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| Amphibians | Birds | Fishes | Insects | Mammals | Mollusks | Reptiles | Spiders |
| Status codes: |
| END = Endangered |
| THR = Threatened |
| SPC = Special Concern |
| CAND = Candidate Species for Listing |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibians | Acris crepitans | Northern Cricket Frog | END | MN Endangered | |
| Amphibians | Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Amphibians | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Amphibians | Necturus maculosus | Common Mudpuppy | Host to threatened salamander mussel. Commercially exploited by biological supply companies that are hard to monitor; also vulnerable to the lampricide TFM. | ||
| Amphibians | Plethodon cinereus | Eastern Red-backed Salamander | Info and status needed given loss of habitat. | ||
| Amphibians | Rana palustris | Pickerel Frog | Tracked in MN heritage database. Natural range is in MN, uses cold water streams, a vulnerable habitat. |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birds | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | On USFS sensitive species list - vulnerable habitat (large patches of mature forest), may be regionally declining, tracked by MN DNR Heritage. | ||
| Birds | Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Declining MN population, with only 4 nesting colonies. Declining habitat. Been several nesting failures. Tracked in MN DNR Heritage database. | ||
| Birds | Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Meets several criteria - declining habitat, rare and declining in MN, not adequately surveyed by breeding bird survey, tracked by MN DNR heritage. | ||
| Birds | Ammodramus bairdii | Baird's Sparrow | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's Sparrow | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Ammodramus leconteii | Le Conte's Sparrow | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12). | ||
| Birds | Ammodramus nelsoni | Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper Sparrow | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | Continental population stable since 1985, but significant long-term decline dating to the 1950s; MN population low and declining since 1986. | ||
| Birds | Anas rubripes | American Black Duck | Continental population declining, MN population low (<1,000) based on 1991-93 Black Duck Survey. | ||
| Birds | Anthus spragueii | Sprague's Pipit | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Continental population declining since 1985 and long-term (Lesser and Greater combined), MN population stable but survey poorly timed for breeding scaup. | ||
| Birds | Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | High Priority (4) in all Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | High priority in all Bird Conservation Regions of Waterbird plans | ||
| Birds | Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Buteo swainsoni | Swainson's Hawk | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Calcarius ornatus | Chestnut-collared Longspur | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Calidris alpina | Dunlin | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Calidris fuscicollis | White-rumped Sandpiper | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Caprimulgus vociferus | Whip-poor-will | Not well monitored by breeding bird surveys. Declining populations, insectivore and aerial feeder - special resource needs. Id'd on USFWS reg. 3 concern list. | ||
| Birds | Catharus fuscescens | Veery | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) | ||
| Birds | Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover | END | END | Federally endangered in Great Lakes watershed, federally threatened elsewhere. MN Endangered |
| Birds | Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | High priority in all Bird Conservation Regions Waterbird plans | ||
| Birds | Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | Not well monitored by breeding bird surveys. Declining populations, insectivore and aerial feeder - special resource needs. | ||
| Birds | Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Cistothorus platensis | Sedge Wren | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Contopus virens | Eastern Wood-pewee | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A ) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12). Also shows one of the most significant declines in the NRRI forest bird monitoring. | ||
| Birds | Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow Rail | SPC | MN Special Concern, High priority in several BCRs of Waterbird Plans | |
| Birds | Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Birds | Dendroica caerulescens | Black-throated Blue Warbler | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) | ||
| Birds | Dendroica castanea | Bay-breasted Warbler | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Dendroica cerulea | Cerulean Warbler | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Dendroica tigrina | Cape May Warbler | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) | ||
| Birds | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A ) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) | ||
| Birds | Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Empidonax virescens | Acadian Flycatcher | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Euphagus carolinus | Rusty Blackbird | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Falcipennis canadensis | Spruce Grouse | Not well monitored by BBS, on USFS sensitive species list, vulnerable habitat, not much known about population trends, however. | ||
| Birds | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Birds | Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | SPC | MN Special Concern, Moderate concern in several BCRs of Waterbird Plans | |
| Birds | Gavia immer | Common Loon | High priority in several Bird Conservation Regions of Waterbird plans | ||
| Birds | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | SPC | THR | Federally Threatened, MN Special Concern |
| Birds | Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Moderate priority in all Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) of Waterbird plan | ||
| Birds | Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Birds | Larus pipixcan | Franklin's Gull | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | High Priority (4) in several Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | SPC | MN Special Concern, Priority 4 on all BCRs of Shorebird plans. | |
| Birds | Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A ) in the Prairie Hardwood Transition plan (BCR 23). Partners in Flight shows rangewide declines and also a continental stewardship species. | ||
| Birds | Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | High Priority (4) in all Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-heron | Med to high priority in Waterbird plans | ||
| Birds | Oporornis agilis | Connecticut Warbler | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) | ||
| Birds | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | American White Pelican | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Phalaropus tricolor | Wilson's Phalarope | THR | MN Threatened, High Priority (4) in all Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) of Shorebird Plans | |
| Birds | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A ) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12) and also significant regional declines indicated in NRRI Forest Bird monitoring. | ||
| Birds | Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2C ) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12). Range more extensive in MN than N 3-toed woodpecker and also has high regional threats (habitat needs of large burned areas). | ||
| Birds | Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-plover | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | THR | MN Threatened, Moderate concern in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) of Waterbird Plans | |
| Birds | Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | High and medium priority in Waterbird Plans, uncommon, wetland habitat declining. Threatened in WI. | ||
| Birds | Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Moderate concern in the Prairie Pothole (BCR 11) Waterbird plan | ||
| Birds | Poecile hudsonica | Boreal Chickadee | Suggested addition by feedback team. Sharp continental population decline (PIF=5), threatened habitat. | ||
| Birds | Protonotaria citrea | Prothonotary Warbler | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Rallus elegans | King Rail | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Moderate concern in the Prairie Pothole (BCR 11) Waterbird plan | ||
| Birds | Recurvirostra americana | American Avocet | High Priority (4) in the Prairie Pothole (BCR11) Shorebird Plan | ||
| Birds | Scolopax minor | American Woodcock | High Priority (4) in all Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Seiurus aurocapillus | Ovenbird | While does not meet PIF priority (2B), the NRRI Forest Bird monitoring shows highly significant regional declines. Also vulnerable habitat (forest interior). | ||
| Birds | Seiurus motacilla | Louisiana Waterthrush | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Speotyto cunicularia | Burrowing Owl | END | MN Endangered | |
| Birds | Sphyrapicus varius | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A ) in the Boreal Hardwood Transition plan (BCR12). Also significant regional declines in NRRI Forest Brid Monitoring. | ||
| Birds | Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Spizella pusilla | Field Sparrow | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 1) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). Significant population declines. | ||
| Birds | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | High Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | THR | MN Threatened, High priority in all Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) of Waterbird plans | |
| Birds | Sturnella magna | Eastern Meadowlark | On USFWS Region 3 concern list. Suggested addition. Precipitous continental population decline, habitat imperiled. | ||
| Birds | Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Highest Partners in Flight Priority (PIF 2A) in several Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) | ||
| Birds | Tringa melanoleuca | Greater Yellowlegs | High Priority (4) in several Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Troglodytes troglodytes | Winter Wren | Highly significant population declines in NRRI Forest Bird Monitoring. | ||
| Birds | Tryngites subruficollis | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | High priority (4) in all Bird Conservation Regions of Shorebird Plans | ||
| Birds | Tympanuchus cupido | Greater Prairie-chicken | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Populations well below the range of natural variation in Minnesota. Was historically the dominant prairie Galliform. | ||
| Birds | Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Vermivora pinus | Blue-winged Warbler | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Vireo bellii | Bell's Vireo | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist, Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Birds | Wilsonia canadensis | Canada Warbler | Partners in Flight Continental Watchlist | ||
| Birds | Wilsonia citrina | Hooded Warbler | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Birds | Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Suggested addition. Highly significant regional population declines in NRRI Forest Bird Monitoring. |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishes | Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon | SPC | MN Special Concern, generally recovering in historic drainages | |
| Fishes | Alosa chrysochloris | Skipjack Herring | SPC | MN Special Concern, absent for decades, but has been reported sporadically since 1986 | |
| Fishes | Ammocrypta asprella | Crystal Darter | SPC | MN Special Concern, difficult to sample and assess | |
| Fishes | Ammocrypta clara | Western Sand Darter | Preferred habitats rarely sampled | ||
| Fishes | Anguilla rostrata | American Eel | Catadromis, difficult to sample and assess, special concern in WI | ||
| Fishes | Aphredoderus sayanus | Pirate Perch | SPC | MN Special Concern, preferred habitats rarely sampled | |
| Fishes | Campostoma oligolepis | Largescale Stoneroller | Secure in St. Croix and lower Mississippi drainages, rare in Minnesota drainage | ||
| Fishes | Clinostomus elongatus | Redside Dace | Reduced distribution, special concern in WI, extirpated in IA | ||
| Fishes | Coregonus hoyi | Bloater | Classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. Commercial species in Lake Superior, taxonomy of genus suspect. | ||
| Fishes | Coregonus kiyi | Kiyi | SPC | MN Special Concern, reported occasionally along North Shore of Lake Superior, taxonomy of genus suspect | |
| Fishes | Coregonus nipigon | Nipigon cisco | Known distribution restricted to Saganaga Lake in far NE Minnesota/southern Ontario. | ||
| Fishes | Coregonus zenithicus | Shortjaw Cisco | SPC | MN Special Concern, reported rarely along North Shore of Lake Superior, and recently, in two inland lakes, taxonomy of genus suspect | |
| Fishes | Cottus ricei | Spoonhead sculpin | Restricted to Lake Superior and one inland lake | ||
| Fishes | Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Secure in Lake Superior, reduced distribution in inland lakes and streams | ||
| Fishes | Cycleptus elongatus | Blue Sucker | SPC | MN Special Concern, recovering and expanding range into Minnesota River | |
| Fishes | Cyprinella lutrensis | Red Shiner | Restricted to Missouri drainage, far less common than federally endangered Topeka shiner | ||
| Fishes | Erimystax x-punctata | Gravel Chub | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to Root and Upper and Iowa Rivers | |
| Fishes | Etheostoma asprigene | Mud Darter | Secure in lower Mississippi River, rare in St. Croix River, special concern in WI | ||
| Fishes | Etheostoma chlorosoma | Bluntnose Darter | Tracked in MN heritage database, two collections since 1997, previously assumed extirpated | ||
| Fishes | Etheostoma microperca | Least Darter | SPC | MN Special Concern, recently found at several new localities, possibly due to more effective sampling methods | |
| Fishes | Fundulus sciadicus | Plains Topminnow | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to Missouri drainage, far less common than federally endangered Topeka shiner | |
| Fishes | Hybognathus nuchalis | Mississippi Silvery Minnow | Reduced distribution possibly due to reservoirs, similar decline reported in TVA reservoirs | ||
| Fishes | Ichthyomyzon fossor | Northern Brook Lamprey | SPC | MN Special Concern, secure in Lake of the Woods drainage, one population remains in Lake Superior drainage while others possibly extirpated by lampricide used to control sea lampreys, rare in Zumbro and Upper Iowa Rivers | |
| Fishes | Ichthyomyzon gagei | Southern Brook Lamprey | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to, but secure in the St. Croix drainage | |
| Fishes | Ictiobus niger | Black Buffalo | SPC | MN Special Concern, rarely reported, but recently has expanded range into Minnesota River | |
| Fishes | Lampetra appendix | American Brook Lamprey | Tracked in MN heritage database, recently found at three localities in Minnesota River drainage where it had been absent for decades, secure in the lower Mississippi drainage | ||
| Fishes | Lepomis gulosus | Warmouth | Restricted to Mississippi River in SE MN, one introduced population in Lake of the Woods drainage | ||
| Fishes | Lepomis megalotis | Longear Sunfish | Very spotty distribution, threatened in WI | ||
| Fishes | Lythrurus umbratilis | Redfin Shiner | Reduced distribution, Threatened in WI | ||
| Fishes | Macrhybopsis aestivalis | Speckled chub | Secure in MN and lower Miss rivers, extirpated in St.Croix, threatened in WI | ||
| Fishes | Morone mississippiensis | Yellow Bass | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted distribution | |
| Fishes | Moxostoma carinatum | River Redhorse | Secure in St. Croix and lower Mississippi Rivers, extirpated in Minnesota Rivers, threatened in WI | ||
| Fishes | Moxostoma duquesnei | Black Redhorse | Tracked in MN heritage database, restricted to the Zumbro, Root, and Upper Iowa Rivers | ||
| Fishes | Moxostoma valenciennesi | Greater Redhorse | Secure in upper Mississippi and St. Croix drainages, extirpated in Lake of the Woods drainage, threatened in WI | ||
| Fishes | Myoxocephalus thompsoni | Deepwater Sculpin | Restricted to Lake Superior and one inland lake | ||
| Fishes | Notropis amnis | Pallid Shiner | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Fishes | Notropis anogenus | Pugnose Shiner | SPC | MN Special Concern, difficult to identify in field | |
| Fishes | Notropis nubilus | Ozark Minnow | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to the Zumbro, Root, and Cedar Rivers | |
| Fishes | Notropis topeka | Topeka Shiner | SPC | END | Federally Endangered, historically occurred in the Mississippi River drainage in Southeast Minnesota south of St. Anthony Falls |
| Fishes | Noturus exilis | Slender Madtom | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to one stream | |
| Fishes | Opsopoeodus emiliae | Pugnose Minnow | Exhibits wide fluctuation in abundance | ||
| Fishes | Percina evides | Gilt Darter | SPC | MN Special Concern, restricted to, but secure in the St. Croix drainage | |
| Fishes | Phenacobius mirabilis | Suckermouth Minnow | Reduced distribution | ||
| Fishes | Platygobio gracilis | flathead chub | One collection from Red River of the North, additional occurrences in southern Manitoba | ||
| Fishes | Polyodon spathula | Paddlefish | THR | MN Threatened, generally recovering in historic drainages | |
| Fishes | Prosopium coulteri | pygmy whitefish | Disjunct population, difficult to sample and assess, special concern in WI | ||
| Fishes | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | Shovelnose Sturgeon | Tracked in MN heritage database, rapidly recovering |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insects | Aflexia rubranura | Red Tailed Prairie Leafhopper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Agapetus tomus | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Allocapnia illinoensis | A Stonefly | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Asynarchus rossi | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Atrytone arogos | Arogos Skipper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Ceraclea brevis | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Ceraclea vertreesi | Vertrees's Ceraclean Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Chilostigma itascae | Headwater Chilostigman Caddisfly | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Cicindela denikei | A Tiger Beetle | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Insects | Cicindela fulgida fulgida | A Tiger Beetle | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Cicindela fulgida westbournei | A Tiger Beetle | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Insects | Cicindela hirticollis rhodensis | A Tiger Beetle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Cicindela lepida | Little White Tiger Beetle | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Insects | Cicindela limbata nympha | A Tiger Beetle | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Cicindela macra macra | A Tiger Beetle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Cicindela patruela patruela | A Tiger Beetle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Cicindela splendida cyanocephalata | A Tiger Beetle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Epidemia epixanthe michiganensis | Bog Copper | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Insects | Erebia disa mancinus | Disa Alpine | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Erynnis persius | Persius Duskywing | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Euphyes bimacula illinois | Two-spotted Skipper | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Insects | Gomphus crassus | Handsome Clubtail | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Gomphus notatus | Elusive Clubtail | Not on MN dragonfly checklist. Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Gomphus ventricosus | Skillet Clubtail | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Gomphus viridifrons | Green-faced Clubtail | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Hesperia comma assiniboia | Assiniboia Skipper | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Hesperia dacotae | Dakota Skipper | THR | CAND | MN Threatened. Federal candidate |
| Insects | Hesperia leonardus leonardus | Leonard's Skipper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Hesperia leonardus pawnee | Pawnee Skipper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Hesperia ottoe | Ottoe Skipper | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Insects | Hesperia uncas | Uncas Skipper | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Hydroptila metoeca | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Hydroptila novicola | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Hydroptila tortosa | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Hygrotus sylvanus | Sylvan Hygrotus Diving Beetle | Heritage G1 | ||
| Insects | Isogenoides olivaceus | A Perlid Stonefly | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Isogenoides varians | A Stonefly | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Lycaeides idas nabokovi | Nabokov's Blue | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Lycaeides melissa samuelis | Karner Blue | END | END | Federally Endangered, MN Endangered |
| Insects | Oarisma garita | Garita Skipper | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Insects | Oarisma powesheik | Powesheik Skipper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Oeneis macounii | Macoun's Arctic | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Insects | Oeneis uhleri varuna | Uhler's Arctic | END | MN Endangered | |
| Insects | Ophiogomphus anomalis | Extra-striped Snaketail | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Ophiogomphus howei | Pygmy Snaketail | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Ophiogomphus susbehcha | St. Croix Snaketail | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Oxyethira ecornuta | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Oxyethira itascae | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Papaipema beeriana | Blazing Star Stem Borer | Heritage G3 | ||
| Insects | Phyciodes batesii | Tawny Crescent | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Insects | Polycentropus milaca | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Protoptila talola | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Pyrgus centaureae freija | Grizzled Skipper | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Schinia indiana | Phlox Moth | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Setodes guttatus | A Caddisfly | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Insects | Speyeria idalia | Regal Fritillary | SPC | MN Special Concern |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals | Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | SPC | THR | Federally THR, MN Special Concern |
| Mammals | Cervus elaphus | Elk | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Cryptotis parva | Least Shrew | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Felis concolor | Mountain Lion | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | SPC | THR | Federally Threatened |
| Mammals | Microtus chrotorrhinus | Rock Vole | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Mammals | Microtus ochrogaster | Prairie Vole | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Microtus pinetorum | Woodland Vole | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Mustela nivalis | Least Weasel | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Myotis | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Onychomys leucogaster | Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Mammals | Perognathus flavescens | Plains Pocket Mouse | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Phenacomys intermedius | Heather Vole | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Pipistrellus subflavus | Eastern Pipistrelle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Mammals | Sorex fumeus | Smoky Shrew | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Spermophilus franklinii | Franklin's Ground Squirrel | Stewardship species - stable population in MN, declining in region. | ||
| Mammals | Spermophilus richardsonii | Richardson's Ground Squirrel | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Mammals | Spilogale putorius | Eastern Spotted Skunk | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mammals | Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mammals | Taxidea taxus | American Badger | Dependent on rare and declining grassland habitat, population numbers are not fully known, protected in WI, IL, MI. | ||
| Mammals | Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | SPC | MN Special Concern |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollusks | Acella haldemani | Spindle Lymnaea | Heritage global ranked (G3), state occurrence uncertain, landsnail | ||
| Mollusks | Actinonaias ligamentina | Mucket mussel | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Alasmidonta marginata | Elktoe | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Arcidens confragosus | Rock Pocketbook | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Campeloma spp. | Suggested by aquatics expert group. A genus of aquatic snails, little is known, indications of decline. | |||
| Mollusks | Cumberlandia monodonta | Spectaclecase | THR | CAND | MN Threatened, Federal Candidate |
| Mollusks | Cyclonaias tuberculata | Purple Wartyback | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Ellipsaria lineolata | Butterfly | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Elliptio crassidens | Elephant-ear | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Elliptio dilatata | Spike | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mollusks | Epioblasma triquetra | Snuffbox | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Fusconaia ebena | Ebonyshell | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Lampsilis higginsii | Higgins Eye | END | END | Federally Endangered, MN Endangered |
| Mollusks | Lampsilis teres | Yellow Sandshell | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Lasmigona compressa | Creek Heelsplitter | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mollusks | Lasmigona costata | Fluted-shell | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mollusks | Ligumia recta | Black Sandshell | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mollusks | Megalonaias nervosa | Washboard | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Novasuccinea n. sp. minnesota a | Minnesota Pleistocene Ambersnail | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Novasuccinea n. sp. minnesota b | Iowa Pleistocene Ambersnail | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Obovaria olivaria | Hickorynut | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Mollusks | Planorbella corpulenta | Corpulent Rams-horn | Heritage Global Ranked (G2) | ||
| Mollusks | Plethobasus cyphyus | Sheepnose | END | CAND | MN Endangered, Federal Candidate |
| Mollusks | Pleurobema coccineum | Round Pigtoe | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Pleurocera acuta | Sharp hornsnail | Population appears to have greatly declined from early 70's surveys. | ||
| Mollusks | Quadrula fragosa | Winged Mapleleaf | END | END | MN Endangered, Federally Endangered. |
| Mollusks | Quadrula metanevra | Monkeyface | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Quadrula nodulata | Wartyback | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Simpsonaias ambigua | Salamander Mussel | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Tritogonia verrucosa | Pistolgrip | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Truncilla donaciformis | Fawnsfoot | Observed to be greatly diminished in numbers in the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers since the 1970's | ||
| Mollusks | Venustaconcha ellipsiformis | Ellipse | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Vertigo bollesiana | Delicate Vertigo | Heritage global ranked (G3). Landsnail, found in southern Beltrami and Clearwater counties (Nekola 2002). | ||
| Mollusks | Vertigo brierensis | Briarton Pleistocene Snail | Heritage global ranked (G1). Globally only two occurrences from Iowa, range possibly extends into Minnesota. | ||
| Mollusks | Vertigo hubrichti | Hubricht's Vertigo | Heritage global ranked (G2). Taxonomy uncertain. | ||
| Mollusks | Vertigo hubrichti hubrichti | Midwest Pleistocene Vertigo | END | MN Endangered | |
| Mollusks | Vertigo hubrichti variabilis n. subsp. | Variable Pleistocene Vertigo | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Vertigo meramecensis | Bluff Vertigo | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Mollusks | Vertigo occulta | Heritage global ranked (G2). Taxonomy uncertain. |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reptiles | Apalone mutica | Smooth Softshell | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Chelydra serpentina | Common Snapping Turtle | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Clemmys insculpta | Wood Turtle | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Reptiles | Cnemidophorus sexlineatus | Six-lined Racerunner | Restricted to bluff prairie habitats and are uncommon even in appropriate habitats. | ||
| Reptiles | Coluber constrictor | Eastern Racer | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Crotalus horridus | Timber Rattlesnake | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Reptiles | Elaphe obsoleta | Eastern Rat Snake | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Elaphe vulpina | Eastern Fox Snake | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Reptiles | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | THR | MN Threatened | |
| Reptiles | Eumeces fasciatus | Five-lined Skink | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Heterodon nasicus | Western Hognose Snake | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hognose Snake | Tracked in MN heritage database | ||
| Reptiles | Lampropeltis triangulum | Milk snake | Tracked in MN heritage database, vulnerable habitat-rock outcrops and hibernacula | ||
| Reptiles | Liochlorophis vernalis | Smooth Green Snake | Declines noted in adj. States, MN population and distribution info lacking. | ||
| Reptiles | Pituophis catenifer | Gopher Snake | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Reptiles | Sistrurus catenatus | Eastern Massasauga | END | CAND | Candidate Federal ESA, MN Endangered |
| Reptiles | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | SPC | MN Special Concern |
| Group | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Status | Federal Status | Rationale for listing |
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| Spiders | Habronattus texanus | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Marpissa grata | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Metaphidippus arizonensis | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Paradamoetas fontana | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Phidippus apacheanus | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Phidippus pius | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Sassacus papenhoei | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern | |
| Spiders | Tutelina formicaria | A Jumping Spider | SPC | MN Special Concern |
| Status codes: |
| END = Endangered |
| THR = Threatened |
| SPC = Special Concern |
| CAND = Candidate Species for Listing |
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