Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 27 - Endangered And Threatened Species
Section NR 27.03 - Department list

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 27.03

Current through November 25, 2024

(1) U.S. foreign and native endangered and threatened species list as published in 50 eCFR 17.11 and 17.12.

Note The latest publication of threatened and endangered U.S. foreign and native species as published in the government printing office's endangered and threatened wildlife and plants 50 eCFR 17.11 and 17.12 is updated daily and can found on the U.S. fish and wildlife services' endangered species web page (http://www.fws.gov/endangered/).

(2) WISCONSIN ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST.

(a) Mammals.
1. American Marten - Martes americana.

(b) Birds.
1. Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus.

2. Black Tern - Chlidonias niger.

4. Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus.

5. Worm-Eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum.

5m. Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia.

6. Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus.

6m. Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena.

6r. Yellow-Throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica.

6w. Kirtland's Warbler - Setophaga kirtlandii.

8. Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri.

9. Common Tern - Sterna hirundo.

(c) Reptiles.
1. Ornate Box Turtle - Terrapene ornata.

2. Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus.

3. Queensnake - Regina septemvittata.

4. Western Ribbonsnake - Thamnophis proximus.

5. Eastern Ribbonsnake - Thamnophis sauritus.

6. Eastern Massasauga - Sistrurus catenatus catenatus.

(d) Amphibians.
1m. Blanchard's Cricket Frog - Acris blanchardi.

(e) Fishes.
1. Skipjack Herring - Alosa chrysochloris.

2m. Crystal Darter - Crystallaria asprella.

2t. Gravel Chub - Erimystax x-punctatus.

3. Bluntnose Darter - Etheostoma chlorosoma.

4m. Starhead Topminnow - Fundulus dispar.

5. Goldeye - Hiodon alosoides.

5m. Pallid Shiner - Hybopsis amnis.

6g. Striped Shiner - Luxilus chrysocephalus.

6m. Black Redhorse - Moxostoma duquesnei.

9. Slender Madtom - Noturus exilis.

(f) Insects.
1. Pecatonica River Mayfly - Acanthametropus pecatonica.

1m. Red-veined Prairie Leafhopper - Aflexia rubranura.

2g. A Leafhopper - Attenuipyga vanduzeei.

2m. Swamp Metalmark Butterfly - Calephelis muticum.

2r. Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle - Cicindela hirticollis rhodensis.

2w. Ottoe Skipper - Hesperia ottoe.

3. Northern Blue Butterfly - Lycaeides idas.

4. Giant Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus americanus.

5. Poweshiek Skipper - Oarisma poweshiek.

6. Extra-striped Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus anomalus.

7. Saint Croix Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus susbehcha.

8. Silphium Borer Moth - Papaipema silphii.

9. Phlox Moth - Schinia indiana.

9g. Incurvate Emerald - Somatochlora incurvata.

9m. Hine's Emerald Dragonfly - Somatochlora hineana.

9t. Regal Fritillary - Speyeria idalia.

9x. A Flat-headed Mayfly - Spinadis simplex.

10. Knobel's Riffle Beetle - Stenelmis knobeli.

10m. Lake Huron Locust - Trimerotropis huroniana.

(g) Mussels.
1. Spectaclecase - Cumberlandia monodonta.

2. Purple Wartyback - Cyclonaias tuberculata.

3. Butterfly - Ellipsaria lineolata.

4. Elephant Ear - Elliptio crassidens.

5. Snuffbox - Epioblasma triquetra.

6. Ebonyshell - Fusconaia ebena.

7. Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel - Lampsilis higginsi (also U.S. Endangered).

8. Yellow and Slough Sandshell - Lampsilis teres.

9. Sheepnose - Plethobasus cyphyus.

10. Winged Mapleleaf - Quadrula fragosa.

11. Rainbow Shell - Villosa iris.

(h) Snails.
1. Hubricht's Vertigo - Vertigo hubrichti.

2. Occult Vertigo - Vertigo occulta.

(i) Plants.
1g. Agalinis skinneriana - Pale False Foxglove (Scrophulariaceae: Figwort Family).

1r. Anemone caroliniana - Carolina Anemone (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

2. Anemone multifida var. multifida - Early Anemone (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

3. Arenaria macrophylla - Large-leaved Sandwort (Caryophyllaceae: Pink Family).

4. Armoracia lacustris - Lake Cress (Brassicaceae: Mustard Family).

4m. Asclepias purpurascens - Purple Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae: Milkweed Family).

5m. Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum - Green Spleenwort (Aspleniaceae: Spleenwort Family).

6. Astragalus alpinus - Alpine Milk Vetch (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

7. Astragalus crassicarpus - Prairie Plum (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

7m. Astragalus neglectus - Coppers Milk Vetch (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

7t. Botrychium campestre - Prairie Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae: Adder's-tongue Family).

8. Botrychium lunaria - Common Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae: Adder's-tongue Family).

8m. Botrychium mormo - Goblin Fern (Ophioglossaceae: Adder's-tongue Family).

9. Caltha natans - Floating Marsh Marigold (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

9m. Camassia scilloides - Wild Hyacinth (Liliaceae: Lily Family).

10. Carex crus-corvi - Ravenfoot Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

10m. Carex laevivaginata - Smooth-sheathed Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

11. Carex lupuliformis - False Hop Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

12. Carex media - Intermediate Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

12m. Carex schweinitzii - Schweinitz's Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

13. Catabrosa aquatica - Brook Grass (Poaceae: Grass Family).

15. Conioselinum chinense - Hemlock-parsley (Apiaceae: Parsley Family).

16. Diarrhena obovata - Obovate Beak Grass (Poaceae: Grass Family).

17. Draba cana - Hoary Whitlow-grass (Brassicaceae: Mustard Family).

17g. Eleocharis nitida - Neat Spike-rush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

17m. Eleocharis wolfii - Wolf Spike-rush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

18. Eleocharis quadrangulata - Square-stem Spike-rush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

19. Erigenia bulbosa - Harbinger-of-Spring (Apiaceae: Parsley Family).

20. Fimbristylis puberula - Chestnut Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

21. Fuirena pumila - Dwarf Umbrella Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

22. Geocaulon lividum - Northern Comandra (Santalaceae: Sandalwood Family).

22p. Juncus stygius - Bog Rush (Juncaceae: Rush Family).

22t. Lespedeza leptostachya - Prairie Bush Clover (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

23. Liatris punctata var. nebraskana - Dotted Blazing Star (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

24. Listera auriculata - Auricled Twayblade (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

24m. Lonicera involucrata - Fly Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae: Honeysuckle Family).

25. Melica smithii - Smith's Melic Grass (Poaceae: Grass Family).

25g. Muhlenbergia richardsonis - Mat Muhly (Poaceae: Grass Family).

25j. Orobanche ludoviciana - Louisiana Broomrape (Orobanchaceae: Broomrape Family).

25m. Oxytropis campestris var. chartacea - Fassett's Locoweed (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

26. Parnassia parviflora - Small-flowered Grass-of-Parnassus (Saxifragaceae: Saxifrage Family).

27. Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior - Smooth Phlox (Polemoniaceae: Phlox Family).

28. Pinguicula vulgaris - Butterwort (Lentibulariaceae: Bladderwort Family).

29. Plantago cordata - Heart-leaved Plantain (Plantaginaceae: Plantain Family).

29m. Platanthera leucophaea - Eastern Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

29t. Polemonium occidentale ssp. lacustre - Western Jacob's Ladder (Polemoniaceae: Phlox Family).

30. Polygala incarnata - Pink Milkwort (Polygalaceae: Milkwort Family).

30m. Potamogeton pulcher - Spotted Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae: Pondweed Family).

31. Prenanthes aspera - Rough White Lettuce (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

32. Prenanthes crepidinea - Great White Lettuce (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

33. Pterospora andromedea - Pine-drops (Pyrolaceae: Wintergreen Family).

34. Pyrola minor - Small Shinleaf (Pyrolaceae: Wintergreen Family).

36. Ranunculus gmelinii - Small Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

36m. Ranunculus lapponicus - Lapland Buttercup (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

37. Rhododendron lapponicum - Lapland Rosebay (Ericaceae: Heath Family).

38. Ruellia humilis - Wild Petunia (Acanthaceae: Acanthus Family).

39. Salix cordata - Sand Dune Willow (Salicaceae: Willow Family).

39m. Salix pellita - Satiny Willow (Salicaceae: Willow Family).

40d. Schoenoplectus hallii - Hall's Bulrush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

40h. Scleria reticularis - Netted Nut-rush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

40q. Scutellaria parvula var. parvula - Small Skullcap (Lamiaceae: Mint Family).

41. Selaginella selaginoides - Low Spike-moss (Selaginellaceae: Selaginella Family).

41m. Silene virginica - Fire Pink (Caryophyllaceae: Pink Family).

42. Solidago caesia - Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

43m. Tanacetum bipinnatum ssp. huronense - Lake Huron Tansy (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

44. Thaspium chapmanii - Hairy Meadow Parsnip (Apiaceae: Parsley Family).

45. Tiarella cordifolia - Heartleaf Foamflower (Saxifragaceae: Saxifrage Family).

45m. Trisetum melicoides - Purple False Oats(Poaceae: Grass Family).

46. Vaccinium cespitosum - Dwarf Bilberry (Ericaceae: Heath Family).

47. Vaccinium vitis-idaea - Mountain Cranberry (Ericaceae: Heath Family).

48. Viburnum edule - Squashberry (Caprifoliaceae: Honeysuckle Family).

49. Viola sagittata var. ovata - Sand Violet (Violaceae: Violet Family).

(3) WISCONSIN THREATENED SPECIES LIST.

(a) Mammals.
1. Little brown bat - Myotis lucifugus.

2. Big brown bat - Eptesicus fuscus.

3. Northern long-eared bat - Myotis septentrionalis.

4. Eastern pipistrelle - Perimyotis subflavus.

(b) Birds.
1. Henslow's sparrow - Ammodramus henslowii.

1c. Great Egret - Ardea alba.

1g. Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda.

1m. Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus.

2m. Yellow Rail - Coturnicops noveboracensis.

4. Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens.

5a. Spruce Grouse - Falcipennis canadensis.

6a. Kentucky Warbler - Geothlypis formosa.

6m. Yellow-Crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea.

8a. Cerulean Warbler - Setophaga cerulea.

9a. Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina.

10. Greater Prairie Chicken - Tympanuchus cupido.

11. Bell Vireo - Vireo bellii.

(c) Reptiles.
1. Wood Turtle - Glyptemys insculpta.

(d) Amphibians. - None.

(e) Fishes.
1. Blue Sucker - Cycleptus elongatus.

4. Black Buffalo - Ictiobus niger.

5. Longear Sunfish - Lepomis megalotis.

5m. Redfin Shiner - Lythrurus umbratilis.

5t. Shoal Chub - Macrhybopsis hyostoma.

6. River Redhorse - Moxostoma carinatum.

8. Pugnose Shiner - Notropis anogenus.

9m. Ozark Minnow - Notropis nubilus.

10. Gilt Darter - Percina evides.

11. Paddlefish - Polyodon spathula.

(f) Insects.
1e. Frosted Elfin - Callophrys irus.

1m. An Issid Planthopper - Fitchiella robertsoni.

2m. A Prairie Leafhopper - Polyamia dilata.

3. Spatterdock Darner Dragonfly - Rhionaeschna mutata.

(g) Mussels.
2. Slippershell - Alasmidonta viridis.

3. Rock Pocketbook - Arcidens confragosus.

4. Monkeyface - Quadrula metanevra.

5. Wartyback - Quadrula nodulata.

6. Salamander Mussel - Simpsonaias ambigua.

7. Buckhorn - Tritigonia verrucosa.

7m. Fawnsfoot - Truncilla donaciformis.

8. Ellipse - Venustaconcha ellipsiformis.

(h) Snails.
1. Wing Snaggletooth - Gastrocopta procera.

2. Cherrystone Drop - Hendersonia occulta.

(i) Plants.
1. Aconitum novaboracense - Northern Monkshood (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family) (also U.S. Threatened).

2. Adoxa moschatellina - Muskroot (Adoxaceae: Moschatel Family).

3a. Agalinis gattingeri - Roundstem Foxglove (Scrophulariaceae: Fig Wort Family.

3m. Amerorchis rotundifolia - Round-leaved Orchis (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

4m. Asclepias ovalifolia - Dwarf Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae: Milkweed Family).

5. Asclepias lanuginosa - Wooly Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae: Milkweed Family).

6. Asclepias sullivantii - Prairie Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae: Milkweed Family).

7. Asplenium pinnatifidum - Pinnatifid Spleenwort (Aspleniaceae: Spleenwort Family).

9. Besseya bullii - Kitten Tails (Scrophulariaceae: Fig Wort Family).

11. Calamovilfa longifolia var. magna - Sand Reedgrass (Poaceae: Grass Family).

11m. Callitriche heterophylla - Large Water Starwort (Callitichaceae: Water Starwort Family).

12. Calypso bulbosa - Calypso Orchid (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

13. Carex careyana - Carey's Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

14. Carex concinna - Beautiful Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

15. Carex exilis - Coast Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

16. Carex formosa - Handsome Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

17. Carex garberi - Elk Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

18. Carex lenticularis - Lenticular Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

19. Carex michauxiana - Michaux's Sedge (Cyperaceae: Sedge.

21. Cirsium hillii - Hill's Thistle (Asteraceae: Aster Family).

22. Cirsium pitcheri - Dune Thistle (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

23. Cypripedium arietinum - Ram's-head Lady's-slipper (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

24. Cypripedium candidum - White Lady's-slipper (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

25. Drosera anglica - English Sundew (Droseraceae: Sundew Family).

26. Drosera linearis - Linear-leaved Sundew (Droseraceae: Sundew Family).

27. Echinacea pallida - Purple Coneflower (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

28. Eleocharis rostellata - Beaked Spike-rush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

28m. Elytrigia dasystachya ssp. psammophila - Thickspike Wheatgrass (Poaceae: Grass Family).

28t. Eurybia furcata - Forked Aster (Asteraceae: Aster Family).

29. Festuca occidentalis - Western Fescue (Poaceae: Grass Family).

30. Fraxinus quadrangulata - Blue Ash (Oleaceae: Olive Family).

34. Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Round-fruited St. John's Wort (Hypericaceae: St. John's Wort Family)

35. Iris lacustris - Dwarf Lake Iris (Iridaceae: Iris Family).

36. Lespedeza virginica - Slender Bush Clover (Fabaceae: Bean Family).

37. Lesquerella ludoviciana - Bladderpod (Brassicaceae: Mustard Family).

38. Listera convallarioides - Broad-leaved Twayblade (Orchidaceae: Orchid Family).

39. Opuntia fragilis - Brittle Prickly Pear (Cactaceae: Cactus Family).

41. Orobanche fasciculata - Clustered Broomrape (Orobanchaceae: Broomrape Family).

41m. Packera indecora - Plains Ragwort (Asteraceae: Aster Family).

42. Parnassia palustris - Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (Saxifragaceae: Saxifrage Family).

44. Petasites sagittatus - Sweet Colt's-foot (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

45a. Platanthera flava var. herbiola - Pale Green Orchid (Orchidaceae:Orchid Family).

46. Polystichum braunii - Braun's Holly Fern (Dryopteridaceae: Wood Fern Family).

47. Potamogeton confervoides - Algae-leaved Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae: Pondweed Family).

49. Polytaenia nuttallii - Prairie-parsley (Apiaceae: Parsley Family).

49m. Pseudognaphalium saxicola - Cliff Cudweed (Asteraceae: Aster Family).

50m. Ranunculus cymbalaria - Seaside Crowfoot (Ranunculaceae: Crowfoot Family).

50p. Rhynchospora scirpoides - Long-beaked Baldrush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

51. Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides - Canadian Gooseberry (Grossulariaceae: Currant Family).

51m. Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia - Tea-leaved Willow (Salicaceae: Willow Family).

52. Solidago simplex var. Gillmanii - Dune Goldenrod (Asteraceae: Composite Family).

52m. Sparganium glomeratum - Clustered Bur-reed (Sparganiaceae: Bur-reed Family).

52r. Stuckenia vaginata - Sheathed Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae: Pondweed Family).

53. Triantha glutinosa - False Asphodel (Liliaceae: Lily Family).

53m. Trichophorum cespitosum - Tussock Bulrush (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family).

54. Trillium nivale - Snow Trillium (Liliaceae: Lily Family).

55. Trisetum spicatum - Spike Trisetum (Poaceae: Grass Family).

56. Valeriana uliginosa - Marsh Valerian (Valerianaceae: Valerian Family).

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