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Endangered Species in Delaware
Endangered and threatened species with a current range in this state
- Listed species
- 13
- Endangered
- 5
- Threatened
- 8
Species are listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered or threatened, with the counties where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records their current range. A county listing means the species is known or believed to occur there, not that it lives at any particular property. Some species protected only by NOAA Fisheries may not be listed.
Flowering Plants (5)
- Canby's dropwortOxypolis canbyiEndangeredListed 02/25/1986 · 1 county
- Seabeach amaranthAmaranthus pumilusThreatenedListed 04/07/1993 · 2 counties
- Sensitive joint-vetchAeschynomene virginicaThreatenedListed 05/20/1992 · 1 county
- Small whorled pogoniaIsotria medeoloidesThreatenedListed 09/09/1982 · 2 counties
- Swamp pinkHelonias bullataThreatenedListed 10/11/1988 · 3 counties
Birds (3)
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus[Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered.ThreatenedListed 12/11/1985 · 2 counties
- Roseate ternSterna dougallii dougalliiU.S.A. (Atlantic Coast south to NC), Canada (Newf., N.S, Que.), BermudaEndangeredListed 11/02/1987 · 1 county
- rufa red knotCalidris canutus rufaThreatenedListed 01/12/2015 · 3 counties
Mammals (2)
- Northern Long-Eared BatMyotis septentrionalisEndangeredListed 05/04/2015 · 2 counties
- West Indian ManateeTrichechus manatusThreatenedListed 03/11/1967 · 3 counties
Reptiles (2)
- Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 1 county
- bog turtleGlyptemys muhlenbergiiWherever found, except GA, NC, SC, TN, VAThreatenedListed 11/04/1997 · 1 county
Clams (1)
- Dwarf wedgemusselAlasmidonta heterodonEndangeredListed 03/14/1990 · 1 county
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ECOS