KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

State Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species observations for selected counties

Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List State Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Fulton.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alosa alabamae	Alabama Shad	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Amphiuma tridactylum	Three-toed Amphiuma	Amphibia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Atractosteus spatula	Alligator Gar	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper	Aves	Fulton	N	H	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Fulton	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Cambarellus shufeldtii	Cajun Dwarf Crayfish	Malacostraca	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Chrysemys dorsalis	Southern Painted Turtle	Chelonia	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cyprinella venusta	Blacktail Shiner	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Fulton	N	E		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Fulton	N	E		Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Erimyzon sucetta	Lake Chubsucker	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Esox niger	Chain Pickerel	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma chienense	Relict Darter	Actinopterygii	Fulton	E	E	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma fusiforme	Swamp Darter	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma proeliare	Cypress Darter	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Euphyes dukesi	Dukes' Skipper	Insecta	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Farancia abacura reinwardtii	Western Mudsnake	Reptilia	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Faxonius lancifer	Shrimp Crayfish	Malacostraca	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Fulton	N	E		Reference
Fundulus chrysotus	Golden Topminnow	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fundulus dispar	Starhead Topminnow	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hybognathus hayi	Cypress Minnow	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Hybognathus placitus	Plains Minnow	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Lepomis marginatus	Dollar Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lepomis miniatus	Redspotted Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Lithobates areolatus circulosus	Northern Crawfish Frog	Amphibia	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithobates blairi	Plains Leopard Frog	Amphibia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Macrochelys temminckii	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Fulton	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Menidia audens	Mississippi Silverside	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T		Reference
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis	Mammalia	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Fulton	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nerodia cyclopion	Mississippi Green Watersnake	Reptilia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Nerodia fasciata confluens	Broad-banded Watersnake	Reptilia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Notropis maculatus	Taillight Shiner	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Fulton	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus gossypinus	Cotton Mouse	Mammalia	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Peucaea aestivalis	Bachman's Sparrow	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Fulton	N	S		Reference
Platygobio gracilis	Flathead Chub	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Poanes viator	Broad-winged Skipper	Insecta	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Fulton	N	E		Reference
Potamilus purpuratus	Bleufer	Bivalvia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Procambarus viaeviridis	Vernal Crayfish	Malacostraca	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Rallus elegans	King Rail	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Fulton	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Fulton	N	T		Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Thamnophis proximus proximus	Western Ribbonsnake	Reptilia	Fulton	N	E	Yes	Reference
Toxolasma texasiense	Texas Lilliput	Bivalvia	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Umbra limi	Central Mudminnow	Actinopterygii	Fulton	N	T	Yes	Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Fulton	N	S	Yes	Reference
Webbhelix multilineata	Striped Whitelip	Gastropoda	Fulton	N	T		Reference

84 species are listed