§1010.30. List

All federally designated endangered or threatened animal species and subspecies have been automatically listed as endangered or threatened under the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act and placed on the Illinois List by the Board and are protected under the Act even though their names do not appear in this Section.  Only those federally designated endangered or threatened animal species and subspecies known to occur in Illinois are designated as Illinois‑endangered or Illinois-threatened by the Board and their names appear in this Section.  Users should refer to the US Fish and Wildlife Service website at http://www.fws.gov/

endangered/ for a complete listing of all federally designated endangered and threatened species and subspecies.

 

a)         ENDANGERED FISHES OF ILLINOIS

 

Lake Sturgeon	Acipenser fulvescens
Western Sand Darter	Ammocrypta clara
Cisco	Coregonus artedi
Crystal Darter	Crystallaria asprella
Bluebreast Darter	Etheostoma camurum
Harlequin Darter	Etheostoma histrio
Cypress Minnow	Hybognathus hayi
Pallid Shiner	Hybopsis amnis
Northern Brook Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon fossor
Sturgeon Chub	Macrhybopsis gelida
Greater Redhorse	Moxostoma valenciennesi
River Chub	Nocomis micropogon
Pugnose Shiner	Notropis anogenus
Bigeye Shiner	Notropis boops
Blacknose Shiner	Notropis heterolepis
Taillight Shiner	Notropis maculatus
Weed Shiner	Notropis texanus
Northern Madtom	Noturus stigmosus
Pallid Sturgeon**	Scaphirhynchus albus

 

b)         THREATENED FISHES OF ILLINOIS

 

Eastern Sand Darter	Ammocrypta pellucida
Longnose Sucker	Catostomus catostomus
Mottled Sculpin	Cottus bairdii
Gravel Chub	Erimystax x-punctatus
Spring Cavefish	Forbesichthys agassizii
Western Banded Killifish	Fundulus diaphanus subsp. menona
Starhead Topminnow	Fundulus dispar
Brassy Minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni
Bigeye Chub	Hybopsis amblops
Least Brook Lamprey	Lampetra aepyptera
Redspotted Sunfish	Lepomis miniatus
Bantam Sunfish	Lepomis symmetricus
American Brook Lamprey	Lethenteron appendix
River Redhorse	Moxostoma carinatum
Ironcolor Shiner	Notropis chalybaeus
Blackchin Shiner	Notropis heterodon
Ozark Minnow	Notropis nubilus

 

c)         ENDANGERED AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF ILLINOIS

 

Salamanders
Silvery Salamander	Ambystoma platineum
Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Spotted Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus conanti

 

Turtles
Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata
Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii
Yellow Mud Turtle	Kinosternon flavescens
Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii
River Cooter	Pseudemys concinna

 

Snakes
Coachwhip	Coluber flagellum
Southern Watersnake	Nerodia fasciata
Great Plains Ratsnake	Pantherophis emoryi
Eastern Massasauga*	Sistrurus catenatus

 

d)         THREATENED AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF ILLINOIS

 

Salamanders
Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum
Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus

 

Frogs and Toads
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad	Gastrophryne carolinensis
Bird-voiced Treefrog	Hyla avivoca
Illinois Chorus Frog	Pseudacris illinoensis

 

Turtles
Smooth Softshell	Apalone mutica
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata

 

Snakes
Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii
Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus
Plains Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon nasicus
Mississippi Green Watersnake	Nerodia cyclopion
Flat-headed Snake	Tantilla gracilis
Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis saurita
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum

 

e)         ENDANGERED BIRDS OF ILLINOIS

 

Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Piping Plover**	Charadrius melodus
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis
Swainson's Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
King Rail	Rallus elegans
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Least Tern**	Sternula antillarum
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii
Greater Prairie-Chicken	Tympanuchus cupido
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

 

f)         THREATENED BIRDS OF ILLINOIS

 

Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis
Rufa Red Knot*	Calidris canutus rufa
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea

 

g)         ENDANGERED MAMMALS OF ILLINOIS

 

Gray/Timber Wolf**	Canis lupus
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Southeastern Myotis	Myotis austroriparius
Gray Bat**	Myotis grisescens
Indiana Bat**	Myotis sodalis

 

h)         THREATENED MAMMALS OF ILLINOIS

 

Eastern Small-footed Bat	Myotis leibii
Northern Long-eared Bat*	Myotis septentrionalis
Franklin's Ground Squirrel	Poliocitellus franklinii

 

i)          ENDANGERED INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF ILLINOIS

 

Snails
Iowa Pleistocene Snail**	Discus macclintocki
Hydrobiid Cave Snail	Fontigens antroecetes
Onyx Rocksnail	Leptoxis praerosa
Shawnee Rocksnail	Lithasia obovata
Mussels
Fanshell**	Cyprogenia stegaria
Elephant-ear	Elliptio crassidens
Northern Riffleshell**	Epioblasma rangiana
Snuffbox**	Epioblasma triquetra
Spike	Eurynia dilatata
Pink Mucket**	Lampsilis abrupta
Wavy-rayed Lampmussel	Lampsilis fasciola
Higgins Eye**	Lampsilis higginsii
Scaleshell**	Leptodea leptodon
Spectaclecase**	Margaritifera monodonta
Orangefoot Pimpleback**	Plethobasus cooperianus
Sheepnose**	Plethobasus cyphyus
Clubshell**	Pleurobema clava
Ohio Pigtoe	Pleurobema cordatum
Fat Pocketbook**	Potamilus capax
Kidneyshell	Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
Ebonyshell	Reginaia ebenus
Salamander Mussel	Simpsonaias ambigua
Rabbitsfoot*	Theliderma cylindrica
Purple Lilliput	Toxolasma lividum
Rainbow	Villosa iris
Crustaceans
Isopod	Caecidotea lesliei
Anomalous Spring Amphipod	Crangonyx anomalus
Packard's Cave Amphipod	Crangonyx packardi
Indiana Crayfish	Faxonius indianensis
Kentucky Crayfish	Faxonius kentuckiensis
Shrimp Crayfish	Faxonius lancifer
Bigclaw Crayfish	Faxonius placidus
Illinois Cave Amphipod**	Gammarus acherondytes
Iowa Amphipod	Stygobromus iowae
Scorpions
Common Striped Scorpion	Centruroides vittatus
Dragonflies
Elfin Skimmer	Nannothemis bella
Hine's Emerald Dragonfly**	Somatochlora hineana
Springtails
Madonna Cave Springtail	Pygmarrhopalites madonnensis
Stoneflies
Robust Springfly	Diploperla robusta
Central Forestfly	Prostoia ozarkensis
Bees
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee**	Bombus affinis
Leafhoppers
Leafhopper	Athysanella incongrua
Butterflies and Moths
Swamp Metalmark	Calephelis muticum
Cobweb Skipper	Hesperia metea
Ottoe Skipper	Hesperia ottoe
Hoary Elfin	Incisalia polios
Karner Blue Butterfly**	Lycaeides melissa samuelis

 

j)          THREATENED INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF ILLINOIS

 

Mussels
Purple Wartyback	Cyclonaias tuberculata
Butterfly	Ellipsaria lineolata
Monkeyface	Quadrula metanevra
Leafhoppers
Redveined Prairie Leafhopper	Aflexia rubranura
Butterflies and Moths
Eryngium Stem Borer	Papaipema eryngii
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia

 

* Federally designated threatened species

 

** Federally designated endangered species

 

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 10132, effective May 28, 2020)