Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Hampshire

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.

* = Federally threatened or endangered.

MAMMALS

Endangered:

* Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis

small-footed bat, Myotis leibii

Threatened:

pine marten, Martes americana

BIRDS

Endangered:

pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

* bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

northern harrier, Circus cyaneus

golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

* piping plover, Charadrius melodus

upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda

* roseate tern, Sterna dougallii

common tern, Sterna hirundo

least tern, Sterna antillarum

purple martin, Progne subis

sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis

Threatened:

common loon, Gavia immer

osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii

arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea

common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor

three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus

grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum

FISH

Endangered:

Sunapee trout, Salvelinus alpinus

* shortnose sturgeon , Acipenser brevirostrum

Threatened:

(none currently listed)

REPTILES

Endangered:

timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus

Threatened:

eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platyhinos

AMPHIBIANS

Endangered:

marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum

Threatened:

(none currently listed)

INVERTEBRATES

Endangered:

* dwarf wedge mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon

brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa

frosted elfin butterfly, Incisalia irus

* Karner blue butterfly, Lycaeides melissa samuelis

Persius dusky wing skipper, Erynnis persius persius

Ringed bog haunter dragonfly, Williamsonia lintneri

Threatened:

pine pinion moth, Lithophane lepida lepida

pine barrens Zanclognatha moth, Zanclognatha martha

cobblestone tiger beetle, Cicindela marginipennis