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 |