CHECKLIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS AND PLANTS OF ILLINOISIllinois Endangered Species Protection BoardEffective February 22, 2011The Board revises the list of protected species at least once every five years and completed its most recent revisions in 2009. The following list reflects those2009 and subsequent 2010 revisions: This booklet contains a list of all species which have been designated as endangered or threatened by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name. Species listed at the Federal level are indicated by asterisks -** = Federally Endangered* = Federally ThreatenedCRITERIA FOR STATE LISTINGA species shall be included on the official list of endangered and threatened species when one or more of the following criteria exists: 1) Species included in the Federal list of Endangered or Threatened Species, 2) Species proposed for Federal Endangered or Threatened Species which occur in Illinois, 3) Species which formerly were widespread in Illinois but have been nearly extirpated from the State due to habitat destruction, collecting, or other pressures resulting from the development of Illinois, 4) Species which exhibit very restricted geographic ranges of which Illinois is a part, 5) Species which exhibit restricted habitats or low populations in Illinois, or 6) Species which are significant disjuncts in Illinois i.e., the Illinois population is far removed from the rest of the species’ range.DEFINITIONS:FEDERALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES – Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.FEDERALLY THREATENED SPECIES – Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.STATE ENDANGERED SPECIES – Any species which is in danger of extinction as a breeding species in Illinois.STATE THREATENED SPECIES – Any breeding species which is likely to become a state endangered species within the foreseeable future in Illinois.TAKE – In reference to animals and animal products, to harm, hunt, shoot, pursue, lure, wound, kill, destroy, harass, gig, spear, ensnare, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt to engage in such conduct. In reference to plants and plant products, to collect, pick, cut, dig up, kill, destroy, bury, crush, or harm in any manner.The Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act prohibits the possession, taking, transportation, sale, offer for sale, or disposal of any listed animal or products of listed animals without a permit issued by the Department of Conservation. Also prohibited are the taking of listed plants without the expressed written permission of the landowner and the sale or offer to sell plants or plant products of endangered species.Citation: Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. 2011. Checklist of Endangered and Threatened Animals and Plants of Illinois. Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois. 18 pp.FISHES19 Endangered, 12 ThreatenedEndangeredAcipenser fulvescens Lake SturgeonAmmocrypta clarum Western Sand DarterEtheostoma camurum Bluebreast DarterEtheostoma histrio Harlequin DarterHybognathus hayi Cypress MinnowHybopsis amblops Bigeye ChubHybopsis amnis Pallid ShinerIchthyomyzon fossor Northern Brook LampreyLepomis miniatus Redspotted SunfishMacrhybopsis gelida Sturgeon ChubMoxostoma valenciennesi Greater RedhorseNocomis micropogon River ChubNotropis anogenus Pugnose ShinerNotropis boops Bigeye ShinerNotropis heterolepis Blacknose ShinerNotropis maculatus Taillight ShinerNotropis texanus Weed ShinerNoturus stigmosus Northern MadtomScaphirhynchus albus** Pallid SturgeonThreatenedAmmocrypta pellucidum Eastern Sand DarterCatostomus catostomus Longnose SuckerCoregonus artedi CiscoErimystax x-punctatus Gravel ChubEtheostoma exile Iowa DarterFundulus diaphanus Banded KillifishFundulus dispar Starhead TopminnowLampetra aepyptera Least Brook LampreyLepomis symmetricus Bantam SunfishMoxostoma carinatum River RedhorseNotropis chalybaeus Ironcolor ShinerNotropis heterodon Blackchin ShinerAMPHIBIANS3 Endangered, 6 ThreatenedEndangeredSalamandersAmbystoma platineum Silvery SalamanderCryptobranchus alleganiensis Eastern HellbenderDesmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky SalamanderThreatenedSalamandersAmbystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson SalamanderHemidactylium scutatum Four-toed SalamanderNecturus maculosus MupuppyFrogs and ToadsGastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrowmouth ToadHyla avivoca Bird-voiced TreefrogPseudacris illinoensis Illinois Chorus Frog1 2REPTILES10 Endangered, 8 ThreatenedEndangeredTurtles Apalone mutica Smooth SoftshellClemmys guttata Spotted TurtleEmydoidea blandingii Blanding’s TurtleKinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud TurtleMacrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping TurtlePseudemys concinna River CooterSnakesMasticophis flagellum CoachwhipNerodia fasciata Broad-banded WatersnakePantherophis emoryi Great Plains Rat SnakeSistrurus catenatus Eastern MassasaugaThreatenedTurtles Terrepene ornata Ornate Box TurtleSnakesClonophis kirtlandi Kirtland’s SnakeCrotalus horridus Timber RattlesnakeHeterodon nasicus Plains Hog-Nosed SnakeNerodia cyclopion Mississippi Green WatersnakeTantilla gracilis Flathead SnakeThamnophis sauritus Eastern RibbonsnakeTropidoclonion lineatum Lined SnakeBIRDS25 Endangered, 5 ThreatenedEndangeredAsio flammeus Short-eared OwlBartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperBotaurus lentiginosus American BitternButeo swainsoni Swainson’s HawkCharadrius melodus** Piping PloverChlidonias niger Black TernCircus cyaneus Northern HarrierEgretta caerulea Little Blue HeronEgretta thula Snowy EgretGallinula chloropus Common MoorhenLanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeLaterallus jamaicensis Black RailLimnothlypis swainsonii Swainson’s WarblerNyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-HeronPandion haliaetus OspreyPhalaropus tricolor Wilson’s PhalaropeRallus elegans King RailSterna forsteri Forster’s TernSterna hirundo Common TernSternula antillarum** Least TernThryomanes bewickii Bewick’s WrenTympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-ChickenTyto alba Barn OwlXanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed BlackbirdThreatenedCoccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooDendroica cerulea Cerulean WarblerFalco peregrinus Peregrine FalconIctinia mississippiensis Mississippi KiteIxobrychus exilis Least Bittern3 4MAMMALS5 Endangered, 4 ThreatenedEndangeredCorynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque’s Big-eared BatMyotis austroriparius Southeastern MyotisMyotis grisescens** Gray BatMyotis sodalis** Indiana BatNeotoma floridana Eastern Wood RatThreatenedCanis lupus** Gray/Timber WolfOchrotomys nuttalli Golden MouseOryzomys palustris Rice RatSpermophilus franklinii Franklin’s Ground SquirrelINVERTEBRATES43 Endangered, 12 ThreatenedEndangeredSnailsDiscus macclintocki** Iowa Pleistocene SnailFontigens antroecetes Hydrobiid Cave SnailLithasia obovata Shawnee RocksnailMusselsCumberlandia monodonta SpectaclecaseCyprogenia stegaria** FanshellEpioblasma rangiana** Northern RiffleshellEpioblasma triquetra SnuffboxLampsilis abrupta** Pink MucketLampsilis fasciola Wavy-rayed LampmusselLampsilis higginsii** Higgins EyePlethobasus cooperianus** Orangefoot PimplebackPlethobasus cyphyus SheepnosePleurobema clava** ClubshellPleurobema cordatum Ohio PigtoePotamilus capax** Fat PocketbookPtychobranchus fasciolaris KidneyshellQuadrula cylindrica RabbitsfootSimpsonaias ambigua Salamander MusselToxolasma lividus Purple LilliputVillosa iris RainbowCrustaceansCaecidotea lesliei IsopodCaecidotea spatulata IsopodCrangonyx anomalus Anomalous Spring AmphipodCrangonyx packardi Packard’s Cave AmphipodGammarus acherondytes** Illinois Cave AmphipodOrconectes indianensis Indiana CrayfishOrconectes kentuckiensis Kentucky CrayfishOrconectes lancifer Shrimp CrayfishOrconectes placidus Bigclaw CrayfishStygobromus iowae Iowa AmphipodScorpionsCentruroides vittatus Common Striped Scorpion5 6INVERTEBRATESEndangered (continued)DragonfliesSomatochlora hineana** Hine’s Emerald DragonflySpringtailsPygmarrhopalites madonnensis Madonna Cave SpringtailStonefliesDiploperla robusta Robust SpringflyProstoia completa Central ForestflyLeafhoppersAthysanella incongrua LeafhopperParaphlepsius lupalus LeafhopperButterflies and MothsAtrytone arogos Arogos SkipperCalephelis mutica Swamp MetalmarkHesperia ottoe Ottoe SkipperIncisalia polios Hoary ElfinLycaeides melissa samuelis** Karner Blue ButterflyPapaipema eryngii Eryngium Stem BorerThreatenedMusselsAlasmidonta viridis SlippershellCyclonaias tuberculata Purple WartybackEllipsaria lineolata ButterflyElliptio crassidens Elephant-earElliptio dilatata SpikeFusconaia ebena EbonyshellLigumia recta Black SandshellVillosa lienosa Little SpectaclecaseDragonfliesNannothemis bella Elfin SkimmerLeafhoppersAflexia rubranura Redveined Prairie LeafhopperINVERTEBRATESThreatened (continued)ButterfliesHesperia metea Cobweb SkipperSpeyeria idalia Regal Fritillary7 8PLANTS251 Endangered, 81 ThreatenedEndangeredAdoxa moschatellina MoschatelAlnus incana subsp. rugosa Speckled AlderAmelanchier sanguinea ShadbushAmmophila breviligulata Marram GrassAmorpha nitens Smooth False IndigoArctostaphylos uva-ursi BearberryArtemisia dracunculus Dragon WormwoodAsclepias lanuginosa Wooly MilkweedAsclepias meadii* Mead’s MilkweedAsclepias ovalifolia Oval MilkweedAsclepias stenophylla Narrow-leaved Green MilkweedAsplenium bradleyi Bradley’s SpleenwortAsplenium resiliens Black SpleenwortAstragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx Large Ground PlumAstragalus distortus Bent Milk VetchAstragalus tennesseensis Tennessee Milk VetchBaptisia tinctoria Yellow Wild IndigoBartonia paniculata ScrewstemBeckmannia syzigachne American Slough GrassBerberis canadensis Allegheny BarberryBetula alleghaniensis Yellow BirchBotrychium campestre Prairie MoonwortBotrychium matricariifolium Daisyleaf Grape FernBotrychium multifidum Northern Grape FernBotrychium simplex Dwarf Grape FernBouteloua gracilis Blue GramaBumelia lanuginosa Wooly BuckthornCalamagrostis insperata Bluejoint GrassCalla palustris Water ArumCalopogon oklahomensis Oklahoma Grass Pink OrchidCalopogon tuberosus Grass Pink OrchidCamassia angusta Wild HyacinthCardamine pratensis var. palustris Cuckoo FlowerCarex alata Winged SedgeCarex arkansana Arkansas SedgeCarex brunnescens Brownish SedgeCarex canescens var. disjuncta Silvery SedgeCarex chordorrhiza Cordroot SedgeCarex crawfordii Crawford’s SedgeCarex cryptolepis Yellow SedgePLANTSEndangered (continued)Carex cumulata SedgeCarex decomposita Cypress-knee SedgeCarex diandra SedgeCarex disperma Shortleaf SedgeCarex echinata SedgeCarex formosa SedgeCarex garberi Elk SedgeCarex gigantea Large SedgeCarex inops subsp. heliophila Plains SedgeCarex nigromarginata Black-edged SedgeCarex oligosperma Few-seeded SedgeCarex physorhyncha Bellow’s Beak SedgeCarex plantaginea Plaintain-leaved SedgeCarex reniformis Reniform SedgeCarex trisperma Three-seeded SedgeCarex tuckermanii Tuckerman’s SedgeCarya pallida Pale HickoryCastilleja sessiliflora Downy Yellow Painted CupCeanothus herbaceus RedrootChamaelirium luteum Fairy WandChamaesyce polygonifolia Seaside SpurgeChimaphila maculata Spotted WintergreenChimaphila umbellata PipsissewaCimicifuga americana American BugbaneCimicifuga racemosa False BugbaneCircaea alpina Small Enchanter’s NightshadeCladrastis lutea YellowwoodClematis crispa Blue JasmineClematis occidentalis Mountain ClematisClematis viorna LeatherflowerCollinsia violacea Violet CollinsiaComptonia peregrina SweetfernConioselinum chinense Hemlock ParsleyCornus canadensis BunchberryCorydalis aurea Golden CorydalisCorydalis halei Hale’s CorydalisCorydalis sempervirens Pink CorydalisCorylus cornuta Beaked HazelnutCynosciadium digitatum CynosciadiumCypripedium acaule Moccasin FlowerCypripedium parviflorum var. makasin Small Yellow Lady’s Slipper9 10PLANTSEndangered (continued)Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady’s SlipperCystopteris laurentiana Laurentian Fragile FernDalea foliosa** Leafy Prairie CloverDennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented FernDeschampsia flexuosa HairgrassDichanthelium boreale Northern Panic GrassDichanthelium joori Panic GrassDichanthelium portoricense Hemlock Panic GrassDichanthelium ravenelii Ravenel’s Panic GrassDichanthelium yadkinense Panic GrassDraba cuneifolia Whitlow GrassDrosera rotundifolia Round-leaved SundewDryopteris celsa Log FernEchinodorus tenellus Small BurheadEleocharis olivacea Capitate SpikerushEleocharis pauciflora Few-flowered SpikerushEquisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring RushEquisetum sylvaticum Woodland HorsetailEriophorum virginicum Rusty Cotton GrassEryngium prostratum EryngoEuonymus americanus American Strawberry BushEupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved ThoroughwortEuphorbia spathulata SpurgeFilipendula rubra Queen-of-the-PrairieFimbristylis vahlii Vahl’s FimbristylisGalactia mohlenbrockii Boykin’s DiocleaGalium lanceolatum Wild LicoriceGalium virgatum Dwarf BedstrawGeranium bicknellii Northern CranesbillGlyceria arkansana Arkansas MannagrassGratiola quartermaniae Hedge HyssopGymnocarpium dryopteris Oak FernGymnocarpium robertianum Scented Oak FernHackelia deflexa var. americana StickseedHalesia carolina Silverbell TreeHelianthus giganteus Tall SunflowerHeliotropium tenellum Slender HeliotropeHeteranthera reniformis Mud PlantainHexalectris spicata Crested Coralroot OrchidHudsonia tomentosa False HeatherHydrolea uniflora One-flowered HydroleaPLANTSEndangered (continued)Hypericum adpressum Shore St. John’s WortHypericum kalmianum Kalm’s St. John’s WortIliamna remota Kankakee MallowIresine rhizomatosa BloodleafIsoetes butleri Butler’s QuillwortIsotria verticillata Whorled PogoniaJuncus vaseyi Vasey’s RushJuniperus horizontalis Trailing JuniperJusticia ovata Water WillowLespedeza leptostachya* Prairie Bush CloverLesquerella ludoviciana Silvery BladderpodLonicera dioica var. glaucescens Red HoneysuckleLonicera flava Yellow HoneysuckleLuzula acuminata Hairy WoodrushLycopodiella inundata Bog ClubmossLycopodium clavatum Running PineLycopodium dendroideum Ground PineLysimachia radicans Creeping LoosestrifeMalus angustifolia Narrow-leaved CrabappleMalvastrum hispidum False MallowMatelea decipiens Climbing MilkweedMedeola virginiana Indian Cucumber RootMegalodonta beckii Water MarigoldMelanthera nivea White MelantheraMelica mutica Two-Flowered Melic GrassMimulus glabratus Yellow Monkey FlowerMirabilis hirsuta Hairy Umbrella-wortNemophila triloba Baby Blue-eyesNothocalais cuspidata Prairie DandelionOpuntia fragilis Fragile Prickly PearOrobanche fasciculata Clustered BroomrapeOxalis illinoensis Illinois Wood SorrelPaspalum dissectum Bead GrassPenstemon brevisepalus Short-sepaled Beard TonguePenstemon grandiflorus Large-flowered Beard TonguePenstemon tubaeflorus Tube Beard TonguePhacelia gilioides Ozark PhaceliaPhegopteris connectilis Long Beech FernPhlox pilosa subsp. sangamonensis Sangamon PhloxPinus banksiana Jack PinePinus echinata Shortleaf Pine11 12PLANTSEndangered (continuedPinus resinosa Red PinePlantago cordata Heart-leaved PlantainPlatanthera ciliaris Orange Fringed OrchidPlatanthera clavellata Wood OrchidPlatanthera flava var. flava Tubercled OrchidPlatanthera leucophaea* Eastern Prairie Fringed OrchidPlatanthera psycodes Purple Fringed OrchidPoa alsodes Grove BluegrassPoa languida Weak BluegrassPoa wolfii Wolf’s BluegrassPogonia ophioglossoides Snake-mouthPolanisia jamesii James’ ClammyweedPolygala incarnata Pink MilkwortPolygonatum pubescens Downy Solomon’s SealPolygonum arifolium Halberd-leaved TearthumbPolygonum careyi Carey’s HeartseasePopulus balsamifera Balsam PoplarPotamogeton praelongus White-stemmed PondweedPotamogeton pulcher Spotted PondweedPotamogeton robbinsii Fern PondweedPotamogeton strictifolius Stiff PondweedPrimula mistassinica Bird’s-eye PrimrosePtilimnium nuttallii Mock Bishop’s WeedQuercus texana Nuttall’s OakRhamnus alnifolia Alder BuckthornRhexia mariana Dull Meadow BeautyRhynchospora glomerata Clustered Beak RushRibes hirtellum Northern GooseberryRosa acicularis Bristly RoseRubus odoratus Purple-flowering RaspberrySabatia campestris Prairie Rose GentianSagittaria australis ArrowheadSalix serissima Autumn WillowSalix syrticola Dune WillowSambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red-berried ElderSanguisorba canadensis American BurnetSanicula smallii Southern SaniculaSarracenia purpurea Pitcher PlantSaxifraga virginiensis Early SaxifrageSchizachne purpurascens False Melic GrassSchoenoplectus purshianus Weak BulrushPLANTSEndangered (continued)Schoenoplectus smithii Smith’s BulrushScirpus hattorianus BulrushScirpus microcarpus BulrushScleria muhlenbergii Muhlenberg’s Nut RushScleria pauciflora Carolina WhipgrassShepherdia canadensis BuffaloberrySilene ovata Ovate CatchflySilene regia Royal CatchflySisyrinchium montanum Mountain Blue-eyed GrassSorbus americana American Mountain AshSparganium americanum American BurreedSparganium emersum Green-fruited BurreedSpiranthes lucida Yellow-lipped Ladies’ TressesSpiranthes vernalis Spring Ladies’ TressesStellaria pubera Great ChickweedStenanthium gramineum Grass-leaved LilyStylisma pickeringii Patterson’s BindweedStyrax grandifolius Bigleaf Snowbell BushSymphoricarpos albus var. albus SnowberrySynandra hispidula Hairy SynandraTalinum calycinum FameflowerTetraneuris herbacea* Lakeside DaisyThelypteris noveboracensis New York FernTilia heterophylla White BasswoodTorreyochloa pallida Pole Manna-GrassTrichomanes boschianum Filmy fernTrichophorum cespitosum Tufted BulrushTrientalis borealis Star-flowerTrillium cernuum Nodding TrilliumTrillium erectum Ill-scented Trillium Trillium viride Green TrilliumUlmus thomasii Rock ElmUtricularia cornuta Horned BladderwortUtricularia minor Small BladderwortVaccinium corymbosum Highbush BlueberryVaccinium macrocarpon Large CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos Small CranberryVaccinium stamineum DeerberryValeriana uliginosa Marsh ValerianValerianella chenopodifolia Corn SaladValerianella umbilicata Corn Salad13 14PLANTSEndangered (continued)Veronica americana American BrooklimeViola blanda Hairy White VioletViola canadensis Canada VioletViola primulifolia Primrose VioletWoodsia ilvensis Rusty WoodsiaZigadenus elegans White CamassThreatenedAgalinus skinneriana Pale False FoxgloveAmelanchier interior ShadbushAster furcatus Forked AsterBerchemia scandens Supple-JackBesseya bullii Kitten TailsBoltonia decurrens* Decurrent False AsterBotrychium biternatum Southern Grape FernBuchnera americana BlueheartsCakile edentula Sea RocketCarex atlantica SedgeCarex aurea Golden SedgeCarex bromoides SedgeCarex communis Fibrous-rooted SedgeCarex intumescens Swollen SedgeCarex oxylepis Sharp-scaled SedgeCarex prasina Drooping SedgeCarex viridula Little Green SedgeCarex willdenowii Willdenow’s SedgeCarex woodii Pretty SedgeCarya aquatica Water HickoryChamaedaphne calyculata LeatherleafCimicifuga rubifolia Black CohoshCirsium pitcheri* Pitcher’s (Dune) ThistleCorallorhiza maculata Spotted Coral-root OrchidCyperus grayioides Umbrella SedgeCyperus lancastriensis GalingaleCypripedium candidum White Lady’s SlipperDelphinium carolinianum Wild Blue LarkspurDodecatheon frenchii French’s ShootingstarDrosera intermedia Narrow-leaved SundewEleocharis rostellata Beaked Spike RushElymus trachycaulus Bearded Wheat GrassPLANTSThreatened (continued)Epilobium strictum Downy Willow HerbEquisetum pratense Meadow HorsetailHelianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved SunflowerHuperzia porophila Cliff ClubmossHymenopappus scabiosaeus Old PlainsmanJuncus alpinus Richardson’s RushJuniperus communis Ground JuniperLarix laricina TamarackLathyrus ochroleucus Pale VetchlingLechea intermedia PinweedLiatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii Blazing StarMatelea obliqua Climbing MilkweedMelanthium virginicum BunchflowerMelothria pendula Squirting CucumberMenyanthes trifoliata BuckbeanMinuartia patula Slender SandwortOenothera perennis Small SundropsOrobanche ludoviciana BroomrapePhaeophyscia leana Lea’s Bog LichenPlanera aquatica Water ElmPlatanthera flava var. herbiola Tubercled OrchidPotamogeton gramineus Grass-leaved PondweedQuercus montana Rock Chestnut OakQuercus phellos Willow OakRanunculus rhomboideus Prairie ButtercupRhynchospora alba Beaked RushRubus pubescens Dwarf RaspberryRubus schneideri Bristly BlackberryRudbeckia missouriensis Missouri Orange ConeflowerSalvia azurea subsp. pitcheri Blue SageSchoenoplectus hallii Hall’s BulrushScirpus polyphyllus BulrushSedum telephioides American OrpineSisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern Blue-eyed GrassSolidago sciaphila Cliff GoldenrodStyrax americana StoraxSullivantia sullivantii SullivantiaTalinum parviflorum Small Flower-of-an-hourTofieldia glutinosa False AsphodelTomanthera auriculata Ear-leafed Foxglove15 16PLANTSThreatened (continuedTradescantia bracteata Prairie SpiderwortTrifolium reflexum Buffalo CloverTriglochin maritima Common Bog ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris Slender Bog ArrowgrassUrtica chamaedryoides NettleUtricularia intermedia Flat-leaved BladderwortVeronica scutellata Marsh SpeedwellViburnum molle ArrowwoodViola conspersa Dog Violet Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board
Man made fish cover, what do they like?
6/29/2011 11:18:00 AM Plan to improve fish habitat churns residents Mirror photo by Carrie Draeger A stack of logs 15 feet high waits in a