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To search for specific species, begin your search with scientific names or common names. Explore species that are experiencing high degrees of interest, exciting conservation projects, and more. These are just a few highlighted species of the thousands under USFWS governance.
Species listed under the Endangered Species Act are threatened or endangered; IPaC also shows species that are candidates, or proposed, for listing. See the listing status page for more information. IPaC only shows species that are regulated by USFWS (see FAQ).
ECOS serves a variety of reports related to FWS Threatened and Endangered Species. A selection of our most popular reports is listed below. See the Species Reports for the complete list. All Threatened and Endangered Animals. All Threatened and Endangered Plants. Critical Habitat Report.
description: Welcome to the US Fish & Wildlife Service's map of Threatened and Endangered Species with Critical Habitat designation across the United States. You are about to use an online mapper that displays designated critical habitat spatial information.
All species, both foreign and domestic, may be considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act. We use the best scientific information available to determine whether to add a species to (list) or remove from (delist) the federal lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
Endangered (E) Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Endangered species are protected by the take prohibitions of section 9 under the ESA.
Species managed by the U.S. FWS pursuant to its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act. The service includes listing, taxonomy, and related Federal Register publication information. Quick links: Data Explorer: Use the data explorer to construct custom queries into the REST-API.
