Region 3 Candidate Species
(PDF version)These plants and animals have been sufficiently studied, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that they should be proposed for threatened or endangered status. The listing priority number indicates the general order in which they will be proposed. Within each Region, the pace at which new listing proposals are completed depends upon the funding appropriated by Congress to the listing and classification portions of the FWS budget. (Bold type indicates states that are within Region 3.)
2003 Candidate Notice Of Review (PDF) - Published in Federal Register on May 4, 2004
National News Release (May 4, 2004) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Updated List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Listing
Region 3 News Release (May 4, 2004) Three Midwestern Mussels Included in Latest List of Candidates for Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List
Information about the Service's Candidate Conservation Program (on National USFWS Endangered Species Website)
Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
Historical Range: IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, PA, WI, Canada (Ontario)
Lead Region: Region 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Bloomington Indiana Field Office
Listing Priority: 9Eastern Massasauga Candidate Form (PDF file)
Eastern Massasauga: Why Conserve a Poisonous Snake?
Eastern Massasauga Status Assessment (.pdf file 1.5 MB)
Questions and Answers About Conservation of the Eastern Massasauga
Recommended Standard Survey Protocol for the Eastern Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus catenatus
The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: A Handbook for Land Managers (PDF 1.2MB)
Ozark hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi)
Historical Range: AR, MO
Lead Region: 4
Region 3 Lead Office: Columbia, Missouri Field Office
Listing Priority: 6
Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Historical Range: AR, CO, KS, MO, OK
Lead Region: Region 6
Region 3 Lead Office: Columbia Missouri Field Office
Listing Priority: 11
Grotto sculpin (Cottus sp.)
Historical Range: MO
Lead Region: Region 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Columbia Missouri Field Office
Listing Priority: 2
Neosho mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana)
Historical Range: AR, KS, MO, OK
Lead Region: Region 4
Region 3 Lead Office: Columbia Missouri Field Office
Listing Priority: 5
Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis) - a freshwater mussel
Current Range: IN, MI, NY, PA, OH, Ontario Canada
Historical Range: IL, IN, KY, MI, NY, PA, OH, TN, VA, WV, and Ontario Canada
Region 3 Lead Office: Reynoldsburg Ohio Field Office
Listing Priority: 2Rayed Bean Status Assessment September 2002 (PDF)
Sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus) - a freshwater mussel
Current Range: AL, IL, IN, IA, KY, MN, MS, MO, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WI
Region 3 Lead Office: Rock Island Illinois Field Office
Listing Priority: 2Sheepnose Status Assessment September 2002 (PDF)
Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) - a freshwater mussel
Current Range: AL, AR, IL, IA, KY, MN, MO, TN, VA, WV, WI
Region 3 Lead Office: Twin Cities Field Office
Listing Priority: 4Spectaclecase Status Assessment September 2002 (PDF)
Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae)
Historical Range: IA, IL, MN, ND, SD, Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan)
Lead Region: Region 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Twin Cities Field Office
Listing Priority: 11Dakota Skipper Conservation Guidelines (September 2003) - PDF; 43 pp; 455KB
Dakota Skipper Status Assessment (June 2002) PDF; 84 pages; 600KB
Questions and Answers about Designating Dakota Skipper as a Candidate for Listing under the Endangered Species Act
Short's bladderpod (Lesquerella globosa)
Historical Range: IN, KY, TN
Lead Region: Region 4
Region 3 Lead Office: Bloomington Indiana Field Office
Listing Priority: 5Short's Bladderpod Candidate and Listing Priority Assessment Form
Updated May 2004
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