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APPENDIX 1. FEDERALLY ENDANGERED AND THREATENED VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF VIRGINIA<br />
(exclusive <strong>of</strong> extirpated species, see Appendix 3)<br />
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME GLOBAL STATE FEDERAL STATE<br />
RANK RANK STATUS STATUS<br />
VERTEBRATES<br />
FISH<br />
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon G3 SHB/S1N LE LE<br />
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon G3 S2 LE LE<br />
Chrosomus cumberl<strong>and</strong>ensis Blackside dace G2 S1 LT<br />
= Phoxinus cumberl<strong>and</strong>ensis<br />
Erimonax monachus Spotfin chub (= turquoise shiner) G2 S1 LT LT<br />
= Cyprinella monacha, Hybopsis monacha<br />
Erimystax cahni Slender chub G1 S1 LT LT<br />
= Hybopsis cahni<br />
Etheostoma percnurum Duskytail darter G1 S1 LE LE<br />
Noturus flavipinnis Yellowfin madtom G1 S1 LT LT<br />
Percina rex Roanoke logperch G1G2 S1S2 LE LE<br />
AMPHIBIANS<br />
Plethodon shen<strong>and</strong>oah Shen<strong>and</strong>oah salam<strong>and</strong>er G1 S1 LE LE<br />
REPTILES<br />
Caretta caretta Loggerhead (sea turtle) G3 S1B/S1N LT LT<br />
Chelonia mydas Green turtle G3 SNA LT LT<br />
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback (sea turtle) G2 SNA LE LE<br />
Eretmochelys imbricata Atlantic hawksbill (sea turtle) G3 SNA LE LE<br />
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog turtle G3 S2 LT/SA LE<br />
= Clemmys muhlenbergii<br />
Lepidochelys kempii Kemp’s ridley (sea turtle) G1 S1N LE LE<br />
BIRDS<br />
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover G3 S2B/S1N LT LT<br />
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker G3 S1 LE LE<br />
Setophaga kirtl<strong>and</strong>ii Kirtl<strong>and</strong>’s Warbler G1 SNA LE LE<br />
= Dendroica kirtl<strong>and</strong>ii<br />
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern G4 SHB LE LE<br />
MAMMALS<br />
Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale G3 SNA LE LE<br />
Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale G3G4 SNA LE LE<br />
Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale G3G4 SNA LE LE<br />
Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus <strong>Virginia</strong> big-eared bat G3G4T2 S1 LE LE<br />
= Plecotus townsendii virginianus<br />
Eubalaena glacialis Northern right whale G1 SNA LE LE<br />
= Balaena glacialis<br />
Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus Carolina northern flying squirrel G5T2 S1 LE LE<br />
Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus <strong>Virginia</strong> northern flying squirrel G5T2 S1 LE LE<br />
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale G4 S1N LE LE<br />
Myotis grisescens Gray myotis (bat) G3 S1 LE LE<br />
Myotis sodalis Indiana bat (= social myotis) G2 S1 LE LE<br />
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale G3G4 SNA LE LE<br />
= Physeter catodon<br />
Sciurus niger cinereus Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel G5T3 S1 LE LE<br />
Trichechus manatus West Indian manatee G2 SNA LE LE<br />
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