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Wolf

marbled salamander

osprey, about to land on nest

Threatened species are at risk of becoming endangered in the foreseeable future. As of February 2006, Michigan had 40 threatened species on its list.

Local animals that are threatened appear below.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Common loon (Gavia immer)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

9 more birds are on the Michigan list, for a total of 13.

Gray wolf (Canis lupus)

1 more mammal is threatened in Michigan, for a total of 2.

Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum)

Eastern fox snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi)

There is also a threatened turtle in Michigan, for a total of 2 reptiles.

7 fish are on the list of threatened species in Michigan, but none of them are described in the Critter Catalog.
There are no myriapods or crustaceans on the list of protected species in Michigan.
2 mussels and 2 snails have "threatened" status in Michigan, but none of them are described in the Critter Catalog.
9 butterflies and moths, 1 spittlebug, and 1 locust are on the list of threatened insects in Michigan, but none of them are described in the Critter Catalog.
No arachnids are on the Michigan list of threatened species.

 

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Citation: Dewey, T. A., G. S. Hammond, R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, and T. Jones. 2005. BioKIDS Critter Catalog (online). Accessed at http://www.biokids.umich.edu.
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