Species Information
State Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species observations for selected quads
Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions
Kentucky Status Definitions
Selected quad is: Yankeetown.
| Scientific Name and Life History | Common Name and Pictures | Class | Quad | US Status | KY Status | WAP | Reference |
| Vireo bellii | Bell's Vireo | Aves | Yankeetown | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Ictiobus niger | Black Buffalo | Actinopterygii | Yankeetown | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Ligumia recta | Black Sandshell | Bivalvia | Yankeetown | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta | Copperbelly Watersnake | Reptilia | Yankeetown | T | T | Yes | Reference |
| Elliptio crassidens | Elephantear | Bivalvia | Yankeetown | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Lithobates areolatus circulosus | Northern Crawfish Frog | Amphibia | Yankeetown | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Lampsilis ovata | Pocketbook | Bivalvia | Yankeetown | N | E | Yes | Reference |
| Plethobasus cyphyus | Sheepnose | Bivalvia | Yankeetown | E | E | Yes | Reference |
| Actitis macularius | Spotted Sandpiper | Aves | Yankeetown | N | E | Yes | Reference |