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Endangered Species in U.S. Virgin Islands

Endangered and threatened species with a current range in this state

Listed species
16
Endangered
12
Threatened
4

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 (7)

Reptiles (5)

  • Green sea turtleChelonia mydasGreen sea turtles originating from the South Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the following lines and coordinates: along the northern and eastern coasts of South America (east of 7.5 degrees N., 77 degrees W.); 14 degrees N., 77 degrees W. to 14 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. to 19 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. in the north and west; 19 degrees N. Lat. in the northeast; 40 degrees S., 19 degrees E. in the southeast; and 40 degrees S. Lat. in the southThreatenedListed 05/06/2016 · 3 counties
  • Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 3 counties
  • Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriaceaEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 3 counties
  • St. Croix ground lizardAmeiva polopsEndangeredListed 07/05/1977 · 1 county
  • Virgin Islands tree boaChilabothrus grantiEndangeredListed 10/13/1970 · 2 counties

Birds (3)

  • Black-capped PetrelPterodroma hasitataEndangeredListed 01/29/2024 · 2 counties
  • Piping PloverCharadrius melodus[Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered.ThreatenedListed 12/11/1985 · 1 county
  • Roseate ternSterna dougallii dougalliiWestern Hemisphere and adjacent oceans, incl. U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI), where not listed as endangeredThreatenedListed 11/02/1987 · 3 counties

Mammals (1)

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ECOS

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