flowers

http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf

Needs image

Phocoena phocoena ssp. phocoena Harbor porpoise SC

Sphodros niger (black purse spider)

Agonum darlingtoni ground beetle, SC

Amara chalcea ground beetle, SC

Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted skipper, E

Mammals

Small Mammals

Cryptotis parva (Least shrew, E)
Neotoma magister (Eastern woodrat, SCE)
Synaptomys cooperi (Southern bog lemming, SC)

Bats

Special Concern

Lasionycteris noctivagans, Silver-haired bat
Lasiurus borealis, Red bat
Lasiurus cinereus, Hoary bat

Endangered

Myotis leibii, Eastern small-footed bat
Myotis lucifugus, Little brown bat
Myotis septentrionalis, Northern long-eared bat (Federally threatened)
Myotis sodalis, Indiana bat (Federally endangered)
Perimyotis subflavus, Tri-colored bat

Carnivores

Canis lupus, Gray wolf (special concern, believed expatriated, federally endangered)
Puma concolor couguar, Eastern cougar (special concern, believed expatriated, federally endangered. Declared extinct according to article)

Porpoises

Phocoena phocoena ssp. phocoena Harbor porpoise SC

Birds

Loons

Gavia immer Common loon, SC

Grebes

Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed grebe, E

Wading Birds

Ardea alba Great egret, T
Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern, E
Egretta caerulea Little blue heron, SC
Egretta thula Snowy egret, T
Ixobrychus exilis Least bittern, T
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned night-heron, SC
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy ibis, SC

Hawks and Others

Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk, T
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk, E
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged hawk, SC
Circus cyaneus Northern harrier, E
Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon, T
Falco sparverius, American kestrel, SC
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald eagle, T

Rails and Others

E Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus E King rail (nesting population only) Rallus elegans

Shorebirds, Terns and Others

E Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda T Piping plover^ Charadrius melodus T American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus SC Eskimo curlew*+ Numenius borealis E Roseate tern+ Sterna dougallii SC Common tern Sterna hirundo T Least tern Sternula antillarum

Owls

SC Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus T Short-eared owl (wintering populations) Asio flammeus E Long-eared owl Asio otus E Barn owl Tyto alba

Goatsuckers

SC Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus E Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Woodpeckers

E Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Perching Birds

SC

Ammodramus caudacutus (Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow, SC)

SC Henslow’s sparrow* Ammodramus henslowii T Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus E Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum E Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis SC Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus SC Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum E Horned lark Eremophila alpestris E Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens SC Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis SC Ipswich sparrow (wintering populations) Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. princeps E Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus SC Purple martin Progne subis SC Northern parula Setophaga americana SC Cerulean warbler Setophaga cerulea T Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna SC Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum E Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

Reptiles

Turtles

T Loggerhead^ Caretta caretta T Atlantic green turtle^ Chelonia mydas SC Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata E Leatherback+ Dermochelys coriacea SC Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta E Bog turtle^ Glyptemys muhlenbergii E Atlantic ridley+ Lepidochelys kempii SC Northern diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin Reptiles SC Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina

Lizards and Snakes

E Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus SC Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos SC Smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis T Five-lined skink Plestiodon fasciatus SC Eastern ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus

Amphibians

SC Jefferson salamander “complex” Ambystoma jeffersonianum E Blue-spotted salamander (diploid populations) Ambystoma laterale SC Blue-spotted salamander “complex” Ambystoma laterale T Northern spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus SC Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus T Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus Frogs and Toads SC Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens E Eastern spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii + Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened rev. 8/15 3

Crustaceans

SC Common Crayfish Cambarus bartonii SC Mystic valley amphipod Crangonyx aberrans E Fairy shrimp Eubranchipus holmanii SC Clam shrimp* Eulimnadia agassizii SC Piedmont groundwater amphipod Stygobromus tenuis tenuis SC Coastal pond amphipod Synurella chamberlaini

Freshwater Mussels

E Dwarf wedgemussel+ Alasmidonta heterodon E Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa E Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa SC Tidewater mucket Leptodea ochracea SC Eastern pondmussel Ligumia nasuta SC Eastern pearlshell Margaritifera margaritifera