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: Barren.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Barbicambarus cornutus	Bottlebrush Crayfish	Malacostraca	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper	Aves	Barren	N	H	Yes	Reference
Batrisodes henroti	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Barren	N	H		Reference
Batrisodes hubrichti	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Barren	N	H		Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Barren	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Barren	N	S		Reference
Cambarus friaufi	Hairy Crayfish	Malacostraca	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cemophora coccinea	Scarletsnake	Reptilia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Barren	N	T		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Barren	N	S		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Crangonyx longidactylus	An Amphipod (Crangonyx longidactylus)	Malacostraca	Barren	N	T		Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Eastern Hellbender	Amphibia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Barren	N	E		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Helicodiscus notius specus	A Terrestrial Snail (Helicodiscus notius specus)	Gastropoda	Barren	N	T		Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Barren	N	S		Reference
Kleptochthonius hubrichti	A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion	Arachnida	Barren	N	H		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio ortmanni	Kentucky Creekshell	Bivalvia	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Barren	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Barren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Barren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus	Eastern Slender Glass Lizard	Reptilia	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Orconectes pellucidus	Mammoth Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pantherophis guttatus	Red Cornsnake	Reptilia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina macrocephala	Longhead Darter	Actinopterygii	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Percopsis omiscomaycus	Trout-Perch	Actinopterygii	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Barren	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peucaea aestivalis	Bachman's Sparrow	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Barren	N	S		Reference
Phenacobius uranops	Stargazing Minnow	Actinopterygii	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Barren	N	S		Reference
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus	Northern Pinesnake	Reptilia	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Plestiodon inexpectatus	Southeastern Five-lined Skink	Reptilia	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pleurocera alveare	Rugged Hornsnail	Gastropoda	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Barren	N	E		Reference
Pseudanophthalmus pubescens intrepidus	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Barren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Pygmarrhopalites bimus	A Cave Obligate Springtail	Collembola	Barren	N	H		Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Barren	N	T		Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Barren	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Barren	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Barren	N	T		Reference
Stygobromus vitreus	An Amphipod (Stygobromus vitreus)	Malacostraca	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Barren	T	E	Yes	Reference
Thoburnia atripinnis	Blackfin Sucker	Actinopterygii	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Typhlichthys subterraneus	Southern Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Barren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Barren	N	E	Yes	Reference

72 species are listed