Rare and Uncommon Animals of Vermont Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department 27 November 2013
This list of Vermont's rare and uncommon animals is produced by the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, a unit of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. The Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory is the state’s official repository for records of rare, threatened, and endangered species. Information in the Vermont Natural Heritage database is the result of work of zoologists, natural resource professionals and interested amateurs. This list is intended to inform naturalists, biologists, planners, developers and the general public about our rare native fauna. These species may be rare because they have very particular habitat requirements, are at the edge of their range, are vulnerable to disturbance or collection, or have difficulty reproducing. The listing of uncommon species may be incomplete. Species with a state status of Threatened or Endangered (T or E) are protected by Vermont’s Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A. Chap. 123). Those with a federal status of Threatened or Endangered (LT or LE) are protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205). The state and global ranks are informational categories regarding the rarity and extirpation/extinction risk of the species. A brief explanation of legal status and informational ranks is attached to the end of this list. Members of the Scientific Advisory Groups (to the Vermont Endangered Species Committee) for Birds, Mammals, Fishes, Reptiles and Amphibians, and Invertebrates review the state ranks periodically for changes. Global ranks are developed and reviewed by NatureServe (http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/) and its international network of natural heritage data centers. If you locate a rare or uncommon species, the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory would appreciate receiving information on it. A rare animal report form is available to summarize information on a rare or uncommon animal occurrence. Contact the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory or visit http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/wildlife_nongame.cfm for a form. Please obtain landowner permission before accessing private property. Questions can be directed to Mark Ferguson, Natural Heritage Inventory Zoologist, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 1 National Life Drive North 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3702. (802)279-3422.
[email protected]
Scientific Name
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
Federal Status SGCN
Northern Brook Lamprey Silver Lamprey American Brook Lamprey Lake Sturgeon American Eel Spotfin Shiner Cutlips Minnow Brassy Minnow Eastern Silvery Minnow Pearl Dace Bridle Shiner Blackchin Shiner Blacknose Shiner Rosyface Shiner Finescale Dace Quillback Silver Redhorse Shorthead Redhorse Greater Redhorse Stonecat Round Whitefish Artic Char or Sunapee Trout Muskellunge Central Mudminnow Trout-perch Burbot Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Mottled Sculpin Eastern Sand Darter Fantail Darter Channel Darter
S1 S2? S1 S1 S2 S3S4 S3 S1 S3S4 S3 S1? S1 S1 S3 S3? S1 S2 S2 S1 S1 S1 SX S1 S3S4 S3 S3S4 SU S3 S2 S1 S3 S1
G4 G5 G4 G3G4 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G3 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5T2Q G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G3 G5 G4
E SC T E SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC
SGCN
SC SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC SC SC E SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC
SGCN
T
SGCN SGCN
E
SGCN
S1
G5
RE SC
SGCN
S1
G5
E
SGCN
S3
G5
S2 S3 S2 S2
G4 G5 G5 G5
SC SC SC SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
Fishes
Ichthyomyzon fossor Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Lampetra appendix Acipenser fulvescens Anguilla rostrata Cyprinella spiloptera Exoglossum maxillingua Hybognathus hankinsoni Hybognathus regius Margariscus margarita Notropis bifrenatus Notropis heterodon Notropis heterolepis Notropis rubellus Phoxinus neogaeus Carpiodes cyprinus Moxostoma anisurum Moxostoma macrolepidotum Moxostoma valenciennesi Noturus flavus Prosopium cylindraceum Salvelinus alpinus oquassa Esox masquinongy Umbra limi Percopsis omiscomaycus Lota lota Labidesthes sicculus Culaea inconstans Cottus bairdii Ammocrypta pellucida Etheostoma flabellare Percina copelandi
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 32
Amphibians
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad Synonym(s): Bufo fowleri Pseudacris maculata Boreal Chorus Frog (previously listed as Pseudacris triseriata) Lithobates septentrionalis Mink Frog Synonym(s): Rana septentrionalis Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy # Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 7
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
Page 2 of 11
Scientific Name
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
Federal Status SGCN
S1 S3 S3 S2
G5 G4 G5 G5
E SC SC SC
SGCN SGCN
S1 S1
G5 G5
T E
SGCN
S1 S3 S3 S2
G5 G5 G5 G5
T
SGCN SGCN SGCN
T
SGCN
S2 S1
G5 G4
SC E
SGCN SGCN
S2 S3 S2 SH S2 S2 S3 S2B S3B S1 S1 S1 S1 S1
G4 G5 G5 G3 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G1G3 G3 G1G3 G2 G3
SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SX S1 SH
G4 G5 G5THQ
S1 S3S4
G5 G5
S1B S1B S1B S2B S3B,S5N S1B S1B
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
Reptiles
Clemmys guttata Glyptemys insculpta Graptemys geographica Sternotherus odoratus
Spotted Turtle Wood Turtle Northern Map Turtle Stinkpot (Eastern Musk Turtle) Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell (Turtle) Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink Synonym(s): Eumeces fasciatus Coluber constrictor North American Racer Nerodia sipedon Northern Watersnake Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis Eastern Ratsnake Synonym(s): Elaphe obsoleta, Elaphe alleghaniensis Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbonsnake Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake
SGCN
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 12
Mammals
Microtus chrotorrhinus Rock Vole Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming Sylvilagus transitionalis New England Cottontail Sorex dispar Long-tailed or Rock Shrew Sorex hoyi American Pygmy Shrew Sorex palustris American Water Shrew Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Bat Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Perimyotis subflavus Tri-colored Bat Synonym(s): Pipistrellus subflavus (Eastern Pipistrelle) Canis lupus Wolf Lynx canadensis Canadian Lynx Puma concolor couguar Eastern Mountain Lion Synonym(s): Felis concolor couguar Martes americana American Marten Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel
SC SC
T E E E E
E E E
C
PE LE
LE LT LE
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 19
Birds
Anas acuta Anas americana Anas crecca Anas discors Anas rubripes Anas strepera Aythya collaris
Northern Pintail American Wigeon Green-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal American Black Duck Gadwall Ring-necked Duck
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
SC SC SC
SGCN SGCN
Page 3 of 11
Scientific Name
Aythya marila Bucephala clangula Bucephala islandica Mergus serrator Falcipennis canadensis Gavia immer Podilymbus podiceps Botaurus lentiginosus Ixobrychus exilis Ardea alba Ardea herodias Bubulcus ibis Nycticorax nycticorax Cathartes aura Pandion haliaetus Haliaeetus leucocephalus Circus cyaneus Accipiter cooperii Accipiter gentilis Accipiter striatus Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lineatus Falco columbarius Falco peregrinus Porzana carolina Fulica americana Grus canadensis Bartramia longicauda Larus argentatus Larus marinus Hydroprogne caspia Chlidonias niger Sterna hirundo Coccyzus americanus Tyto alba Megascops asio Bubo virginianus Asio flammeus Asio otus Aegolius acadicus Chordeiles minor Caprimulgus vociferus Melanerpes carolinus Melanerpes erythrocephalus Picoides arcticus Picoides dorsalis Empidonax flaviventris
Common Name
Greater Scaup Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Spruce Grouse Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe American Bittern Least Bittern Great Egret Great Blue Heron Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night-heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon Sora American Coot Sandhill Crane Upland Sandpiper Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Black Tern Common Tern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barn Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Short-eared Owl Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
State Rank
Global Rank
S3N S2B,S5N S3N S1B S1 S3B S2S3B S3B S2B S1B S3S4B S1B S1B S3S4B S3B S1B,S4N S3B S3B,S3N S2B,S3N S3B,S3N S3S4B,S5N S2B S2B S3B S3B SUB S1B S2B S1B,S5N S1B,S5N S1B S1B S1B S3B S1B S3 S3 S1B,S1N S1B S3B,S3N S1B S2B S3 S1B S2 S1
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
S3B
G5
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
State Status
E SC SC
Federal Status SGCN
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC
E SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN
SC
SGCN SGCN
E
SGCN
E E
SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN SGCN E T
SGCN SGCN
SC SC
SGCN
Page 4 of 11
Scientific Name
Lanius excubitor Lanius ludovicianus Vireo philadelphicus Perisoreus canadensis Corvus corax Corvus ossifragus Eremophila alpestris Progne subis Poecile hudsonicus Cistothorus platensis Polioptila caerulea Catharus bicknelli Bombycilla garrulus Calcarius lapponicus Vermivora chrysoptera Vermivora cyanoptera Oreothlypis peregrina Setophaga castanea Setophaga cerulea Setophaga discolor Setophaga palmarum Setophaga tigrina Cardellina pusilla Spizella pallida Pooecetes gramineus Ammodramus henslowii Ammodramus savannarum Euphagus carolinus Icterus spurius Pinicola enucleator Loxia curvirostra Loxia leucoptera Spinus pinus
Common Name
Northern Shrike Loggerhead Shrike Philadelphia Vireo Gray Jay Common Raven Fish Crow Horned Lark Purple Martin Boreal Chickadee Sedge Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Bicknell's Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Lapland Longspur Golden-winged Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Cape May Warbler Wilson's Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Orchard Oriole Pine Grosbeak Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
S3N SH S1B S2 S3 S1B S2B,S5N S3B S2 S2B S3B S2B S3N S3N S3B S3B S1B S2B S1S2B S3B S1B S1B S1B S2B S2S3B S1B S1B S3B S2B S3N S1B,S2N S3B,S3N S3B,S4N
G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
S1?
G5
SC
S1 S1
GNR G2G3
SC E
S2 S1 S1 S3 S1
G4 G1G2 G4 G4 G3
T E SC
Federal Status SGCN
E SC
SGCN
SC SC E
SGCN
SC
SGCN
SC SC
SGCN SGCN
SC SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC E T SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 87
Isopods
Lirceus lineatus
An Isopod
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 1
Amphipods
Pontoporeia affinis Stygobromus borealis
An Amphipod Taconic Cave Amphipod
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 2
Freshwater Mussels
Margaritifera margaritifera Alasmidonta heterodon Alasmidonta marginata Alasmidonta undulata Alasmidonta varicosa
Eastern Pearlshell Dwarf Wedgemussel Elktoe Triangle Floater Brook Floater
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
T
LE
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN Page 5 of 11
Scientific Name
Anodonta implicata Anodontoides ferussacianus Lampsilis ovata Lasmigona compressa Lasmigona costata Leptodea fragilis Ligumia recta Potamilus alatus Pyganodon grandis Strophitus undulatus
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
Alewife Floater Cylindrical Papershell Pocketbook Creek Heelsplitter Fluted-shell Fragile Papershell Black Sandshell Pink Heelsplitter Giant Floater Creeper
S1 S1S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S1 S2 S2S3 S3
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
SH SH
G4 G4G5
SGCN
S3
G5
SGCN
SX SU SU SU SU S1 S1 S3 S2 S2S3 S1S2 S1 S2 S1 S1 S1 S3 S3S4 S3 S3 S1 S2S3 S2 S3 S2S3 S1S2 S1S2 S1S2
GH G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G4G5 G5 G4 G5 G4 G4 G4 G4G5 G5 G5 G5 G3G4 G5 G5 G3 GU G4G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5
E E E E E E T
Federal Status SGCN
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 15
Freshwater Snails
Birgella subglobosus Bulimnaea megasoma
Globe Siltsnail Mammoth Lymnaea
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 2
Crayfish
Cambarus bartonii
Appalachian Brook Crayfish
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 1
Moths and Butterflies
Argyresthia castaneella Erynnis baptisiae Erynnis horatius Erynnis lucilius Erynnis persius Pholisora catullus Hesperia metea Polites origenes Poanes massasoit Poanes viator Euphyes bimacula Euphyes conspicua Euphyes dion Atrytonopsis hianna Papilio glaucus Papilio troilus Colias interior Pieris virginiensis Callophrys augustinus Callophrys gryneus Callophrys irus Erora laeta Lycaena epixanthe Satyrium caryaevorum Strymon melinus Asterocampa celtis Asterocampa clyton Chlosyne nycteis
Chestnut Ermine Moth Wild Indigo Duskywing Horace's Duskywing Columbine Duskywing Persius Duskywing Common Sootywing Cobweb Skipper Crossline Skipper Mulberry Wing Broad-winged Skipper Two-spotted Skipper Black Dash Dion Skipper Dusted Skipper Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Spicebush Swallowtail Pink-edged Sulphur West Virginia White Brown Elfin Juniper Hairstreak Frosted Elfin Early Hairstreak Bog Copper Hickory Hairstreak Gray Hairstreak Hackberry Emperor Tawny Emperor Silvery Checkerspot
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SC
SGCN
SGCN SGCN
SGCN SGCN
Page 6 of 11
Scientific Name
Lethe appalachia Oeneis jutta Speyeria idalia Antheraea polyphemus Callosamia promethea Eacles imperialis imperialis Eacles imperialis pini Hyalophora cecropia Sphinx drupiferarum Sphinx eremitus Catocala marmorata Lasionycta taigata Papaipema sp. 2 nr. pterisii Properigea costa Xestia (Pachnobia) fabulosa Xestia (Pachnobia) homogena Zale submediana Zanclognatha martha
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
Federal Status SGCN
Appalachian Brown Jutta Arctic Regal Fritillary Polyphemus Moth Promethea Silkmoth Imperial Moth Pine Imperial Moth Cecropia Moth Plum Sphinx Hermit Sphinx Marbled Underwing Moth A Noctuid Moth Ostrich Fern Borer Barrens Moth A Noctuid Moth A Noctuid Moth
S1S2 S1 SX S3 S3 SH S1 S3 SH SH SH SH S2 SH S1S2 S1S2
G4 G5 G3 G5 G5 G5T5 G5T3T4 G5 G4 G4 G3G4 G4 G3G4 G4 G4 G4
A Noctuid Moth Pine Barrens Zanclognatha
S1? S1?
G4 G4
SGCN SGCN
S2S3 S3S4 S3 SH S3S4 S2S3 S1 S1 S1S2 S1S2 S3 S2S3 S1 S3S4 SU SU S2S3 S1 S1 S3S4 S3 S1S2 S3 S3 S2S3 S2 S1
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G3G4 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G5 G3G4 G4 G4 G5 G3G4 G5
SGCN
SC
SGCN SGCN
SC SC
SGCN
SC SC
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 46
Odonates
Hetaerina americana Lestes unguiculatus Argia apicalis Coenagrion interrogatum Enallagma annexum Enallagma antennatum Enallagma durum Enallagma laterale Enallagma traviatum Ischnura kellicotti Nehalennia gracilis Aeshna clepsydra Aeshna subarctica Aeshna verticalis Anax longipes Epiaeschna heros Gomphaeschna furcillata Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rhionaeschna mutata Arigomphus furcifer Arigomphus villosipes Gomphus abbreviatus Gomphus adelphus Gomphus descriptus Gomphus lividus Gomphus quadricolor Gomphus vastus
American Rubyspot Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Blue-fronted Dancer Subarctic Bluet Northern Bluet Rainbow Bluet Big Bluet New England Bluet Slender Bluet Lilypad Forktail Sphagnum Sprite Mottled Darner Subarctic Darner Green-striped Darner Comet Darner Swamp Darner Harlequin Darner Cyrano Darner Spatterdock Darner Lilypad Clubtail Unicorn Clubtail Spine-crowned Clubtail Mustached Clubtail Harpoon Clubtail Ashy Clubtail Rapids Clubtail Cobra Clubtail
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN
SGCN SGCN Page 7 of 11
Scientific Name
Gomphus ventricosus Hagenius brevistylus Lanthus vernalis Ophiogomphus mainensis Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Stylurus amnicola Stylurus scudderi Stylurus spiniceps Cordulegaster obliqua Dorocordulia lepida Helocordulia uhleri Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Somatochlora albicincta Somatochlora cingulata Somatochlora elongata Somatochlora forcipata Somatochlora franklini Somatochlora kennedyi Somatochlora minor Somatochlora tenebrosa Somatochlora williamsoni Williamsonia fletcheri Libellula cyanea Nannothemis bella Pantala flavescens Pantala hymenaea Sympetrum costiferum Sympetrum danae
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
State Status
Federal Status SGCN
Skillet Clubtail Dragonhunter Southern Pygmy Clubtail Maine Snaketail Rusty Snaketail Riverine Clubtail Zebra Clubtail Arrow Clubtail Arrowhead Spiketail Petite Emerald Uhler's Sundragon Stygian Shadowdragon
S1 S3S4 S3 S3 S3? S1 S3S4 S3S4 S1S2 S3 S3S4 S3
G3 G5 G4 G4 G5 G4 G4 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5
SGCN
Ringed Emerald Lake Emerald Ski-tipped Emerald Forcipate Emerald Delicate Emerald Kennedy's Emerald Ocellated Emerald Clamp-tipped Emerald Williamson's Emerald Ebony Boghaunter Spangled Skimmer Elfin Skimmer Wandering Glider Spot-winged Glider Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Black Meadowhawk
S1 S1S2 S3 S2S3 S1S2 S1S2 S2 S3S4 S3S4 S1S2 S2 S3 S3S4 S3S4 S3
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G4 G5 G4 G5 G5 G5
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
S1S2
G5
SGCN
S1
G1
SGCN
S1? S2? S2 S2 S3 S3? S3 S2? S3? S2 S3 S2 S2
GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
SGCN SGCN
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 55
Mayflies
Epeorus frisoni
Roaring Brook Mayfly
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 1
Beetles
Acupalpus alternans Acupalpus rectangulus Agonum crenistriatum Agonum darlingtoni Agonum decorum Agonum moerens Agonum picicornoides Agonum punctiforme Agonum superioris Amara erraticus Amara laevipennis Anchomenus picticornis Apristus latens
A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
Page 8 of 11
Scientific Name
Atranus pubescens Bembidion affine Bembidion cordatum Bembidion grapei Bembidion muscicola Bembidion mutatum Bembidion quadratulum Bembidion robusticolle Bembidion rolandi Bembidion rufotinctum Blethisa julii Blethisa multipunctatus Blethisa quadricollis Carabus goryi Carabus maeander Dicaelus dilatus Dicaelus teter Diplocheila assimilis Diplocheila impressicollis Diplocheila striatopunctata Dyschirius brevispinus Dyschirius erythrocerus Dyschirius politus Elaphropus dolosus Elaphropus levipes Elaphrus fuliginosus Geopinus incrassatus Harpalus fulvilabris Harpalus indigens Harpalus providens Lophoglossus scrutator Miscodera arctica Nebria suturalis Notiobia sayi Notiophilus aquaticus Notiophilus borealis Notiophilus nemoralis Notiophilus novemstriatus Olisthopus micans Parastachys oblitus Parastachys rhodeanus Patrobus foveocollis Pentagonica picticornis Pericompsus ephippiatus Platynus cincticollis Platynus parmaginatus Platypatrobus lacustris Pseudamara arenaria
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle
S2 S3 S1 S2 S3 S2 S2 S1? S2 S2 S2 S3 S1 S3 S3 S1 S2 S3 S3 S3 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S1 S1 S1 S2 S2 S1 S3 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S1 S1? S2 S1 S3
GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
State Status
SC
Federal Status SGCN
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
Page 9 of 11
Scientific Name
Pterostichus brevicornis Pterostichus castor Pterostichus lachrymosus Pterostichus pinguedineus Pterostichus punctatissimus Scaphinotus bilobus Schizogenius ferrugineus Sericoda obsoleta Sericoda quadripunctata Sphaeroderus nitidicollis brevoorti Tetragonoderus fasciatus Trichocellus cognatus Cicindela ancocisconensis Cicindela hirticollis Cicindela limbalis Cicindela longilabris Cicindela marginipennis Cicindela patruela Cicindela puritana Cicindela purpurea Cicindela tranquebarica
Common Name
State Rank
Global Rank
A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle
S3 S3 S3 S2 S3 S2 S1 S1 S1 S2
GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNRTNR
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
S2 S2 S1 S1 S3S4 S2
GNR GNR G3 G5 G5 G5
SGCN SGCN SGCN SGCN
S1 S1
G2 G3
T SC
SC
SGCN SGCN
SH SU S3
G1G2 G5 G5
T SC
LT
SGCN
S1 S1 S1 SU S2S3 S3 SU S1 S3 S1S2 SU
GU GH G4G5 GNR G4? G5 G4 GU G4G5 GU GNR
S1S3
GNR
A Ground Beetle A Ground Beetle Boulder-beach Tiger Beetle Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle Clay Bank Tiger Beetle Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle Cobblestone Tiger Beetle Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Puritan Tiger Beetle Cow Path Tiger Beetle Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle
State Status
Federal Status SGCN
T
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 82
Ants and Bees
Bombus affinis Bombus ashtoni Bombus auricomus Bombus fernaldae Bombus fervidus Bombus griseocollis Bombus insularis Bombus pensylvanicus Bombus rufocinctus Bombus terricola Bombus variabilis Temnothorax sp. 1
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Ashton Cuckoo Bumble Bee Black and Gold Bumble Bee Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee Yellow Bumble Bee Brown-belted Bumble Bee Indiscriminate Bumble Bee American Bumble Bee Red-belted Bumble Bee Yellow-banded Bumble Bee Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee An Ant (L. Pillagens, Unpublished)
SGCN
# Rare and Uncommon Species in Group: 12
Rare and Uncommon Animals, Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory, 27 November 2013
Page 10 of 11
Explanation of Legal Status and Information Ranks
State Rank and Global Rank - Value that best characterizes the relative rarity (abundance) or endangerment of a native taxon within Vermont's geographic boundary or throughout its range, respectively. Ranks are as follows:
1 - Very rare (Critically imperiled): At very high risk of extinction or extirpation due to extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer populations or occurrences), very steep declines, or other factors 2 - Rare (Imperiled): At high risk of extinction or extirpation due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors 3 - Uncommon (Vulnerable): Moderate risk of extinction\extirpation due to restricted range, relatively few populations or occurrences (often 80 or fewer), recent and widespread declines, or other factors 4 - Common to uncommon (Apparently secure): locally common or widely scattered to uncommon, but not rare; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors; or stable over many decades and not threatened but of restricted distribution or other factors 5 - Common (Secure): widespread and abundant H - Possibly extinct/extirpated: Missing; known from only historical occurrences but hope of rediscovery X - Presumed extinct/extirpated: Not located despite intensive searches, little likelihood of rediscovery U - Unrankable: Currently unrankable due to lack of information or substantially conflicting information about status or trends NR - Not ranked: Not yet assessed NA - Not applicable. Element is not a suitable target for conservation for one of the following reasons: Hybrid, Exotic Origin, Accidental/Nonregular, Not Confidently Present, No Definable Occurrences The following may follow a numeric rank to provide further information: ? - indicates uncertainty about the rank; may also be expressed in the form of a range rank (e.g. S1S3) B - Indicates the preceding rank is for breeding populations N - Indicates the preceding rank is for nonbreeding populations M - Indicates the preceding rank is for migratory populations T - For global ranks only, indicates an infraspecies. Q - For global ranks only, indicates questionable taxonomy. State Status - Legal protection under Vermont Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A. Chap. 123) or informational category (not established by law) E = Endangered: in immediate danger of becoming extirpated in the state T = Threatened: with high possibility of becoming endangered in the near future SC = Special Concern: status should be watched (does not denote legal protection) RE = Recommended by Endangered Species Committee for Endangered (does not denote legal protection) RT = Recommended by Endangered Species Committee for Threatened (does not denote legal protection) Federal Status - Designation under the federal Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service LE = Listed Endangered LT = Listed Threatened SC = Species of Concern (does not denote legal protection) C = Candidate for Listing (does not denote legal protection) PE = Proposed for Endangered (does not denote legal protection) PT = Proposed for Threatened (does not denote legal protection) SGCN - Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan; does not denote legal protection.
Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory
Page 11 of 11
