NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - State Endangered and Threatened Species

New Jersey's Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Endangered Species are those whose prospects for survival in New Jersey are in immediate danger because of a loss or change in habitat, over-exploitation, predation, competition, disease, disturbance or contamination. Assistance is needed to prevent future extinction in New Jersey.

Threatened Species are those who may become endangered if conditions surrounding them begin to or continue to deteriorate.

There are other classifications for wildlife as well, including Stable, Species of Special Concern Special Concern and Undertermined.

Species names in the below tables link to PDF documents containing identification, habitat and status and conservation information. Additionally, in 2003 twelve species were highlighted as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the NJ Endangered Species Conservation Act. See the "2003 Species of the Month" page for more information.

BIRDS
Endangered		Threatened
Bittern, American	Botaurus lentiginosos BR	Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus BR
Eagle, bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus BR	Eagle, bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus NB
Falcon, peregrine	Falco peregrinus	Hawk, Cooper's	Accipiter cooperii
Goshawk, northern	Accipiter gentilis BR	Hawk, red-shouldered	Buteo lineatus NB
Grebe, pied-billed	Podilymbus podiceps	Night-heron, black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax BR
Harrier, northern	Circus cyaneus BR	Night-heron, yellow-crowned	Nyctanassa violaceus
Hawk, red-shouldered	Buteo lineatus BR	Knot, red	Calidris canutus BR
Owl, short-eared	Asio flammeus BR	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus BR
Plover, piping	Charadrius melodus**	Owl, barred	Strix varia
Sandpiper, upland	Batramia longicauda	Owl, long-eared	Asio otus
Shrike, loggerhead	Lanius ludovicianus	Rail, black	Laterallus jamaicensis
Skimmer, black	Rynchops niger BR	Skimmer, black	Rynchops niger NB
Sparrow, Henslow's	Ammodramus henslowii	Sparrow, grasshopper	Ammodramus savannarum BR
Sparrow, vesper	Pooecetes gramineus BR	Sparrow, Savannah	Passerculus sandwichensis BR
Tern, least	Sterna antillarum	Sparrow, vesper	Pooecetes gramineus NB
Tern, roseate	Sterna dougallii**	Woodpecker, red-headed	Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Wren, sedge	Cistothorus platensis
**Federally endangered or threatened
BR - Breeding population only; NB - non-breeding population only

REPTILES
Endangered		Threatened
Rattlesnake, timber	Crotalus h. horridus	Snake, northern pine	Pituophis m. melanoleucus
Snake, corn	Elaphe g. guttata	Turtle, Atlantic green	Chelonia mydas**
Snake, queen	Regina septemvittata	Turtle, wood	Clemmys insculpta
Turtle, bog	Clemmys muhlenbergii**
Atlantic hawksbill	Eretmochelys imbricata**
Atlantic leatherback	Dermochelys coriacea**
Atlantic loggerhead	Caretta caretta**
Atlantic Ridley	Lepidochelys kempi**
**Federally endangered or threatened

AMPHIBIANS
Endangered		Threatened
Salamander, blue-spotted	Ambystoma laterale	Salamander, eastern mud	Pseudotriton montanus
Salamander, eastern tiger	Ambystoma tigrinum	Salamander, long-tailed	Eurycea longicauda
Treefrog, southern gray	Hyla chrysocelis	Treefrog, pine barrens	Hyla andersonii

INVERTEBRATES
Endangered		Threatened
Beetle, American burying	Nicrophorus mericanus**	Elfin, frosted (butterfly)	Callophrys irus
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger	Cincindela d. dorsalis**	Floater, triangle (mussel)	Alasmidonta undulata
Copper, bronze	Lycaena hyllus	Fritillary, silver-bordered (butterfly)	Bolaria selene myrina
Floater, brook (mussel)	Alasmidonta varicosa	Lampmussel, eastern (mussel)	Lampsilis radiata
Floater, green (mussel)	Lasmigona subviridis	Lampmussel, yellow (mussel)	Lampsilis cariosa
Satyr, Mitchell's (butterfly)	Neonympha m. mitchellii**	Mucket, tidewater (mussel)	Leptodea ochracea
Skipper, arogos (butterfly)	Atrytone arogos arogos	Pondmussel, eastern (mussel)	Ligumia nasuta
Skipper, Appalachian grizzled (butterfly)	Pyrgus wyandot	White, checkered (butterfly)	Pontia protodice
Wedgemussel, dwarf	Alasmidonta heterodon**
**Federally endangered or threatened

MAMMALS
Endangered
Bat, Indiana	Myotis sodalis**
Bobcat	Lynx rufus
Whale, black right	Balaena glacialis**
Whale, blue	Balaenoptera musculus**
Whale, fin	Balaenoptera physalus**
Whale, humpback	Megaptera novaeangliae**
Whale, sei	Balaenoptera borealis**
Whale,sperm	Physeter macrocephalus**
Woodrat, Allegheny	Neotoma floridana magister
**Federally Endangered

FISH
Endangered
Sturgeon, shortnose	Acipenser brevirostrum**
**Federally Endangered

List updated 3/11/04

The lists of New Jersey's endangered and nongame wildlife species are maintained by the DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program. These lists are used to determine protection and management actions necessary to ensure the survival of the state's endangered and nongame wildlife.

This work is made possible through voluntary contributions received through Check-off donations to the Endangered Wildlife Conservation Fund on the New Jersey State Income Tax Form, the sale of Conserve Wildlife License Plates, and donations. For more information about the Endangered and Nongame Species Program or to report a sighting of endangered or threatened wildlife, contact the Endangered and Nongame Species, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400, or call 609-292-9400.