Forest Service
Threatened and Endangered Species

July 8, 2008

Species that occur on National Forest System lands, or are potentially affected by NFS management, and are listed as Threatened or Endangered, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act


TAXONOMIC GROUP
Forest
Service
Total
U.S.
Total
% of  U.S. Total on F.S.
1.  FLOWERING PLANTS
156
713
22
2.  FERNS, FERN ALLIES
3
26
13
3.  LICHENS
1
2
50
4.  AMPHIBIANS
12
23
52
5.  ARACHNIDS
1
12
8
6.  BIRDS
30
90
33
7.  CLAMS
57
70
81
8.  CRUSTACEANS
7
22
32
9.  FISHES
92
139
66
10.  INSECTS
14
57
25
11.  MAMMALS
32
81
39
12.  REPTILES
8
37
22
13.  SNAILS
9
75
12
TOTAL T&E SPECIES
422
1353*
31
T&E species with FWS- or NMFS-approved, final recovery plans
311
1,165
na
Percent with FWS- or NMFS- approved recovery plans
74%
86%
na
* FWS total includes coral, conifer and cycad species

Endangered Species Act Species Recovery Information:
Fish and Wildlife Service: 	http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/Boxscore.do
http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/index.html
NOAA Fisheries/NMFS:  http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa.htm#pcr

Forest Service Endangered Species website: http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/tes/index