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Threatened and Endangered Animals of Oregon

Oregon Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

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The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database (TESS).

Threatened and Endangered Animals of Oregon

Albatross, short-tailed (Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus)
Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Butterfly, Fender's blue (Icaricia icarioides fenderi)
Butterfly, Oregon silverspot (Speyeria zerene hippolyta)
Chub, Borax Lake (Gila boraxobius)
Chub, Hutton tui (Gila bicolor ssp.)
Chub, Oregon (Oregonichthys crameri)
Condor, California(Gymnogyps californianus)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Dace, Foskett speckled (Rhinichthys osculus ssp.)
Deer, Columbian white-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Fairy shrimp, vernal pool (Branchinecta lynchi)
Lynx, Canada (Lynx canadensis)
Murrelet, marbled (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus)
Otter, southern sea (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Owl, northern spotted (Strix occidentalis caurina)
Pelican, brown (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Plover, western snowy (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus)
Rabbit, pygmy (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Salmon, chinook (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) tshawytscha)
Salmon, chum (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) keta)
Salmon, coho (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) kisutch)
Salmon, sockeye (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) nerka)
Sea turtle, green (Chelonia mydas)
Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Sea-lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus)
Steelhead (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss)
Sucker, Lost River (Deltistes luxatus)
Sucker, shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris)
Sucker, Warner (Catostomus warnerensis)
Trout, bull (Salvelinus confluentus)
Trout, Lahontan cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi)
Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (Oregon)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed June 21, 2006.

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