchflower
Minuartia cumberlandensis LEE
Cumberland Sandwort
Minuartia glabra --T
Appalachian Sandwort
Mirabilis albida --H
Pale Umbrella-wort
Monotropsis odorata --T
Sweet Pinesap
Muhlenbergia bushii --E
Bush's Muhly
Muhlenbergia cuspidata --T
Plains Muhly
Muhlenbergia glabrifloris --S
Hair Grass
Myriophyllum heterophyllum --S
Broadleaf Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum pinnatum --H
Cutleaf Water-milfoil
Najas gracillima --S
Thread-like Naiad
Nemophila aphylla --T
Small-flower Baby-blue-eyes
Nestronia umbellula --E
Conjurer's-nut
Oclemena acuminata --T
Whorled Aster
Oenothera linifolia --E
Thread-leaf Sundrops
Oenothera oakesiana --H
Evening Primrose
Oenothera perennis --E
Small Sundrops
Oenothera triloba --T
Stemless Evening-primrose
Oldenlandia uniflora --E
Clustered Bluets
Onosmodium hispidissimum --E
Hairy False Gromwell
Onosmodium molle --H
Soft-hairy False-gromwell
Onosmodium occidentale --E
Western False Gromwell
Orobanche ludoviciana --H
Louisiana Broomrape
Orontium aquaticum --T
Golden Club
Oxalis macrantha --H
Price's Yellow Wood Sorrel
Parnassia asarifolia --E
Kidneyleaf Grass-of-parnassus
Parnassia grandifolia --E
Large-leaved Grass-of-parnassus
Paronychia argyrocoma --E
Silverling
Paspalum boscianum --S
Bull Paspalum
Paxistima canbyi --T
Canby's Mountain-lover
Perideridia americana --T
Eastern Yampah
Phacelia ranunculacea --S
Blue Scorpion-weed
Philadelphus inodorus --T
Mock Orange
Philadelphus pubescens --E
Hoary Mock Orange
Phlox bifida ssp. bifida --T
Cleft Phlox
Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria --E
Starry-cleft Phlox
Platanthera cristata --T
Yellow-crested Orchid
Platanthera integrilabia CE
White Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera psycodes --E
Small Purple-fringed Orchid
Poa saltuensis --E
Drooping Bluegrass
Podostemum ceratophyllum --S
Threadfoot
Pogonia ophioglossoides --E
Rose Pogonia
Polygala cruciata --E
Crossleaf Milkwort
Polygala nuttallii --H
Nuttall's Milkwort
Polygala paucifolia --E
Gaywings
Polygala polygama --T
Racemed Milkwort
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Polymnia laevigata --E
Tennessee Leafcup
Pontederia cordata --T
Pickerel-weed
Potamogeton amplifolius --E
Large-leaf Pondweed
Potamogeton illinoensis --S
Illinois Pondweed
Potamogeton pulcher --T
Spotted Pondweed
Prenanthes alba --E
White Rattlesnake-root
Prenanthes aspera --E
Rough Rattlesnake-root
Prenanthes barbata --E
Barbed Rattlesnake-root
Prenanthes crepidinea --S
Nodding Rattlesnake-root
Prenanthes racemosa --S
Glaucous Rattlesnake-root
Prosartes maculata --S
Nodding Mandarin
Pseudognaphalium helleri ssp. micradenium --H
Small Rabbit-tobacco
Psoralidium tenuiflorum --H
Few-flowered Scurf-pea
Ptilimnium capillaceum --T
Mock Bishop's-weed
Ptilimnium costatum --E
Eastern Mock Bishop's-weed
Ptilimnium nuttallii --E
Nuttall's Mock Bishop's-weed
Pycnanthemum albescens --H
Whiteleaf Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum muticum --E
Blunt Mountainmint
Quercus ilicifolia --H
Scrub oak
Quercus nigra --T
Water Oak
Quercus texana --T
Nuttall's Oak
Ranunculus ambigens --S
Waterplantain Spearwort
Rhododendron canescens --E
Hoary Azalea
Rhynchosia tomentosa --E
Hairy Snoutbean
Rhynchospora macrostachya --E
Tall Beaked-rush
Rhynchospora recognita --S
Globe Beaked-rush
Ribes americanum --T
Eastern Black Currant
Rubus canadensis --E
Smooth Blackberry
Rudbeckia subtomentosa --E
Sweet Coneflower
Sabatia campanulata --E
Slender Marsh Pink
Sagina fontinalis --E
Water Stitchwort
Sagittaria graminea --T
Grassleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla --E
Delta Arrowhead
Sagittaria rigida --E
Sessile-fruited Arrowhead
Salix amygdaloides --H
Peach-leaved Willow
Salix discolor --H
Pussy Willow
Salvia urticifolia --E
Nettle-leaf Sage
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens --E
Red Elderberry
Sanguisorba canadensis --E
Canada Burnet
Saxifraga michauxii --T
Michaux's Saxifrage
Saxifraga micranthidifolia --E
Lettuce-leaf Saxifrage
Schisandra glabra --E
Bay Starvine
Schizachne purpurascens --T
Purple Oat
Schoenoplectus hallii --E
Hall's Bulrush
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus --H
Slender Bulrush
Schwalbea americana LEH
Chaffseed
Scirpus expansus --E
Woodland Beakrush
Scutellaria arguta --E
Hairy Skullcap
Scutellaria saxatilis --T
Rock Skullcap
Sedum telephioides --T
Allegheny Stonecrop
Sida hermaphrodita --T
Virginia Mallow
Silene ovata --E
Ovate Catchfly
Silene regia --E
Royal Catchfly
Silphium laciniatum --T
Compassplant
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Silphium pinnatifidum --S
Tansy Rosinweed
Silphium wasiotense --S
Appalachian Rosinweed
Solidago albopilosa LTT
White-haired Goldenrod
Solidago buckleyi --S
Buckley's Goldenrod
Solidago curtisii --S
Curtis' Goldenrod
Solidago gracillima --S
Southern Bog Goldenrod
Solidago puberula --S
Downy Goldenrod
Solidago roanensis --T
Roan Mountain Goldenrod
Solidago shortii LEE
Short's Goldenrod
Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa --S
Rand's Goldenrod
Solidago squarrosa --H
Squarrose Goldenrod
Sparganium eurycarpum --E
Large Bur-reed
Sphenopholis pensylvanica --S
Swamp Wedgescale
Spiraea alba --H
Narrow-leaved Meadow-sweet
Spiraea virginiana LTT
Virginia Spiraea
Spiranthes lucida --T
Shining Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum --T
Great Plains Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes ochroleuca --T
Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes odorata --E
Sweetscent Ladies'-tresses
Sporobolus clandestinus --T
Rough Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis --E
Northern Dropseed
Stachys eplingii --H
Epling's Hedgenettle
Stellaria longifolia --S
Longleaf Stitchwort
Stenanthium gramineum --T
Eastern Featherbells
Streptopus lanceolatus --E
Rosy Twisted-stalk
Styrax grandifolius --E
Bigleaf Snowbell
Symphoricarpos albus --E
Snowberry
Symphyotrichum concolor --T
Eastern Silvery Aster
Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum --H
Hairy Heart-leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum pratense --S
Barrens Silky Aster
Symphyotrichum priceae --E
White Heath Aster
Talinum calcaricum --E
Limestone Fameflower
Talinum teretifolium --E
Roundleaf Fameflower
Taxus canadensis --T
Canadian Yew
Tephrosia spicata --E
Spiked Hoary-pea
Thaspium pinnatifidum --T
Cutleaf Meadow-parsnip
Thermopsis mollis --E
Soft-haired Thermopsis
Thuja occidentalis --T
Northern White Cedar
Torreyochloa pallida --H
Pale Manna Grass
Toxicodendron vernix --E
Poison Sumac
Tragia urticifolia --E
Nettle-leaf Noseburn
Trepocarpus aethusae --S
Trepocarpus
Trichophorum planifolium --E
Bashful Bulrush
Trichostema setaceum --E
Narrowleaved Bluecurls
Trientalis borealis --E
Northern Starflower
Trifolium reflexum --E
Buffalo Clover
Trifolium stoloniferum LET
Running Buffalo Clover
Trillium nivale --E
Snow Trillium
Trillium pusillum --E
Least Trillium
Trillium undulatum --T
Painted Trillium
Ulmus serotina --S
September Elm
Utricularia macrorhiza --E
Greater Bladderwort
Vaccinium erythrocarpum --E
Southern Mountain Cranberry
Vallisneria americana --S
Eelgrass
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Veratrum parviflorum --T
Appalachian Bunchflower
Veratrum woodii --T
Wood's Bunchflower
Verbena canadensis --E
Rose Mock-vervain
Veronica americana --H
American Speedwell
Viburnum lantanoides --E
Alderleaved Viburnum
Viburnum molle --S
Softleaf Arrowwood
Viburnum nudum --E
Possumhaw
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. rafinesquianum --T
Downy Arrowwood
Viola septemloba var. egglestonii --S
Eggleston's Violet
Viola walteri --T
Walter's Violet
Vitis labrusca --T
Northern Fox Grape
Vitis rupestris --T
Sand Grape
Woodsia scopulina ssp. appalachiana --E
Appalachian Woodsia
Xyris difformis --E
Carolina Yellow-eyed-grass
Zizania palustris var. interior --H
Indian Wild Rice
Zizaniopsis miliacea --T
Southern Wild Rice
Animals
Snails
Anguispira rugoderma --E
Pine Mountain Tigersnail
Antroselates spiralis --S
Shaggy Cavesnail
Appalachina chilhoweensis --S
Queen Crater
Fumonelix wetherbyi --S
Clifty Covert
Glyphyalinia raderi --S
Maryland Glyph
Glyphyalinia rhoadsi --T
Sculpted Glyph
Helicodiscus notius specus --T
A Terrestrial Snail
Helicodiscus punctatellus --S
Punctate Coil
Leptoxis praerosa --S
Onyx Rocksnail
Lioplax sulculosa --S
Furrowed Lioplax
Lithasia armigera --S
Armored Rocksnail
Lithasia geniculata --S
Ornate Rocksnail
Lithasia salebrosa --S
Muddy Rocksnail
Lithasia verrucosa --S
Varicose Rocksnail
Mesomphix rugeli --T
Wrinkled Button
Neohelix dentifera --T
Big-tooth Whitelip
Paravitrea lapilla --T
Gem Supercoil
Patera panselenus --S
Virginia Bladetooth
Pilsbryna vanattai --E
Honey Glyph
Pleurocera alveare --S
Rugged Hornsnail
Pleurocera curta --S
Shortspire Hornsnail
Rabdotus dealbatus --T
Whitewashed Rabdotus
Rhodacme elatior --S
Domed Ancylid
Vertigo bollesiana --E
Delicate Vertigo
Vertigo clappi --E
Cupped Vertigo
Vitrinizonites latissimus --T
Glassy Grapeskin
Webbhelix multilineata --T
Striped Whitelip
Freshwater Mussels
Alasmidonta atropurpurea LEE
Cumberland Elktoe
Alasmidonta marginata --T
Elktoe
Anodontoides denigratus --E
Cumberland Papershell
Cumberlandia monodonta LEE
Spectaclecase
Cyprogenia stegaria LEE
Fanshell
Dromus dromas LEE
Dromedary Pearlymussel
Epioblasma brevidens LEE
Cumberlandian Combshell
Epioblasma capsaeformis LEE
Oyster Mussel
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Epioblasma florentina walkeri LEE
Tan Riffleshell
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata LEE
Catspaw
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana LEE
Northern Riffleshell
Epioblasma triquetra LEE
Snuffbox
Lampsilis abrupta LEE
Pink Mucket
Lampsilis ovata --E
Pocketbook
Lasmigona compressa --E
Creek Heelsplitter
Obovaria retusa LEE
Ring Pink
Pegias fabula LEE
Littlewing Pearlymussel
Plethobasus cooperianus LEE
Orangefoot Pimpleback
Plethobasus cyphyus LEE
Sheepnose
Pleurobema clava LEE
Clubshell
Pleurobema oviforme --E
Tennessee Clubshell
Pleurobema plenum LEE
Rough Pigtoe
Pleurobema rubrum --E
Pyramid Pigtoe
Potamilus capax LEE
Fat Pocketbook
Potamilus purpuratus --E
Bleufer
Ptychobranchus subtentum CE
Fluted Kidneyshell
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica CT
Rabbitsfoot
Simpsonaias ambigua --T
Salamander Mussel
Toxolasma lividus --E
Purple Lilliput
Toxolasma texasiensis --E
Texas Lilliput
Villosa lienosa --S
Little Spectaclecase
Villosa ortmanni --T
Kentucky Creekshell
Villosa trabalis LEE
Cumberland Bean
Villosa vanuxemensis vanuxemensis --T
Mountain Creekshell
Crustaceans
Barbicambarus cornutus --S
Bottlebrush Crayfish
Bryocamptus morrisoni elegans --T
A Copepod
Caecidotea barri --E
Clifton Cave Isopod
Cambarellus puer --E
Swamp Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus shufeldtii --S
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarus bouchardi --E
Big South Fork Crayfish
Cambarus buntingi --S
Longclaw Crayfish
Cambarus friaufi --S
Hairy Crayfish
Cambarus parvoculus --T
Mountain Midget Crayfish
Cambarus veteranus --S
Big Sandy Crayfish
Crangonyx caecus --T
An Amphipod
Crangonyx castellanum --E
An Amphipod
Crangonyx lewisi --T
Lewis Cave Amphipod
Crangonyx longidactylus --T
An Amphipod
Crangonyx specus --E
An Amphipod
Gammarus bousfieldi --E
Bousfield's Amphipod
Macrobrachium ohione --E
Ohio Shrimp
Orconectes barri --T
Cumberland Plateau Cave Crayfish
Orconectes bisectus --T
Crittenden Crayfish
Orconectes burri --T
Burr Crayfish
Orconectes inermis inermis --S
Ghost Crayfish
Orconectes jeffersoni --E
Louisville Crayfish
Orconectes lancifer --E
Shrimp Crayfish
Orconectes margorectus --T
Livingston Crayfish
Orconectes packardi --T
Appalachian Cave Crayfish
Orconectes palmeri palmeri --E
Gray-Speckled Crayfish
Orconectes pellucidus --S
Mammoth Cave Crayfish
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Orconectes ronaldi --T
Mud River Crayfish
Palaemonias ganteri LEE
Mammoth Cave Shrimp
Procambarus viaeviridis --T
Vernal Crayfish
Pseudocandona jeanneli --E
Jeannel's Cave Ostracod
Sagittocythere stygia --T
An Ectocommensal Ostracod
Stygobromus vitreus --S
An Amphipod
Insects
Acroneuria hitchcocki --T
Kentucky Stone
Acroneuria kosztarabi --S
Virginia Stone
Allocapnia cunninghami --T
Karst Snowfly
Amphiagrion saucium --E
Eastern Red Damsel
Arigomphus maxwelli --T
Bayou Clubtail
Arrhopalites altus --T
A Cave Obligate Springtail
Arrhopalites bimus --T
A Cave Obligate Springtail
Batriasymmodes quisnamus --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Batrisodes henroti --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Batrisodes hubrichti --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Calephelis borealis --T
Northern Metalmark
Calephelis muticum --E
Swamp Metalmark
Callophrys irus --E
Frosted Elfin
Calopteryx dimidiata --E
Sparkling Jewelwing
Celithemis verna --H
Double-ringed Pennant
Cheumatopsyche helma --H
Helma's Net-spinning Caddisfly
Dannella provonshai --H
An Ephemerellid Mayfly
Dryobius sexnotatus --T
Six-banded Longhorn Beetle
Erora laeta --T
Early Hairstreak
Euphyes dukesi --S
Dukes' Skipper
Gomphus hybridus --E
Cocoa Clubtail
Habrophlebiodes celeteria --H
A Leptophlebiid Mayfly
Hansonoperla hokolesqua --S
Splendid Stone
Litobrancha recurvata --S
A Burrowing Mayfly
Lordithon niger --H
Black Lordithon Rove Beetle
Lytrosis permagnaria --E
A Geometrid Moth
Maccaffertium bednariki --S
A Heptageniid Mayfly
Manophylax butleri --S
A Limnephilid Caddisfly
Mesamia stramineus --E
Helianthus Leafhopper
Nannothemis bella --E
Elfin Skimmer
Nehalennia irene --E
Sedge Sprite
Nixe flowersi --H
A Heptageniid Mayfly
Ophiogomphus aspersus --H
Brook Snaketail
Ophiogomphus howei --T
Pygmy Snaketail
Ophiogomphus mainensis --E
Maine Snaketail
Papaipema beeriana --E
Blazing Star Stem Borer
Papaipema eryngii --E
Rattlesnake-master Borer Moth
Papaipema silphii --E
Silphium Borer Moth
Papaipema sp. 5 --T
Rare Cane Borer Moth
Papaipema speciosissima --E
Osmunda Borer Moth
Phyciodes batesii --H
Tawny Crescent
Poanes viator --T
Broad-winged Skipper
Polygonia faunus --H
Green Comma
Polygonia progne --H
Gray Comma
Prairiana kansana --E
A Cicadellid Leafhopper
Pseudanophthalmus abditus --T
Concealed Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus audax --T
Bold Cave Beetle
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Pseudanophthalmus caecus CT
Clifton Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus calcareus --T
Limestone Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus catoryctos --E
Lesser Adams Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus cnephosus --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus conditus --T
Hidden Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus elongatus --S
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus exoticus --H
Exotic Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus frigidus CT
Icebox Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus globiceps --T
Round-headed Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus horni --S
Garman's Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus hypolithos --T
Ashcamp Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus inexpectatus --T
Surprising Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus major --T
Beaver Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus parvus CT
Tatum Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus pholeter --E
Greater Adams Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus pubescens intrepidus --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus puteanus --T
Old Well Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus rogersae --T
Rogers' Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus scholasticus --T
Scholarly Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus simulans --T
Cub Run Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus solivagus --S
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus tenebrosus --T
Stevens Creek Cave Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus transfluvialis --S
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Pseudanophthalmus troglodytes CT
Louisville Cave Beetle
Pseudosinella espanita --S
A Cave Obligate Springtail
Raptoheptagenia cruentata --H
A Heptageniid Mayfly
Rasvena terna --S
Vermont Sallfly
Satyrium favonius ontario --S
Northern Oak Hairstreak
Soyedina calcarea --E
A Stonefly
Speyeria idalia --H
Regal Fritillary
Stylurus notatus --E
Elusive Clubtail
Stylurus scudderi --E
Zebra Clubtail
Tomocerus missus --T
A Cave Obligate Springtail
Traverella lewisi --H
A Leptophlebiid Mayfly
Tychobythinus hubrichti --T
A Cave Obligate Beetle
Other Invertebrates
Belba bulbipedata --T
A Cave Obligate Mite
Galumna alata --T
A Cave Obligate Mite
Geocentrophora cavernicola --T
A Cave Obligate Planarian
Hesperonemastoma inops --S
A Cave Obligate Harvestman
Kleptochthonius attenuatus --T
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Kleptochthonius cerberus --S
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Kleptochthonius erebicus --T
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Kleptochthonius hageni --S
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Kleptochthonius hubrichti --T
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Kleptochthonius microphthalmus --T
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Macrocheles stygius --T
A Cave Obligate Mite
Macrocheles troglodytes --T
A Cave Obligate Mite
Pseudotremia amphiorax --T
A Cave Obligate Milliped
Pseudotremia carterensis --S
A Cave Obligate Milliped
Pseudotremia merops --T
A Cave Obligate Milliped
Pseudotremia spira --T
A Cave Obligate Milliped
Pseudotremia unca --T
A Cave Obligate Milliped
Sphalloplana buchanani --T
A Cave Obligate Planarian
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Tyrannochthonius hypogeus --S
A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion
Fishes
Acipenser fulvescens --E
Lake Sturgeon
Alosa alabamae --E
Alabama Shad
Amblyopsis spelaea --S
Northern Cavefish
Ammocrypta clara --E
Western Sand Darter
Atractosteus spatula --E
Alligator Gar
Chrosomus cumberlandensis LTT
Blackside Dace
Cyprinella camura --E
Bluntface Shiner
Cyprinella venusta --S
Blacktail Shiner
Erimystax insignis --E
Blotched Chub
Erimyzon sucetta --T
Lake Chubsucker
Esox niger --S
Chain Pickerel
Etheostoma chienense LEE
Relict Darter
Etheostoma cinereum --S
Ashy Darter
Etheostoma fusiforme --E
Swamp Darter
Etheostoma lemniscatum LEE
Tuxedo Darter
Etheostoma lynceum --E
Brighteye Darter
Etheostoma maculatum --T
Spotted Darter
Etheostoma microlepidum --E
Smallscale Darter
Etheostoma parvipinne --E
Goldstripe Darter
Etheostoma proeliare --T
Cypress Darter
Etheostoma pyrrhogaster --E
Firebelly Darter
Etheostoma sagitta sagitta --S
Cumberland Arrow Darter
Etheostoma sagitta spilotum CT
Kentucky Arrow Darter
Etheostoma susanae LEE
Cumberland Darter
Etheostoma swaini --E
Gulf Darter
Etheostoma tecumsehi --S
Shawnee Darter
Fundulus chrysotus --E
Golden Topminnow
Fundulus dispar --E
Starhead Topminnow
Hemitremia flammea --E
Flame Chub
Hybognathus hayi --E
Cypress Minnow
Hybognathus placitus --S
Plains Minnow
Hybopsis amnis --E
Pallid Shiner
Ichthyomyzon castaneus --S
Chestnut Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon fossor --T
Northern Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi --T
Mountain Brook Lamprey
Ictiobus niger --S
Black Buffalo
Lampetra appendix --T
American Brook Lamprey
Lampetra sp. 1 --E
Undescribed Terrapin Creek brook lamprey
Lepomis marginatus --E
Dollar Sunfish
Lepomis miniatus --T
Redspotted Sunfish
Lota lota --S
Burbot
Macrhybopsis gelida --E
Sturgeon Chub
Macrhybopsis meeki --E
Sicklefin Chub
Menidia beryllina --T
Inland Silverside
Moxostoma poecilurum --E
Blacktail Redhorse
Nocomis biguttatus --S
Hornyhead Chub
Notropis albizonatus LEE
Palezone Shiner
Notropis hudsonius --S
Spottail Shiner
Notropis maculatus --T
Taillight Shiner
Notropis sp. 4 --E
Sawfin Shiner
Noturus exilis --E
Slender Madtom
Noturus hildebrandi --E
Least Madtom
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Noturus phaeus --E
Brown Madtom
Noturus stigmosus --S
Northern Madtom
Percina macrocephala --E
Longhead Darter
Percina squamata --E
Olive Darter
Percopsis omiscomaycus --S
Trout-perch
Phenacobius uranops --S
Stargazing Minnow
Platygobio gracilis --S
Flathead Chub
Scaphirhynchus albus LEE
Pallid Sturgeon
Thoburnia atripinnis --S
Blackfin Sucker
Typhlichthys subterraneus --S
Southern Cavefish
Umbra limi --T
Central Mudminnow
Amphibians
Amphiuma tridactylum --E
Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis --E
Eastern Hellbender
Eurycea guttolineata --T
Three-lined Salamander
Hyla avivoca --S
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa --S
Barking Treefrog
Hyla versicolor --S
Gray Treefrog
Plethodon cinereus --S
Redback Salamander
Plethodon wehrlei --E
Wehrle's Salamander
Rana areolata circulosa --S
Northern Crawfish Frog
Rana pipiens --S
Northern Leopard Frog
Reptiles
Apalone mutica mutica --S
Midland Smooth Softshell
Chrysemys dorsalis --T
Southern Painted Turtle
Clonophis kirtlandii --T
Kirtland's Snake
Elaphe guttata --S
Corn Snake
Eumeces anthracinus --T
Coal Skink
Eumeces inexpectatus --S
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Farancia abacura reinwardtii --S
Western Mud Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides --S
Scarlet Kingsnake
Macrochelys temminckii --T
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Nerodia cyclopion --E
Green Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta --S
Copperbelly Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata confluens --E
Broad-banded Water Snake
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus --T
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus --E
Northern Pine Snake
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri --T
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
Thamnophis proximus proximus --T
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus --S
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Breeding Birds
Accipiter striatus --S
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Actitis macularius --E
Spotted Sandpiper
Aimophila aestivalis --E
Bachman's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii --S
Henslow's Sparrow
Anas clypeata --E
Northern Shoveler
Anas discors --T
Blue-winged Teal
Ardea alba --T
Great Egret
Asio flammeus --E
Short-eared Owl
Asio otus --E
Long-eared Owl
Bartramia longicauda --H
Upland Sandpiper
Botaurus lentiginosus --H
American Bittern
Bubulcus ibis --S
Cattle Egret
Certhia americana --E
Brown Creeper
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Chondestes grammacus --T
Lark Sparrow
Circus cyaneus --T
Northern Harrier
Cistothorus platensis --S
Sedge Wren
Corvus corax --T
Common Raven
Corvus ossifragus --S
Fish Crow
Dendroica fusca --T
Blackburnian Warbler
Dolichonyx oryzivorus --S
Bobolink
Egretta caerulea --E
Little Blue Heron
Egretta thula --E
Snowy Egret
Empidonax minimus --E
Least Flycatcher
Falco peregrinus --E
Peregrine Falcon
Fulica americana --E
American Coot
Gallinula chloropus --T
Common Moorhen
Haliaeetus leucocephalus --T
Bald Eagle
Ictinia mississippiensis --S
Mississippi Kite
Ixobrychus exilis --T
Least Bittern
Junco hyemalis --S
Dark-eyed Junco
Lophodytes cucullatus --T
Hooded Merganser
Nyctanassa violacea --T
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax --T
Black-crowned Night-heron
Pandion haliaetus --S
Osprey
Passerculus sandwichensis --S
Savannah Sparrow
Phalacrocorax auritus --T
Double-crested Cormorant
Pheucticus ludovicianus --S
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Podilymbus podiceps --E
Pied-billed Grebe
Pooecetes gramineus --E
Vesper Sparrow
Rallus elegans --E
King Rail
Riparia riparia --S
Bank Swallow
Sitta canadensis --E
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sternula antillarum athalassos LET
Interior Least Tern
Thryomanes bewickii --S
Bewick's Wren
Tyto alba --S
Barn Owl
Vermivora chrysoptera --T
Golden-winged Warbler
Vireo bellii --S
Bell's Vireo
Wilsonia canadensis --S
Canada Warbler
Mammals
Clethrionomys gapperi maurus --S
Kentucky Red-backed Vole
Corynorhinus rafinesquii --S
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus LEE
Virginia Big-eared Bat
Mustela nivalis --S
Least Weasel
Myotis austroriparius --E
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis grisescens LET
Gray Myotis
Myotis leibii --T
Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Myotis sodalis LEE
Indiana Bat
Nycticeius humeralis --S
Evening Bat
Peromyscus gossypinus --T
Cotton Mouse
Sorex cinereus --S
Cinereus Shrew
Sorex dispar blitchi --E
Long-tailed Shrew
Spilogale putorius --S
Eastern Spotted Skunk
Ursus americanus --S
American Black Bear
1Species without English (common) names have not been
assigned official names.
Table 1. Continued.
US KSNPC Status Status
US KSNPC
Natural communities
Acid seep/bog S --
Appalachian seep/bog T --
Bluegrass mesophytic cane forest E --
Bluegrass woodland E --
Bottomland hardwood forest S --
Bottomland lake S --
Bottomland marsh T --
Bottomland ridge/terrace forest E --
Bottomland slough T --
Calcareous seep/bog E --
Coastal Plain forested acid seep E --
Coastal Plain mesophytic cane forest T --
Coastal Plain slough T --
Cumberland highlands forest E --
Cumberland Mountains pitch pine woodland E --
Cumberland Plateau gravel/cobble bar E --
Cumberland Plateau sandstone glade E --
Cypress (tupelo) swamp E --
Dolomite glade E --
Limestone barrens (open woodland) T --
Limestone flat rock glade E --
Limestone slope glade S --
Limestone/dolomite prairie E --
Sand bar S --
Sandstone barrens (open woodland) E --
Sandstone prairie E --
Shawnee Hills sandstone glade T --
Shrub swamp T --
Sinkhole/depression marsh E --
Sinkhole/depression pond T --
Tallgrass prairie E --
Wet bottomland hardwood forest T --
Wet depression/sinkhole forest T --
Wet meadow E --
Wet prairie E --
Xerohydric flatwoods E --
Table 2. Plants and animals presumed extinct or extirpated from Kentucky.
US Status US Status1 1
Plants
Vascular Plants
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis --
Powdery Cloakfern
Argyrochosma dealbata --
Clustered Poppy-mallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides --
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris var. palustris --
Long-bract Green Orchis
Coeloglossum viride --
Long-bract Green Orchis
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens --
Showy Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium reginae --
Southern Shield Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana --
American Water-pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana --
Fraser's Loosestrife
Lysimachia fraseri --
Trailing Loosestrife
Lysimachia radicans --
Spotted Bee-balm
Monarda punctata --
Stipuled Scurf-pea
Orbexilum stipulatum --
Swamp Lousewort
Pedicularis lanceolata --
Slender Dragon-head
Physostegia intermedia --
Heart-leaved Plantain
Plantago cordata --
Prairie Parsley
Polytaenia nuttallii --
American Wintergreen
Pyrola americana --
Swamp Saxifrage
Saxifraga pensylvanica --
Small-fruit Bulrush
Scirpus microcarpus --
Eastern Turkeybeard
Xerophyllum asphodeloides --
Animals
Freshwater Mussels
Sugarspoon
Epioblasma arcaeformis --
Angled Riffleshell
Epioblasma biemarginata --
Cincinnati Riffleshell
Epioblasma cincinnatiensis --
Leafshell
Epioblasma flexuosa --
Yellow Blossom
Epioblasma florentina florentina LE
Acornshell
Epioblasma haysiana --
Forkshell
Epioblasma lewisii --
White Catspaw
Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua LE
Round Combshell
Epioblasma personata --
Tennessee Riffleshell
Epioblasma propinqua --
Wabash Riffleshell
Epioblasma sampsonii --
Cumberland Leafshell
Epioblasma stewardsonii --
Tubercled Blossom
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa LE
Cracking Pearlymussel
Hemistena lata LE
Scaleshell
Leptodea leptodon LE
Slabside Pearlymussel
Lexingtonia dolabelloides C
White Wartyback
Plethobasus cicatricosus LE
Winged Mapleleaf
Quadrula fragosa LE
Rough Rockshell
Quadrula tuberosa --
Rayed Bean
Villosa fabalis LE
Insects
American Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus LE
Robust Pentagenian Burrowing Mayfly
Pentagenia robusta --
Fishes
Scaly Sand Darter
Ammocrypta vivax --
Diamond Darter
Crystallaria cincotta C
Gravel Chub
Erimystax x-punctatus --
Least Darter
Etheostoma microperca --
Southern Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon gagei --
Table 2. Plants and animals presumed extinct or extirpated from Kentucky.
US Status US Status1 1
Harelip Sucker
Moxostoma lacerum --
Greater Redhorse
Moxostoma valenciennesi --
Blotchside Logperch
Percina burtoni --
Reptiles
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum flagellum --
Breeding Birds
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga --
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus principalis LE
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger --
Carolina Parakeet
Conuropsis carolinensis --
Passenger Pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius --
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus --
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis LE
Greater Prairie-chicken
Tympanuchus cupido --
Bachman's Warbler
Vermivora bachmanii LE
Non-Breeding Birds
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator --
Whooping Crane
Grus americana LE
Mammals
American Bison
Bos bison --
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus --
Red Wolf
Canis rufus LE
Eastern Cougar
Puma concolor couguar LE
The US Status provided here refers to the current status of the taxon under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (USESA) as interpreted
for its range within the state of Kentucky.
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Status Designations (KSNPC) Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Endangered (E). A taxon or natural community in danger of extirpation and/or extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range in Kentucky. Threatened (T). A taxon or natural community likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant part of its range in Kentucky. Special Concern (S). A taxon or natural community that should be monitored because (1) it exists in a limited geographic area in Kentucky, (2) it may become threatened or endangered due to modification or destruction of habitat, (3) certain characteristics or requirements make it especially vulnerable to specific pressures, (4) experienced researchers have identified other factors that may jeopardize it, or (5) it is thought to be rare or declining in Kentucky but insufficient information exists for assignment to the threatened or endangered status categories. Historical (H). A taxon or natural community that has not been reliably reported in Kentucky since 1990 but is not considered extinct or extirpated---see next designation. Extinct/Extirpated. A taxon for which habitat loss has been pervasive and/or concerted efforts by knowledgeable biologists to collect or observe specimens within appropriate habitat have failed. Extinct species are those that have been eliminated throughout their entire range and extirpated species are those that have been eliminated from a jurisdiction (i.e., nation or state/province). (US) Endangered Species Act of 1973 Federal statuses are defined below. Non-breeding birds with a federal status occurring as a migrant or visitor in Kentucky (e.g., Charadrius melodus, Mycteria americana) are not included within this list. Endangered (LE). ". . . a species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range .." (USFWS 2010a). Threatened (LT). ". . . a species likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range." (USFWS 2010a). Candidate (C). Taxa for which the USFWS has “. . . sufficient information on biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened" (USFWS 2010b). Proposed Endangered (PE). “Species proposed for official listing as endangered.” (USFWS 2010a) Proposed Threatened (PT). “Species proposed for official listing as threatened.” (USFWS 2010a) (Note: no natural communities have been assigned a federal status).
Nomenclature Sources Sources consulted for the plant and lichen names are: Anderson (1990); Jones (2005); and Esslinger (2009). Sources consulted for the common and scientific names of animals are as follows: gastropods - Hubricht (1985); Turgeon et al. (1998) and Minton and Lydeard (2003); freshwater mussels - Gordon (1995) and Turgeon et al. (1998); crustaceans - Barr (1968); Holsinger (1972); Hobbs (1989); Zhang and Holsinger (2003); Taylor and Schuster (2004); McLaughlin et al. (2005); Taylor et al. (2007); and Buhay and Crandall (2008); insects – Hodges (1983); Barr (1996; 2004); McCafferty (1996); Stark et al. (1998); Needham et al. (2000); Westfall and May (2006); Pelham (2008); NatureServe (2010a); and Morse (2010); fishes - Page and Burr (1991); Nelson et al. (2004), Blanton and Jenkins (2008); Welsh and Wood (2008); Strange and Mayden (2009); and USFWS (2010a); amphibians and reptiles - King and Burke (1989); Collins and Taggart (2002); and Crother (2008); breeding birds - AOU (1998); mammals - Hall (1981), Jones et al. (1992), and Wilson and Reeder (1993).
Acknowledgements We would like to extend our appreciation to the following contributors: Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr. (Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, retired), Jerry and Carol Baskin, Thomas C. Barr, Jr. (University of Kentucky, Emeritus), Robert S. Butler and Michael A. Floyd (United States Fish and Wildlife Service), Julian N. Campbell, Ronald R. Cicerello (Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, retired), H. Carl Cook, Charles V. Covell, Jr. (McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity), Dan Dourson (Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education), David J. Eisenhower and Alan Risk (Morehead State University), Marc Evans (Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, retired), Loran D. Gibson, Scott A. Grubbs (Western Kentucky University), Ron Jones (Eastern Kentucky University), James D. Kiser (Stantec Consulting), James B. Layzer (Tennessee Technological University), Julian J. Lewis (Lewis and Associates LLC), Christopher Lorentz (Thomas More College), John R. MacGregor, Monte McGregor, and Matthew R. Thomas (Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources), William Martin (Eastern Kentucky University, Emeritus), Landon McKinney, John G. Petranka (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Guenter A. Schuster (Eastern Kentucky University, Emeritus), Christopher A. Taylor (Illinois Natural History Survey), Matthew R. Thomas (Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources), and Mark J. Vogel (Kentucky Division of Water).
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