Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of NH
Endangered
wildlife are those native species
whose prospects for survival in New Hampshire are in danger because
of a loss or change in habitat, over-exploitation, predation,
competition, disease, disturbance or contamination. Assistance
is needed to ensure continued existence as a viable component
of the state's wildlife community.
Threatened wildlife are those species which may become endangered if conditions surrounding them begin, or continue, to decline.
Critical Habitats and Associated Species in New Hampshire (will launch new tab/window)
Species of Special Concern List (pdf)
* = Federally threatened
**= Federally endangered.
This list was updated in October 2008. Click here to learn more about the most recent listing changes.
Click here for a printable list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in NH
MAMMALS Endangered: * Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis small-footed bat, Myotis leibii ** Gray wolf, Canis lupus |
Threatened: American marten, Martes americana (formerly pine marten) |
BIRDS Endangered: common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor northern harrier, Circus cyaneus golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos * piping plover, Charadrius melodus upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda ** roseate tern, Sterna dougallii sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis |
Threatened: common loon, Gavia immer American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
FISH Endangered: American brook lamprey, Lampetra bifrenatus ** shortnose sturgeon , Acipenser brevirostrum |
Threatened: Bridle shiner, Notropis bifrenatus |
REPTILES Endangered: timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus |
Threatened: |
AMPHIBIANS Endangered: |
Threatened: (none currently listed) |
INVERTEBRATES Endangered: cobblestone tiger beetle, Cicindela marginipennis ** dwarf wedge mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa frosted elfin butterfly, Callophrys irus ** Karner blue butterfly, Lycaeides melissa samuelis Persius dusky wing skipper, Erynnis persius persius ringed bog haunter dragonfly, Williamsonia lintneri * puritan tiger beetle, Cicindela puritana White Mountain fritillary, Boloria titania montinus |
Threatened: pine pinion moth, Lithophane lepida lepida White Mountain Arctic, Oeneis melissa semidea |
