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: Hart.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta marginata	Elktoe	Bivalvia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Amblyopsis spelaea	Northern Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ammocrypta clara	Western Sand Darter	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Antroselates spiralis	Shaggy Cavesnail	Gastropoda	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Barbicambarus cornutus	Bottlebrush Crayfish	Malacostraca	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Hart	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bryocamptus morrisoni elegans	A Copepod	Maxillopoda	Hart	N	T		Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Hart	N	S		Reference
Cardellina canadensis	Canada Warbler	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Celithemis verna	Double-ringed Pennant	Insecta	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Hart	N	T		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Hart	N	S		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Eastern Hellbender	Amphibia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Hart	N	E		Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma obliquata	Catspaw	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma rangiana	Northern Riffleshell	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma triquetra	Snuffbox	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Faxonius durelli	Saddle Crayfish	Malacostraca	Hart	N	S		Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Hart	N	E		Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda	Longsolid	Bivalvia	Hart	T	T	Yes	Reference
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule	Aves	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hybopsis amnis	Pallid Shiner	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Hart	N	S		Reference
Kleptochthonius attenuatus	A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion	Arachnida	Hart	N	H		Reference
Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis ovata	Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio ortmanni	Kentucky Creekshell	Bivalvia	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Leptoxis praerosa	Onyx Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lethenteron appendix	American Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell	Bivalvia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis	Mammalia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Hart	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nothonotus maculatus	Spotted Darter	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Obovaria subrotunda	Round Hickorynut	Bivalvia	Hart	T	T	Yes	Reference
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus	Eastern Slender Glass Lizard	Reptilia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Orconectes inermis inermis	Ghost Crayfish	Malacostraca	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Orconectes pellucidus	Mammoth Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Palaemonias ganteri	Mammoth Cave Shrimp	Malacostraca	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pantherophis guttatus	Red Cornsnake	Reptilia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina macrocephala	Longhead Darter	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Hart	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Hart	N	S		Reference
Phenacobius uranops	Stargazing Minnow	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Hart	N	S		Reference
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus	Northern Pinesnake	Reptilia	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Plestiodon inexpectatus	Southeastern Five-lined Skink	Reptilia	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Plethobasus cyphyus	Sheepnose	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema clava	Clubshell	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema plenum	Rough Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Hart	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema rubrum	Pyramid Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Hart	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Hart	N	E		Reference
Pseudanophthalmus audax	Bold Cave Beetle	Insecta	Hart	N	H		Reference
Pseudanophthalmus globiceps	Round-headed Cave Beetle	Insecta	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pseudanophthalmus simulans	Cub Run Cave Beetle	Insecta	Hart	N	H		Reference
Rhodacme elatior	Domed Ancylid	Gastropoda	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Satyrium favonius ontario	Northern Oak Hairstreak	Insecta	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Hart	N	T		Reference
Simpsonaias ambigua	Salamander Mussel	Bivalvia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Hart	N	E		Reference
Soyedina calcarea	Karst Forestfly	Insecta	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Hart	N	T		Reference
Stygobromus vitreus	An Amphipod (Stygobromus vitreus)	Malacostraca	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Stylurus notatus	Elusive Clubtail	Insecta	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern Crowned Snake	Reptilia	Hart	N	T	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Hart	T	E	Yes	Reference
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Aves	Hart	N	H	Yes	Reference
Tychobythinus hubrichti	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Hart	N	H		Reference
Typhlichthys subterraneus	Southern Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Hart	N	E	Yes	Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Hart	N	S	Yes	Reference

98 species are listed