List of threatened fauna of Michigan

The list of threatened fauna of Michigan includes almost 400 endangered, threatened and special concern species that are located in Michigan as a part of the fauna of the United States.

[1] The state also recognizes species of special concern, which are not protected under the act.

These species have low or declining numbers in the state or a need for additional information on their populations in Michigan.

If the species' numbers decline, they are moved to threatened or endangered status and afforded protection under the act; if they increase, they are removed from the list without further action.

No amphibians with federally listed threatened status have populations in Michigan.

One additional species is listed as extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a population in the state.

An additional nine species that previously had populations in Michigan are now considered extinct in that state.

None of the federally listed species of threatened fish have populations in Michigan.

One additional species is extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a viable population in the state.

Two species of beetles with populations in Michigan are listed as federally endangered.

Of these, twelve are listed as species of special concern, two as threatened and one as endangered.

There are 61 species and subspecies of threatened land and freshwater snails in Michigan.

A map of the state of Michigan, with an inset showing the location of Michigan in the United States
The state of Michigan, and its location in the United States
A frog on a leaf
The Blanchard's cricket frog is threatened in Michigan.
A black turtle with yellow spots
The spotted turtle is a threatened species in Michigan.
A long-beaked brown bird with a background of foliage
The king rail, endangered in Michigan
A fish swimming through clear water with a rocky bottom
The Arctic grayling, a species now extinct in Michigan
An orange, black and white butterfly on grass
The regal fritillary is endangered in Michigan.
An orange and black beetle pinned to a board
The American burying beetle, extinct in Michigan and listed as endangered in the United States
A dragonfly sitting on a human's finger
The Hine's emerald dragonfly, listed as endangered in both Michigan and the United States
A brown striped mussel shell surrounded by rocks
The deertoe mussel is a species of special concern in Michigan.
A snail shell against a black background
The shell of a crested vertigo, a species of special concern in Michigan
Four views (top, bottom, back and partially opened front) of a clam shell
The European pea clam is a species of special concern in Michigan.