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: Franklin.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta marginata	Elktoe	Bivalvia	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Franklin	N	T		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Eastern Hellbender	Amphibia	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Dryobius sexnotatus	Six-banded Longhorn Beetle	Insecta	Franklin	N	T		Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Franklin	N	E		Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma rangiana	Northern Riffleshell	Bivalvia	Franklin	E	E	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Franklin	N	E		Reference
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Franklin	N	S		Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithobates pipiens	Northern Leopard Frog	Amphibia	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Macrochelys temminckii	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Franklin	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Franklin	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Franklin	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Franklin	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nocomis biguttatus	Hornyhead Chub	Actinopterygii	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Franklin	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Franklin	N	S		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Franklin	N	S		Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Franklin	N	E		Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Franklin	N	T		Reference
Simpsonaias ambigua	Salamander Mussel	Bivalvia	Franklin	N	T	Yes	Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Franklin	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Franklin	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Franklin	N	T		Reference
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Aves	Franklin	N	H	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Franklin	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Franklin	N	E	Yes	Reference

47 species are listed