This is a list of species named endangered by the Missouri Department of Conservation, which are not necessarily on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is not comprehensive.
Invertebrates Nicrophorus americanus, American burying beetle Fusconaia ebena, ebonyshell mussel Elliptio crassidens, elephant ear mussel Lampsilis abrupta, pink mucket mussel Leptodea leptodon, scaleshell mussel Plethobasus cyphyus, sheepnose, or bullhead mussel Epioblasma triquetra, snuffbox mussel
Vertebrates
Birds Aimophila aestivalis, Bachmann's sparrow Tympanuchus cupido, greater prairie chicken Sternula antillarum, least tern Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon, currently being reintroduced to the state in urban areas.
Reptiles Emydoidea blandingii, Blanding's turtle Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus, the prairie massasauga rattlesnake, a subspecies of the western massasauga, which is a genus of venomous rattlesnakes. Deirochelys reticularia miaria, western chicken turtle Kinosternon flavescens flavescens, yellow mud turtle Nerodia cyclopion, Mississippi green watersnake
Amphibians Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender
Fish
Umbra limi, central mudminnow Crystallaria asprella, crystal darter Hybognathus hayi, cypress minnow Platygobio gracilis, flathead chub Etheostoma parvipinne, goldstripe darter Cottus specus, grotto sculpin, a rare fish found only in Perry County, which is federally listed as endangered. It is of the order Scorpaeniformes. Etheostoma histrio, harlequin darter Acipenser fulvescens, lake sturgeon Percina nasuta, longnose darter Noturus eleutherus, mountain madtom Noturus placidus, Neosho madtom Etheostoma nianguae, Niangua darter Amblyopsis rosae, Ozark cavefish Scaphirhynchus albus, pallid sturgeon Etheostoma whipplei, redfin darter Notropis sabinae, sabine shiner, an eastern shiner Forbesichthys agassizi, spring cavefish, the only Missouri cavefish with eyes. Etheostoma fusiforme, swamp darter Notropis maculatus, taillight shiner, an eastern shiner Notropis topeka, Topeka shiner, an eastern shiner
Mammals Spilogale putorius, eastern spotted skunk Myotis grisescens, gray bat Myotis sodalis, Indiana bat Canis lupus, gray wolf (or timber wolf)
Plants
Boltonia decurrens, decurrent false aster Geocarpon minimum, known as tinytim, earth fruit, or simply geocarpon Asclepias meadii, Mead's milkweed Physaria filiformis, Missouri bladderpod Lindera melissifolia, pondberry Trifolium stoloniferum, running buffalo clover Platanthera praeclara, western prairie fringed orchid
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