**U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE**

**OKLAHOMA ECOLOGICAL SERVICES FIELD OFFICE**

**COUNTY OCCURRENCES OF OKLAHOMA**

**FEDERALLY-LISTED ENDANGERED, THREATENED,**

**PROPOSED AND CANDIDATE SPECIES**

**AUGUST 8, 2006**

[COUNTY]{.underline} [SPECIES]{.underline} [CLASSIFICATION]{.underline}

Adair American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

gray bat Endangered

Indiana bat Endangered

Ozark big-eared bat Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Alfalfa interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Atoka American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Beaver interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Arkansas darter Candidate

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Beckham whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Blaine black-capped vireo Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Bryan American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

western prairie fringed orchid Threatened

Caddo black-capped vireo Endangered

Interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Canadian eskimo curlew Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Carter whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Cherokee American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

gray bat Endangered

Ozark big-eared bat Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Choctaw American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

scaleshell mussel Endangered

winged mapleleaf mussel Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

eastern prairie fringed orchid Threatened

piping plover Threatened

western prairie fringed orchid Threatened

Cimarron interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Cleveland black-capped vireo Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Coal American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Comanche black-capped vireo Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Cotton interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Craig American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Neosho madtom Threatened

western prairie fringed orchid Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Creek American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Custer interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Delaware American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

gray bat Endangered

Indiana bat Endangered

Ozark big-eared bat Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Ozark cavefish Threatened

piping plover Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Dewey interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Ellis interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Garfield whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Garvin whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Grady interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Grant whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Greer whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Harmon interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Harper interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Arkansas darter Candidate

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Haskell American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Hughes American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Jackson interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Jefferson interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Johnston American burying beetle ^(2,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Kay interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Kingfisher interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Kiowa interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Latimer American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

LeFlore American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

Indiana bat Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel Endangered

scaleshell mussel Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

leopard darter Threatened

piping plover Threatened

Lincoln bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Logan interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Love interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Major interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Marshall American burying beetle ^(2,\ B)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Mayes American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Ozark cavefish Threatened

piping plover Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

McClain interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

McCurtain American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel Endangered

red-cockaded woodpecker Endangered

scaleshell mussel Endangered

winged mapleleaf mussel Endangered

American alligator Threatened, Similarity of appearance

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

leopard darter Threatened, Critical habitat designated

piping plover Threatened

McIntosh American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Murray interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Muskogee American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Noble interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Nowata American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Okfuskee American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Oklahoma interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Okmulgee American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Osage American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

eskimo curlew Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Ottawa American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

gray bat Endangered

Ozark big-eared bat Endangered

winged mapleleaf mussel Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Neosho madtom Threatened

Ozark cavefish Threatened

piping plover Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Pawnee American burying beetle ^(2,\ B)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Payne interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Pittsburg American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Pontotoc American burying beetle ^(2,\ B)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Pottawatomie interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Pushmataha American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

Indiana bat Endangered

Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel Endangered

red-cockaded woodpecker Endangered

scaleshell mussel Endangered

winged mapleleaf mussel Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

leopard darter Threatened, Critical habitat designated

piping plover Threatened

western prairie fringed orchid Threatened

Roger Mills interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Rogers American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

western prairie fringed orchid Threatened

Arkansas darter Candidate

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Seminole American burying beetle ^(2,\ B)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Sequoyah American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

Indiana bat Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

Ozark big-eared bat Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Stephens whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

Texas interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Tillman interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Tulsa American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Wagoner American burying beetle ^(1,\ A)^ Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Washington American burying beetle ^(1,\ B)^ Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

piping plover Threatened

Neosho mucket mussel Candidate

Washita whooping crane Endangered

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Woods eskimo curlew Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

Woodward eskimo curlew Endangered

interior least tern Endangered

whooping crane Endangered

Arkansas River shiner Threatened, Critical habitat designated

bald eagle Threatened, Proposed for delisting

lesser prairie chicken Candidate, Warranted but precluded

**[Classification Definitions]{.underline}**

**Endangered** -- A species in danger of extinction throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.

**Threatened** -- A species likely to become endangered within the
foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

**Proposed** -- A species proposed for federal listing as endangered or
threatened.

**Candidate** -- Those species for which sufficient information on
biological status and threats exist to propose to list them as
endangered or threatened. We encourage their consideration in
environmental planning and partnerships; however, none of the
substantive or procedural provisions of the Endangered Species Act apply
to candidate species.

**Candidate, Warranted but precluded** -- The petitioned listing action
for a species is warranted but that (a) the immediate proposal of a
regulation and final promulgation of regulation implementing the
petitioned action is precluded by pending higher priority proposals, and
(b) expeditious progress is being made to add qualified species to the
lists of endangered or threatened species.

**Similarity of appearance** -- A species that is listed as endangered
or threatened because it closely resembles another endangered or
threatened species. This species is not subject to Endangered Species
Act, Section 7 consultation.

**Proposed for delisting** -- Any species for which a proposed rule to
delist the species has been published in the Federal Register.

**Critical habitat designated** -- The specific areas within the
geographic area occupied by a species, at the time it is listed, on
which are found those physical or biological features essential to
conserve the species and that may require special management
considerations or protection; and specific areas outside the geographic
area occupied by the species at the time it is listed upon determination
that such areas are essential to conserve the species.

**[American burying beetle Definitions]{.underline}**

**^1^ Historical Range** -- According to specimen records, the recovery
plan and available life history information, this county is within the
documented historic range of the American burying beetle.

**^2^ Non-Historical Range** -- This county is not within the documented
historic range of the American burying beetle. However, suitable habitat
is present and this county is adjacent to at least one county with
current positive findings, suggesting American burying beetles are
likely to be present within this county.

**^A^ Confirmed** -- Surveys within the last 15 years have documented
the presence of the American burying beetle within the county.

**^B^ Unconfirmed** -- Surveys within the last 15 years are lacking or
insufficient to determine presence of the American burying beetle.
However, suitable habitat is present and this county is adjacent to at
least one county with current positive findings. In some instances,
occurrences of American burying beetles have been reported by reputable
individuals, but identification has not been verified by a Service
biologist or trained entomologist.