Conserving Borderline Species: A Partnership between the United States and Canada

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Shared Animal and Plant Species Federally Listed in the United States and/or Canada (Excluding Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles)

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Mammals

Badger, American Taxidea taxus
jacksoni and
T.t. jeffersonii E -

Bat, pallid Antrozous pallidus T -

Bear, grizzly Ursus arctos XT-Prairie population
SC-all others T-Lower 48 states,
XN

Bison, wood Bison bison athabascae T E-Canada

Caribou, woodland Rangifer tarandus caribou E-Atlantic-Gaspésie population
T-Boreal and Southern Mountain populations E-Selkirk
population

Cougar, eastern
(eastern puma) Puma concolor couguar
Puma (=Felis) E '97, DD '98 E

Ferret, black-footed Mustela nigripes XT E, XN

Fox, swift Vulpes velox E E-Canada
population

Lynx, Canada Lynx canadensis - T

Mole, Townsend's Scapanus townsendii T -

Shrew, Pacific water Sorex bendirii T -

Wolf, gray Canis lupus DD E, T-Minnesota, XN

Wolverine Gulo gulo E-Eastern
population -

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Birds

Bobwhite, northern Colinus virginianus E -

Chat, yellow-breasted Icteria virens auricollis E-British Columbia
population -

Crane, whooping Grus americana E E, XN

Curlew, eskimo Numenius borealis E E

Duck, harlequin Histrionicus histrionicus E-Eastern population -

Eagle, bald Haliaeetus leucocephalus - T

Falcon, anatum peregrine Falco peregrinus anatum T -

Flycatcher, Acadian Empidonax virescens E -

Goshawk, Queen Charlotte Accipiter gentilis laingi T -

Grouse, sage Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus E-Prairie population -

Murrelet, marbled Brachyramphus marmoratus T T-California, Oregon, Washington

Owl, barn Tyto alba E-Eastern population -

Owl, burrowing Speotyto cunicularia E -

Owl, northern spotted Strix occidentalis caurina E T

Pelican, California brown Pelecanus occidentalis californicus - E-Pacific coast,
western Gulf of Mexico

Pipit, Sprague's Anthus spragueii T -

Plover, mountain Charadrius montanus E PT

Plover, piping Charadrius melodus E E-Great Lakes population
T-Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations

Prairie-chicken, greater Tympanuchus cupido XT -

Rail, king Rallus elegans E -

Shrike, loggerhead Lanius ludovicianus migrans E-Eastern population -

Shrike, loggerhead Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides T-Prairie population -

Sparrow, Henslow's Ammodramus henslowii E -

Tern, roseate Sterna dougallii E E-Atlantic Coast population
T-except Atlantic Coast population

Thrasher, sage Oreoscoptes montanus E -

Warbler, hooded Wilsonia citrina T -

Warbler, Kirtland's Dendroica kirtlandii E E

Warbler, prothonotary Protonotaria citrea E -

Woodpecker, white-headed Picoides albolarvatus E -

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Reptiles

Lizard, pygmy short-horned Phrynosoma douglassii douglassii XT-British Columbia population -

Rattlesnake, eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus catenatus T -

Snake, black rat Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta T -

Snake, blue racer Coluber constrictor foxii E -

Snake, eastern fox Elaphe vulpina gloydi T

Snake, Lake Erie water Nerodia sipedon insularum E T

Snake, queen Regina septemvittata T

Snake, sharp-tailed Contia tenuis E -

Turtle, spiny softshell Apalone spinifera T -

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Amphibians

Frog, northern cricket Acris crepitans E -

Frog, northern leopard Rana pipiens E-Southern Mountain population -

Frog, Oregon spotted Rana pretiosa E -

Salamander, Jefferson Ambystoma jeffersonianum T -

Salamander, Pacific giant Dicamptodon tenebrosus T -

Toad, Fowler's Bufo fowleri (B. woodhousii fowleri) T -

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Molluscs

Bean, rayed Villosa fabalis E -

Lampmussel, wavy-rayed Lampsilis fasciola E -

Riffleshell, northern Epioblasma torulosa rangiana E E

Wedgemussel, dwarf Alasmidonta heterodon XT E

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Insects

Beetle, American burying (=giant carrion) Nicrophorus americanus - E

Beetle, Hungerford's crawling water Brychius hungerfordi - E

Butterfly, Karner blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis XT E

Checkerspot, Taylor's Euphydryas editha taylori E -

Hairstreak, Behr's (Columbia) Satyrium behrii columbia T -

Skipper, Dun Euphyes vestris T-Western population -

Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status -
Canada [COSEWIC] Federal Status -
US [FWS]

Plants (sorted alphabetically by Scientific Name)

Verbena, sand Abronia micrantha T -

Fern, southern maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris E -

Agalinis, Gattinger's Agalinis gattingeri E -

Agalinis, Skinner's
Agalinis skinneriana E -

Colicroot Aletris farinosa T -

Ammannia, scarlet Ammannia robusta E -

Fern, American hart's-tongue Asplenium Scolopendrium americanum - T

Aster, Anticosti Aster anticostensis T -

Aster, white-top Aster curtus T -

Aster, white wood Aster divaricatus T -

Fern, Mexican mosquito Azolla mexicana T -

Balsamroot, deltoid Balsamorhiza deltoidea E -

Moss, apple Bartramia stricta E -

Bluehearts Buchnera americana E -

Sedge, juniper Carex juniperorum E -

Sedge, false hop Carex lupuliformis E -

Chestnut, American Castanea dentata T -

Paintbrush, golden Castilleja levisecta E T

Orchid, phantom Cephalanthera austiniae T -

Wintergreen, spotted Chimaphila maculata E -

Thistle, Pitcher's or dune Cirsium pitcheri E T

Pepperbush, sweet Clethra alnifolia T -

Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia verna XT -

Coreopsis, Pink Coreopsis rosea E -

Cryptanthe, tiny Cryptantha minima E -

Lady's-slipper, small white Cypripedium candidum E -

Prairie-clover, hairy Dalea villosa var. villosa T -

Tick-trefoil, Illinois Desmodium illinoense XT -

Sundew, thread-leaved Drosera filiformis E -

Spike-rush, horsetail Eleocharis equisetoides E -

Gentian, white prairie Gentiana alba E -

Avens, Eastern Mountain Geum peckii E -

Coffee-tree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus T -

Mouse-ear-cress, slender Halimolobos virgata T -

Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis T -

Water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata T -

Daisy, lakeside Hymenoxys herbacea (=acaulis var. glabra) - T

Iris, dwarf lake Iris lacustris - T

Blue-flag, Western Iris missouriensis T -

Quillwort, Engelmann's Isoëtes engelmannii E -

Pogonia, small whorled Isotria medeoloides E T

Pogonia, large whorled Isotria verticillata E -

Water-willow, American Justicia americana T -

Redroot Lachnanthes caroliana T -

Bush-clover, slender Lespedeza virginica E -

Twayblade, purple Liparis liliifolia E -

Lipocarpha, small-flowered Lipocarpha micrantha T -

Golden crest Lophiola aurea T -

Lotus, seaside birds-foot Lotus formosissimus E -

Lupine, prairie Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus E -

Tree, cucumber Magnolia acuminata E -

Mulberry, red Morus rubra E -

Cactus, eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifus E -

Ginseng, American Panax quinquefolium E -

Lousewort, Furbish's Pedicularis furbishiae E E

Plantain, heart-leaved Plantago cordata E -

Orchid, eastern prairie fringed Platanthera leucophaea SC T

Orchid, western prairie fringed Platanthera praeclara E T

Jacob's Ladder, van Brunt's Polemonium van-bruntiae T -

Milkwort, pink Polygala incarnata E -

Mountain-mint, hoary Pycnanthemum incanum E -

Buttercup, water-plantain Ramunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius E -

Toothcup Rotala ramosior E -

Gentain, plymouth Sabatia kennedyana T -

Greenbrier, round-leaved [Ontario population] Smilax rotundifolia T -

Goldenrod, Houghton's Solidago houghtonii - T

Wood-poppy Stylophorum diphyllum E -

Aster, western silver-leaved Symphyotrichum sericeum T -

Goat's-rue, Virginia Tephrosia virginiana E -

Spiderwort, western Tradescantia occidentalis T -

Bulrush, bashful Trichophorum planifolium E -

Trillium, drooping Trillium flexipes E -

Pogonia, nodding Triphora trianthophora E -

Owl-clover, bearded Triphysaria versicolor ssp. versicolor E -

Soapweed Yucca glauca T -

Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum T -

Violet, bird's-foot Viola pedata T -

Violet, yellow montane Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa T -

Woodsia, blunt-lobed Woodsia obtusa E -

Sources: U.S. List (50 CFR 17.11 17.12), COSEWIC List (2000).

United States

Endangered (E)

Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range other than a species of the Class Insecta determined by the Secretary to constitute a pest whose protection under the provisions of this Act would present an overwhelming and overriding risk to man.

Threatened (T)

Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

Experimental Population (XN)

A population of a listed species re-established outside its current range but within the probable historical range.

Proposed Threatened (PT)

Proposed to be listed as threatened.

Note: The U.S. list is updated continually and includes foreign countries.

Canada

Extirpated (XT)

A wildlife species that no longer exists in the wild in Canada, but exists elsewhere in the wild.

Endangered (E)

A wildlife species that is facing imminent extirpation or extinction.

Threatened (T)

A wildlife species that is likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed.

Special Concern (SC)

A wildlife species is of special concern because of characteristics that make it particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events.

Data Deficient (DD)

A wildlife species for which there is insufficient scientific information to support status designation.

Note: The Canadian list is updated bi-annually and does not include foreign countries.

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