Species Information
Before a plant or animal species can receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, it must first be placed on the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. Our listing program follows a strict legal process [12/2005] [PDF] to determine whether to list a species, depending on the degree of threat it faces. An “endangered” species is one that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. A “threatened” species is one that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. The Service also maintains a list of plant and animals native to the United States that are candidates or proposed for possible addition to the Federal list. All of the Service’s actions, from proposals to listings to removals (“delisting”) [2/2004] [PDF], are announced through the Federal Register. (Please note: To view PDF documents, you may need to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe, Inc.)
For more information on a particular species, you may want to check out our Species in the Spotlight page. This page focuses on those species most often in the news.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Maps by U.S. State/Territory The number of species listed as threatened or endangered A current report of all listed animals and plants from TESS (our Threatened and Endangered Species Database System ) Note: Due to the large number of fields and records, these reports may take several minutes to generate.
These species are listed in the U.S.
For a list of all available reports, please see TESS (our Threatened and Endangered Species Database System).
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