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: Wayne.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Actinonaias pectorosa	Pheasantshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta marginata	Elktoe	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Allohistium maydeni	Redlips Darter	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ammocrypta clara	Western Sand Darter	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Appalachina chilhoweensis	Queen Crater	Gastropoda	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Batriasymmodes quisnamus	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Wayne	N	H		Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Wayne	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Cambarunio taeniatus	Painted Creekshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Wayne	N	T		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Crangonyx specus	An Amphipod (Crangonyx specus)	Malacostraca	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Dromus dromas	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma brevidens	Cumberlandian Combshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma capsaeformis	Oyster Mussel	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma triquetra	Snuffbox	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma walkeri	Tan Riffleshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Erimystax insignis	Blotched Chub	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda	Longsolid	Bivalvia	Wayne	T	T	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hybopsis amnis	Pallid Shiner	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi	Mountain Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Kleptochthonius erebicus	A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion	Arachnida	Wayne	N	H		Reference
Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis ovata	Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio vanuxemensis	Mountain Creekshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Medionidus conradicus	Cumberland Moccasinshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Wayne	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Notropis albizonatus	Palezone Shiner	Actinopterygii	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Notropis sp. cf. spectrunculus	Sawfin Shiner	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Obovaria subrotunda	Round Hickorynut	Bivalvia	Wayne	T	T	Yes	Reference
Orconectes barri	Cumberland Plateau Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Orconectes packardi	Appalachian Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Wayne	N	T	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pegias fabula	Littlewing Pearlymussel	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Percina macrocephala	Longhead Darter	Actinopterygii	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Wayne	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Wayne	N	S		Reference
Plethobasus cooperianus	Orangefoot Pimpleback	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Plethobasus cyphyus	Sheepnose	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema oviforme	Tennessee Clubshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema plenum	Rough Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema rubrum	Pyramid Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Wayne	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Ptychobranchus subtentus	Fluted Kidneyshell	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Wayne	N	T		Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Wayne	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Wayne	N	T		Reference
Spilogale putorius	Eastern Spotted Skunk	Mammalia	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Wayne	T	E	Yes	Reference
Toxolasma lividum	Purple Lilliput	Bivalvia	Wayne	N	E	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Wayne	N	S	Yes	Reference
Venustaconcha troostensis	Cumberland Bean	Bivalvia	Wayne	E	E	Yes	Reference

85 species are listed