List of endangered animals of North America
As of May 16, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency listed approximately 1,300 animal species as endangered or threatened in North America.
Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Below is a partial list:
Mammals
- Alouatta coibensis
- Alouatta palliata
- Alouatta pigra
- Ammospermophilus nelsoni
- Antilocapra americana peninsularis
- Antilocapra americana sonoriensis
- Aplodontia rufa nigra
- Arctophoca townsendi
- Ateles fusciceps
- Ateles geoffroyi
- Atopogale cubana
- Balaena mysticetus
- Balaenoptera borealis
- Balaenoptera musculus
- Balaenoptera physalus
- Bison bison athabascae
- Bradypus pygmaeus
- Canis lupus baileyi
- Canis lupus manningi
- Canis lupus orion
- Canis rufus
- Corynorhinus townsendii ingens
- Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
- Cryptotis endersi
- Cryptotis griseoventris
- Cryptotis nelsoni
- Cynomys mexicanus
- Cynomys parvidens
- Dasyprocta coibae
- Dasyprocta ruatanica
- Delphinapterus leucas
- Dipodomys heermanni morroensis
- Dipodomys ingens
- Dipodomys merriami parvus
- Dipodomys nitratoides
- Dipodomys stephensi
- Enhydra lutris nereis
- Eschrichtius robustus
- Eubalaena glacialis
- Eubalaena japonica Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, Northeast Pacific
- Eumetopias jubatus Western Distinct Population Segment only
- Eumops floridanus
- Geocapromys brownii
- Geomys tropicalis
- Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus
- Lasiurus cinereus semotus
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi panamensis
- Herpailurus yagouaroundi tolteca
- Leopardus pardalis
- Leopardus wiedii
- Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae
- Leptonycteris nivalis
- Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
- Lepus flavigularis
- Lynx canadensis
- Lynx rufus escuinapae
- Marmota vancouverensis
- Megaptera novaeangliae
- Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
- Mesocapromys auritus
- Mesocapromys nanus
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
- Microtus californicus scirpensis
- Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis
- Microtus oaxacensis
- Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli
- Microtus umbrosus
- Mustela nigripes
- Myotis peninsularis
- Myotis planiceps
- Myotis sodalis
- Mysateles garridoi
- Mysateles meridionalis
- Nasua narica nelsoni
- Neomonachus schauinslandi
- Neotoma floridana smalli
- Neotoma fuscipes riparia
- Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis
- Odocoileus virginianus clavium
- Odocoileus virginianus leucurus
- Oryzomys palustris natator
- Orcinus orca
- Orthogeomys lanius
- Ovis canadensis californiana
- Ovis canadensis nelsoni
- Ovis canadensis sierrae
- Panthera onca
- Pappogeomys alcorni
- Perognathus longimembris pacificus
- Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola
- Phocoena sinus
- Physeter macrocephalus
- Plagiodontia aedium
- Procyon lotor maynardi
- Procyon pygmaeus
- Puma concolor couguar
- Puma concolor couguar Ontario, New Brunswick
- Rangifer tarandus caribou
- Rangifer tarandus pearyi
- Reithrodontomys raviventris
- Rhogeessa genowaysi
- Sciurus niger cinereus
- Sorex ornatus relictus
- Sorex pribilofensis
- Sorex sclateri
- Sorex stizodon
- Spermophilus atricapillus
- Sylvilagus bachmani riparius
- Sylvilagus dicei
- Sylvilagus graysoni
- Sylvilagus insonus
- Sylvilagus palustris hefneri
- Sylvilagus robustus
- Tamias palmeri
- Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis
- Tapirus bairdii
- Trichechus manatus
- Urocitellus brunneus
- Urocyon littoralis catalinae
- Urocyon littoralis littoralis
- Urocyon littoralis santacruzae
- Urocyon littoralis santarosae
- Ursus arctos horribilis Listed as threatened in lower 48 states only. Other distinct population segments are secure or experimental.
- Vulpes macrotis mutica
- Vulpes velox hebes
- Xerospermophilus perotensis
- ''Zygogeomys trichopus''
Birds
- Agelaius xanthomus
- Amazona imperialis
- Amazona vittata
- Antrostomus noctitherus
- Buteo ridgwayi
- Campephilus principalis
- Catharopeza bishopi
- Chondrohierax wilsonii
- Coccyzus rufigularis
- Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
- Ferminia cerverai
- Geotrygon leucometopia
- Grus americana
- Gymnogyps californianus
- Icterus northropi
- Leptotila wellsi
- Leucopeza semperi
- Leuconotopicus borealis
- Loxia megaplaga
- Melanospiza richardsoni
- Mimus graysoni
- Nesopsar nigerrimus
- Oceanodroma macrodactyla
- Oreophasis derbianus
- Patagioenas inornata wetmorei
- Pterodroma cahow
- Pterodroma caribbaea
- Pterodroma hasitata
- Ramphocinclus brachyurus
- Siphonorhis americana
- Setophaga angelae
- Setophaga kirtlandii
- Sitta pusilla insularis
- Starnoenas cyanocephala
- Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
- Toxostoma guttatum
- Tyrannus cubensis
- ''Vermivora bachmanii''
Reptiles
- Anolis roosevelti
- Borikenophis sanctaecrucis
- Caretta caretta
- Chelonia mydas
- Chilabothrus monensis
- Clemmys guttata
- Clemmys muhlenbergii
- Crocodylus acutus
- Crocodylus moreletii
- Crocodylus rhombifer
- Crotalus catalinensis
- Crotalus pusillus
- Crotalus unicolor
- Crotalus willardi obscurus
- Cyclura carinata bartschi
- Cyclura carinata carinata
- Cyclura cychlura cychlura
- Cyclura cychlura figginsi
- Cyclura cychlura inornata
- Cyclura collei
- Cyclura cornuta cornuta
- Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri
- Cyclura lewisi
- Cyclura nubila caymanensis
- Cyclura pinguis
- Cyclura ricordii
- Cyclura rileyi cristata
- Cyclura rileyi nuchalis
- Cyclura rileyi rileyi
- Dermatemys mawii
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Drymarchon couperi
- Eretmochelys imbricata
- Gambelia silus
- Glyptemys insculpta
- Gopherus agassizii
- Gopherus flavomarginatus
- Gopherus polyphemus
- Graptemys flavimaculata
- Graptemys oculifera
- Heloderma suspectum
- Iguana delicatissima
- Lepidochelys kempii
- Lepidochelys olivacea
- Mabuya hispaniolae
- Macrochelys temminckii
- Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus
- Pholidoscelis polops
- Pseudemys alabamensis
- Sauromalus varius
- Sphaerodactylus armasi
- Sphaerodactylus callocricus
- Sphaerodactylus cochranae
- Sphaerodactylus epiurus
- Sphaerodactylus intermedius
- Sphaerodactylus ladae
- Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
- Sphaerodactylus ocoae
- Sphaerodactylus oliveri
- Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius
- Sphaerodactylus pimienta
- Sphaerodactylus plummeri
- Sphaerodactylus randi
- Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus
- Sphaerodactylus ruibali
- Sphaerodactylus samanensis
- Sphaerodactylus schuberti
- Sphaerodactylus schwartzi
- Sphaerodactylus storeyae
- Sphaerodactylus torrei
- Sternotherus depressus
- Terrapene coahuila
- Thamnophis gigas
- Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia
- Tropidophis hendersoni
- Typhlops syntherus
- ''Uma inornata''
Amphibians
- Agalychnis moreletii
- Ambystoma bishopi
- Ambystoma californiense
- Ambystoma cingulatum
- Anaxyrus houstonensis
- Eleutherodactylus alcoae
- Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides
- Eleutherodactylus haitianus
- Eleutherodactylus heminota
- Eleutherodactylus hypostenor
- Eleutherodactylus jasperi
- Eleutherodactylus minutus
- Eleutherodactylus montanus
- Eleutherodactylus patriciae
- Eleutherodactylus pituinus
- Eleutherodactylus probolaeus
- Eleutherodactylus ruthae
- Eurycea sosorum
- Osteopilus pulchrilineatus
- Osteopilus vastus
- Peltophryne guentheri
- Plethodon shenandoah
- Rana muscosa
- Rana sierrae
- ''Typhlomolge rathbuni''
Insects and arachnids
- Apodemia mormo langei
- Boloria acrocnema
- Brychius hungerfordi
- Cicindela nevadica lincolniana
- Cicindela ohlone
- Euphilotes battoides allyni
- Euphilotes enoptes smithi
- Euphydryas editha quino
- Icaricia icarioides
- Microhexura montivaga
- Neonympha mitchellii
- Nicrophorus americanus
- Plebejus melissa samuelis
- Pyrgus ruralis lagunae
- Speyeria callippe callippe
- Texamaurops reddelli
- Texella reddelli
- Trimerotropis infantilis
- ''Hylaeus longiceps''
Fish
- Acipenser brevirostrum
- Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
- Amblyopsis rosae
- Anguilla rostrata
- Catostomus microps
- Catostomus santaanae
- Catostomus warnerensis
- Carcharhinus longimanus
- Carcharhinus obscurus
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Cetorhinus maximus
- Chasmistes brevirostris
- Chasmistes cujus
- Chasmistes liorus
- Crenichthys baileyi baileyi
- Crenichthys baileyi grandis
- Crenichthys nevadae
- Crystallaria cincotta
- Cyprinella caerulea
- Cyprinella formosa
- Cyprinodon bovinus
- Cyprinodon diabolis
- Cyprinodon elegans
- Cyprinodon macularius
- Cyprinodon radiosus
- Deltistes luxatus
- Dionda diaboli
- Epinephelus striatus
- Eremichthys acros
- Erimystax cahni
- Etheostoma boschungi
- Etheostoma nuchale
- Etheostoma okaloosae
- Etheostoma wapiti
- Eucyclogobius newberryi
- Fundulus julisia
- Gambusia dominicensis
- Gambusia gaigei
- Gambusia heterochir
- Gambusia nobilis
- Gila bicolor mohavensis
- Gila boraxobius
- Gila cypha
- Gila ditaenia
- Gila elegans
- Gila intermedia
- Gila nigrescens
- Gila purpurea
- Gila seminuda
- Hybognathus amarus
- Hypomesus transpacificus
- Ictalurus pricei
- Isurus oxyrinchus
- Isurus paucus
- Lepidomeda albivallis
- Lepidomeda vittata
- Meda fulgida
- Moapa coriacea
- Notropis cahabae
- Notropis mekistocholas
- Noturus flavipinnis
- Noturus stanauli
- Noturus trautmani
- Oncorhynchus apache
- Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
- Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris
- Oncorhynchus clarki stomias
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Oncorhynchus keta Two evolutionary significant units of chum have been listed as threatened. These are the Hood Canal Summer Run population and the Lower Columbia River Population. The Pacific Coast ESU and Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU are secure.
- Oregonichthys crameri
- Percina antesella
- Percina aurolineata
- Percina jenkinsi
- Percina pantherina
- Percina rex
- Percina tanasi
- Phoxinus cumberlandensis
- Plagopterus argentissimus
- Poecilia latipunctata
- Poecilia sulphuraria
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis
- Pristis pectinata
- Pristis pristis
- Ptychocheilus lucius
- Salvelinus confluentus
- Scaphirhynchus albus
- Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
- Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
- Sphyrna lewini
- Tiaroga cobitis
- ''Xyrauchen texanus''