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Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Mammals

Northern Long-eared Bat

Northern long-eared bat, endangered

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
SC Gray wolf*+ Canis lupus
E Least shrew Cryptotis parva
SC Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans
SC Red bat Lasiurus borealis
SC Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus
E Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii
E Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus
E Northern long-eared bat+ Myotis septentrionalis
E Indiana bat+ Myotis sodalis
SC Eastern woodrat* Neotoma magister
E Tri-colored bat Perimyotis subflavus
SC Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena ssp. phocoena
SC Eastern cougar*~ Puma concolor couguar
SC Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi

* Believed Extirpated
+ Federally Endangered
^ Federally Threatened

~ Considered Extinct (by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Effective August 5, 2015

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Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species in Connecticut

Content last updated in October 2024.