321 CMR 10.90 - List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species

(1) Introduction. The list in 321 CMR 10.90 contains the names of all species of plants and animals which have been determined to be Endangered, Threatened, or of Special Concern pursuant to M.G.L. c. 131A, and 321 CMR 10.03.

(2) List Format. The columns entitled "Common Name" and "Scientific Name" define the species listed. In the "Status" columns the following symbols are used: "E" for Endangered, "T" for Threatened, and "SC" for Special Concern. The status defined under the "MA" column denotes the official status of the species in Massachusetts pursuant to M.G.L. C.131A and 321 CMR 10.00. The status under the "US" column is the status of the species under the federal Endangered Species Act at the time of the latest revision of 321 CMR 10.00 and is given for informational purposes only. Recent changes in the federal list might not be reflected in 321 CMR 10.90. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should be consulted for official and up to date information on the federal status of any species. Inquiries may be made by writing to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301-5087. The "Taxonomic Group" column of the list is included for the purpose of organization. The "Notes" column directs the reader to footnotes which further define or clarify the status of a species or alternative names of species.

(3) Organization of the List. The list is generally organized according to the relationship of the listed species as determined by the science of taxonomy, which groups and categorizes species that are similar on the basis of shared evolutionary descent. The most basic division in the list is between animals and plants. Within animals the list is divided between vertebrates (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones). Within vertebrates and invertebrates, the list is further divided into categories which are generally recognized, such as fish, mammals, and dragonflies. All such information has no regulatory effect and is provided only for the purpose of organizing the list. The following outline shows the taxonomic categories used and their order.

ANIMALS

Vertebrates

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Invertebrates

Sponges

Flatworms

Segmented Worms

Snails

Mussels

Crustaceans

Dragonflies

Damselflies

Beetles

Butterflies and Moths

Bees

PLANTS

(4) The List. The Massachusetts List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species follows:

Massachusetts List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species

ANIMALS

Taxonomic Group Common Name	Scientific Name	Status MA	US	Notes
VERTEBRATES
Fish
Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	E	E
Atlantic Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	E
Longnose Sucker	Catostomus catostomus	SC
Northern Redbelly Dace	Chrosomus eos	E
Lake Chub	Couesius plumbeus	E
Threespine Stickleback	Gasterosteus aculeatus	T	1
Eastern Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus regius	SC
American Brook Lamprey	Lethenteron appendix	T
Burbot	Lota lota	SC
Bridle Shiner	Notropis bifrenatus	SC
Amphibians
Jefferson Salamander (complex)	Amby stoma jeffersonianum	SC	2
Blue-spotted Salamander (complex)	Amby stoma later ale pop. 1	SC	3
Blue-spotted Salamander	Amby stoma later ale pop. 2	T	4
Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum	T
Eastern Spadefoot	Scaphiopus holbrookii	T
Reptiles
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	E
Loggerhead Sea Turtle	Caretta caretta	T	T
Eastern Wormsnake	Carphophis amoenus	T
Green Sea Turtle	Chelonia mydas	T	T
Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	E
Leatherback Sea Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	E	E
Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	T
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	E	E
Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	SC
Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	E	T
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	SC
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle	Lepidochelys kempii	E	E
Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin	Malaclemys terrapin	T
Eastern Ratsnake	Patherophis alleghaniensis	E
Northern Red-bellied Cooter	Pseudemys rubriventris	E	E	5
Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene Carolina	SC
Birds
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	T
Saltmarsh Sparrow	Ammospiza caudacuta	SC
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	SC
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	E
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	SC
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	E
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	E
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	T	T
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	T	T
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	T
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	E
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	SC
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	SC
Common Loon	Gavia immer	SC
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis Philadelphia	SC
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	SC
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	E
Leach's Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	E
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	E
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	T
King Rail	Rallus elegans	T
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	T
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	SC
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	E	E
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	SC
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	SC
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	SC
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	SC
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	SC
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	E
Mammals
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	E	E
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	E	E
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	E	E
North Atlantic Right Whale	Eubalaena glacialis	E	E
Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	E
Eastern Small-footed Bat	Myotis leibii	E
Little Brown Bat	Myotis lucifugus	E
Northern Long-eared Bat	Myotis septentrionalis	E	T
Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	E	E
Tricolored Bat	Perimyotis subflavus	E
Sperm Whale	Physeter macrocephalus	E	E
Rock Shrew	Sorex dispar	SC
Water Shrew	Sorex palustris	SC
Southern Bog Lemming	Synaptomys cooperi	SC
INVERTEBRATES
Sponges
Smooth Branched Sponge	Spongilla aspinosa	SC
Flatworms
Sunderland Spring Planarian	Seidlia remota	SC
Segmented Worms
New England Medicinal Leech	Macrobdella sestertia	SC
Snails
New England Siltsnail	Floridobia winkleyi	SC
Henscomb Hydrobe	Littoridinops tenuipes	SC
Boreal Marstonia	Marstonia lustrica	E
Slender Walker	Pomatiopsis lapidaria	E
Mossy Valvata	Valvata sincera	E
Mussels
Dwarf Wedgemussel	Alasmidonta heterodon	E	E
Brook Floater	Alasmidonta varicosa	E
Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	E
Tidewater Mucket	Leptodea ochracea	SC
Eastern Pondmussel	Ligumia nasuta	SC
Creeper	Strophitus undulatus	SC
Crustaceans
Intricate Fairy Shrimp	Eubranchipus intricatus	SC
Agassiz's Clam Shrimp	Eulimnadia agassizii	E
Northern Spring Amphipod	Gammarus pseudolimnaeus	SC
American Clam Shrimp	Limnadia lenticularis	SC
Taconic Cave Amphipod	Stygobromus borealis	E
Piedmont Groundwater Amphipod	Stygobromus tenuis	SC
Coastal Swamp Amphipod	Synurella chamberlaini	SC
Dragonflies
Subarctic Darner	Aeshna subarctica	E
Ocellated Darner	Boyeria grafiana	SC
Midland Clubtail	Gomphurus fraternus	E
Skillet Clubtail	Gomphurus ventricosus	T
Spine-crowned Clubtail	Hylogomphus abbreviatus	SC
Brook Snaketail	Ophiogomphus aspersus	SC
Riffle Snaketail	Ophiogomphus carolus	T
Harpoon Clubtail	Phanogomphus descriptus	E
Rapids Clubtail	Phanogomphus quadricolor	E
Ski-tipped Emerald	Somatochlora elongata	SC
Forcipate Emerald	Somatochlora forcipata	E
Coppery Emerald	Somatochlora georgiana	E
Incurvate Emerald	Somatochlora incurvata	E
Kennedy's Emerald	Somatochlora kennedyi	E
Mocha Emerald	Somatochlora linearis	SC
Riverine Clubtail	Stylurus amnicola	E
Ebony Boghaunter	Williamsonia fletcheri	E
Ringed Boghaunter	Williamsonia lintneri	T
Damselflies
Tule Bluet	Enallagma carunculatum	SC
Attenuated Bluet	Enallagma daeckii	T
Scarlet Bluet	Enallagma pictum	T
Pine Barrens Bluet	Enallagma recurvatum	T
Beetles
Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle	Cicindela dorsalis	E	T
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle	Cicindela duodecimguttata	SC
Claybank Tiger Beetle	Cicindela limbalis	T
Cobblestone Tiger Beetle	Cicindela marginipennis	E
Barrens Tiger Beetle	Cicindela patruela	E
Puritan Tiger Beetle	Cicindela puritana	E	T
Purple Tiger Beetle	Cicindela purpurea	SC
Hentz's Red-bellied Tiger Beetle	Cicindela rufiventris hentzii	T
American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	E	E
Butterflies and Moths
Coastal Heathland Cutworm	Abagrotis benjamini	SC
Barrens Dagger Moth	Acronicta albarufa	T
Drunk Apamea Moth	Apamea inebriata	SC
Phyllira Tiger Moth	Apantesis phyllira	E
New Jersey Tea Inchworm	Apodrepanulatrix liberaria	E
Hessel's Hairstreak	Callophrys hesseli	SC
Frosted Elfin	Callophrys irus	SC
Bog Elfin	Callophrys lanoraieensis	T
Herodias Underwing Moth	Catocala herodias	SC
Precious Underwing Moth	Catocala pretiosa	E
Waxed Sallow Moth	Chaetaglaea cerata	SC
Melsheimer's Sack Bearer	Cicinnus melsheimeri	T
Chain Dot Geometer	Cingilia catenaria	SC
Collared Cycnia	Cycnia collaris	T
The Pink Streak	Dargida rubripennis	T
Imperial Moth	Eacles imperialis	T
Early Hairstreak	Erora laeta	T
Persius Duskywing	Erynnis persius	E
Scrub Euchlaena	Euchlaena madusaria	SC
Dion Skipper	Euphyes dion	T
Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth	Hemaris gracilis	SC
Buck Moth	Hemileuca maia	SC
Sandplain Heterocampa	Heterocampa varia	T
Buchholz's Gray	Hypomecis buchholzaria	E
Pale Green Pinion Moth	Lithophane viridipallens	SC
Twilight Moth	Lycia rachelae	E
Woolly Gray	Lycia ypsilon	T
Barrens Metarranthis	Metarranthis apiciaria	E
Heath Metarranthis	Metarranthis pilosaria	SC
Northern Brocade Moth	Neoligia semicana	SC
Pitcher Plant Borer	Papaipema appassionata	T
Ostrich Fern Borer	Papaipema sp. 2	SC	6
Chain Fern Borer	Papaipema stenocelis	T
Water-willow Stem Borer	Papaipema sulphurata	T
Cordgrass Borer	Photedes inops	SC
Mustard White	Pieris oleracea	T
Pink Sallow Moth	Psectraglaea carnosa	SC
Southern Ptichodis	Ptichodis bistrigata	T
Orange Sallow Moth	Pyrrhia aurantiago	SC
Pine Barrens Speranza	Speranza exonerata	SC
Faded Gray Geometer	Stenoporpia polygrammaria	T
Dune Sympistis	Sympistis riparia	SC
Pine Barrens Zale	Zale lunifera	SC	7
Pine Barrens Zanclognatha	Zanclognatha martha	SC
Bees
Walsh's Anthophora	Anthophora walshii	E
American Bumble Bee	Bombus pensylvanicus	E
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee	Bombus terricola	T

E = Endangered, T = Threatened, SC = Special Concern

¹ Trimorphic freshwater population only.

² Complex consisting of the genetically pure lineage and its associated unisexual forms (statewide).

³ "Population 1"; complex consisting of the genetically pure lineage and its associated unisexual forms (jurisdictions outside Bristol and Plymouth Counties).

⁴ "Population 2"; consists of the genetically pure lineage (Bristol and Plymouth Counties only).

⁵ This species is listed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as P.r. bangsi (Plymouth Redbelly Turtle) in 50 CFR 17.11.

⁶ Undescribed species near P. pterisii.

⁷ True Z. lunifera, sensu Schmidt, B.C. 2010. Taxonomic reassessment of Zale lunifera (Hiibner) (Erebidae, Erebinae). Zookeys 39: 99-106.

Massachusetts List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species

PLANTS

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status MA	US	Notes
Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	E
Climbing Fumitory	Adlumia fungosa	SC
Sandplain Gerardia	Agalinis acuta	E	E
Purple Giant Hyssop	Agastache scrophulariifolia	E
Lesser Snakeroot	Ageratina aromatica	E
Small-flowered Agrimony	Agrimonia parviflora	E
Downy Agrimony	Agrimonia pubescens	T
Mountain Alder	Alnus viridis ssp. crispa	SC
Bartram's Shadbush	Amelanchier bartramiana	T
Round-leaved Shadbush	Amelanchier sanguinea	SC
Annual Peanutgrass	Amphicarpum amphicarpon	E
Putty-root	Aplectrum hyemale	E
Lyre-leaved Rock-cress	Arabidopsis lyrata	E
Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe	Arceuthobium pusillum	SC
Arethusa	Arethusa bulbosa	T
Green Dragon	Arisaema dracontium	T
Purple Needlegrass	Aristida purpurascens	T
Seabeach Needlegrass	Aristida tuberculosa	T
Purple Milkweed	Asclepias purpurascens	E
Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	T
Mountain Spleenwort	Asplenium montanum	E
Wall-rue Spleenwort	Asplenium ruta-muraria	T
Swamp Birch	Betula pumila	E
Eaton's Beggar-ticks	Bidens eatonii	E
Estuary Beggar-ticks	Bidens hyperborea	E
Downy Wood-mint	Blephilia ciliata	E
Hairy Wood-mint	Blephilia hirsuta	E
Smooth Rock-cress	Boechera laevigata	SC
Green Rock-cress	Boechera missouriensis	T
Pickering's Reed Grass	Calamagrostis pickeringii	E
New England Northern Reed Grass	Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa	E
Upright Bindweed	Calystegia spithamaea	E
Fen Cuckoo-flower	Cardamine dentata	T
Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	E
Long's Bittercress	Cardamine longii	E
Foxtail Sedge	Carex alopecoidea	T
Back's Sedge	Carex backii	E
Bailey's Sedge	Carex baileyi	T
Bush's Sedge	Carex bushii	E
Chestnut-colored Sedge	Carex castanea	E
Creeping Sedge	Carex chordorrhiza	E
Davis' Sedge	Carex davisii	E
Handsome Sedge	Carex formosa	T
Glaucescent Sedge	Carex glaucodea	E
Slender Woodland Sedge	Carex gracilescens	E
Gray's Sedge	Carex grayi	T
Hitchcock's Sedge	Carex hitchcockiana	SC
Shore Sedge	Carex lenticularis	T
Livid Sedge	Carex livida	E
False Hop Sedge	Carex lupuliformis	E
Midland Sedge	Carex mesochorea	E
Michaux's Sedge	Carex michauxiana	E
Mitchell's Sedge	Carex mitchelliana	T
Rich Woods Sedge	Carex oligocarpa	T
Few-seeded Sedge	Carex oligosperma	E
Few-flowered Sedge	Carex pauciflora	E
Variable Sedge	Carex polymorpha	E
Schweinitz's Sedge	Carex schweinitzii	E
Squarrose Sedge	Carex squarrosa	T
Dioecious Sedge	Carex sterilis	T
Walter's Sedge	Carex striata	E
Fen Sedge	Carex tetanica	SC
Hairy-fruited Sedge	Carex trichocarpa	SC
Tuckerman's Sedge	Carex tuckermanii	E
Cat-tail Sedge	Carex typhina	T
American Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	T
Nodding Chickweed	Cerastium nutans	E
Devil's-bit	Chamaelirium luteum	E
Fogg's Goosefoot	Chenopodium foggii	E
Narrow-leaved Spring-beauty	Claytonia virginica	E
Purple Clematis	Clematis occidentalis	SC
Long-leaved Panic-grass	Coleataenia longifolia ssp. longifolia	T
Hemlock-parsley	Conioselinum chinense	SC
Autumn Coral-root	Corallorhiza odontorhiza	SC
Shore Pygmy-weed	Crassula aquatica	T
Bicknell's Hawthorn	Crataegus bicknellii	E
Appalachian Bristle-fern	Crepidomanes intricatum	E
Fragile Rock-brake	Cryptogramma stelleri	E
Northern Wild Comfrey	Cynoglossum virginianum
var. boreale	E
Engelmann's Flatsedge	Cyperus engelmannii	T
Houghton's Flatsedge	Cyperus houghtonii	E
Ram's Head Lady's-slipper	Cypripedium arietinum	E
Yellow Lady's-slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	E
Showy Lady's-slipper	Cypripedium reginae	E
Tussock Hairgrass	Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca	E
Large-bracted Tick-trefoil	Desmodium cuspidatum	T
Mattamuskeet Rosette-grass	Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense	E
Commons' Rosette-grass	Dichanthelium commonsianum	SC
Rough Rosette-grass	Dichanthelium scabriusculum	T
Wright's Rosette-grass	Dichanthelium wrightianum	SC
Cornel-leaved Aster	Doellingeria infirma	E
American Waterwort	Elatine americana	E
Wright's Spike-sedge	Eleocharis diandra	E
Matted Spike-sedge	Eleocharis intermedia	T
Tiny-fruited Spike-sedge	Eleocharis microcarpa	E
Ovate Spike-sedge	Eleocharis ovata	E
Few-flowered Spike-sedge	Eleocharis quinqueflora	E
Three-angled Spike-sedge	Eleocharis tricostata	E
Hairy Wild Rye	Elymus villosus	E
Dwarf Scouring Rush	Equisetum scirpoides	SC
Frank's Lovegrass	Eragrostis frankii	SC

E = Endangered, T = Threatened, SC = Special Concern

Notes

321 CMR 10.90

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1334, eff. 3/10/2017. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1337, eff. 3/10/2017. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1408, eff. 1/10/2020. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1410, eff. 1/10/2020.