Rhode Island

Species of Greatest Conservation Need (2015)

Scientific Name Common Name Subtaxon S-Rank State Listing RSGCN Concern
Abagrotis nefascia benjamini Coastal Heathland Cutworm / Benjamin's Abagrostis Moths
Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Landbirds Moderate
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon Diadromous Fish High
Acronicta fragilis Fragile Dagger Moth Moths
Acronicta tritona Triton Dagger Moth Moths
Actinothoe modesta A Burrowing Anemone Corals and Anemones
Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper Shorebirds
Agonum darlingtoni A Ground Beetle Other Beetles
Agrotis stigmosa Spotted Dart Moths
Aix sponsa Wood Duck Waterfowl
Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater Freshwater Bivalves Moderate
Alca torda Razorbill Waterbirds
Alderia modesta Modest Alderia Mollusc
Alitta virens Clam Worm Worms, Leeches, and other Annelids
Alobates morio A Darkling Beetle Other Beetles
Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring Diadromous Fish Moderate
Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife Diadromous Fish High
Alosa sapidissima American Shad Diadromous Fish High
Amara chalcea A Ground Beetle Other Beetles
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander Salamanders
Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander Salamanders
Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh Sparrow Landbirds
Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow Landbirds
Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sparrow Landbirds
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Landbirds Moderate
Ammodytes americanus American Sand Lance Marine Fish
Ampelisca spp. Tube-dwelling Amphipod sp. Amphipods, Copepods, and Isopods
Amphiporeia virginiana Sand Burrower Amphipods, Copepods, and Isopods
Anaedus brunneus A Langriid Beetle Other Beetles
Anas acuta Northern Pintail Waterfowl
Anas americana American Widgeon Waterfowl
Anas rubripes American Black Duck Waterfowl High
Anax longipes Comet Darner Dragonflies and Damselflies
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad Frogs and Toads
Anchoa mitchilli Bay Anchovy Marine Fish
Anguilla rostrata American Eel Diadromous Fish High
Anodonta implicata Alewife Floater Freshwater Bivalves
Antrostomus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will Landbirds High
Apamea inebriata The Drunk Apamea Moths High
Arctica islandica Ocean/Black Quahog Mollusc
Ardea alba Great Egret Waterbirds
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Shorebirds
Argopecten irradians Bay Scallop Mollusc High
Argyrostrotis anilis Short-lined Chocolate Moth Moths
Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Landbirds
Asterias forbesi Common Seastar Marine Invertebrate
Astrangia poculata Northern Star Coral Corals and Anemones
Atherix spp. Watersnipe Fly sp. Other Insects
Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper Butterflies and Skippers
Attaneuria ruralis Giant Stonefly Stoneflies