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: Owensboro West.
| Scientific Name and Life History | Common Name and Pictures | Class | Quad | US Status | KY Status | WAP | Reference |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Aves | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Riparia riparia | Bank Swallow | Aves | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Aves | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Ictiobus niger | Black Buffalo | Actinopterygii | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Ligumia recta | Black Sandshell | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta | Copperbelly Watersnake | Reptilia | Owensboro West | T | T | Yes | Reference |
| Elliptio crassidens | Elephantear | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | Aves | Owensboro West | N | S | Yes | Reference |
| Fusconaia subrotunda | Longsolid | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | T | T | Yes | Reference |
| Lampsilis ovata | Pocketbook | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | N | E | Yes | Reference |
| Pleurobema rubrum | Pyramid Pigtoe | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | PT | E | Yes | Reference |
| Theliderma cylindrica | Rabbitsfoot | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | T | E | Yes | Reference |
| Plethobasus cyphyus | Sheepnose | Bivalvia | Owensboro West | E | E | Yes | Reference |