81 SPECIES OF CONCERN IN THE BAY OF FUNDY REGION,

MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK, 2010

Compiled by Art MacKay using data from the Province of New Brunswick, the State of Maine and
Canada’s Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)

Maine data are distinguished from Canadian COSEWIC data by the “Maine” designation. Where possible dis-
tributions have been checked to determine the occurrence of species in and around the Bay of Fundy region of
New Brunswick and Maine with particular emphasis on the Passamaquoddy or Quoddy Region.

ARTHROPODS

Tiger Beetle, Cobblestone | Cicindela marginipennis | Endangered NB

Butterfly, Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Special concern

Snaketail, Pygmy | Omphiogomphus howei | Special concern

Tomah Mayfly (Siphlonisca aerodromia) | Threatened Maine

MOLLUSCS
Floater, Brook | Alasmidonta varicosa | Special concern/Threatened Maine
Lampmussel, Yellow | Lampsilis cariosa | Special concern/Threatened Maine

Wedgemussel, Dwarf | Alasmidonta heterodon | Extirpated

FISHES
Salmon, Atlantic | Salmo salar | Inner Bay of Fundy population | Endangered
Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | Endangered
Shark, White | Carcharodon carcharias | Atlantic population | Endangered

Bass, Striped | Morone saxatilis | Bay of Fundy population | Threatened

Cusk | Brosme brosme | Threatened
Plaice, American | Hippoglossoides platessoides | Maritime population | Threatened
Shortfin, Mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | Atlantic population | Threatened
Smelt, Rainbow | Osmerus mordax | | Lake Utopia large-bodied population | Threatened
Smelt, Rainbow | Osmerus mordax | Lake Utopia small-bodied population | Threatened

Cod, Atlantic | Gadus morhua | Maritimes population | Special concern

Eel, American | Anguilla rostrata | Special concern
Shark, Blue | Prionace glauca | Atlantic population | Special concern
Skate, Winter | Leucoraja ocellata | Bay of Fundy population | Special concern
Sturgeon, Shortnose | Acipenser brevirostrum | Special concern
Wolffish, Atlantic | Anarhichas lupus | Special concern

BIRDS
Curlew, Eskimo | Numenius borealis | Endangered
Duck, Harlequin | Histrionicus histrionicus | Endangered
Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Endangered
Falcon anatum subspecies, Peregrine | Falco peregrinus anatum | Endangered
Knot rufa subspecies, Red | Calidris canutus rufa | Endangered
Plover, Piping | Charadrius melodus | Endangered
Tern, Roseate | Sterna dougallii | Endangered
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Endangered Maine
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Endangered Maine
Least Bittern (Lxobrychus exilis) | Endangered Maine
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (Breeding population only) | Endangered Maine
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) f | Endangered Maine
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) F | Endangered Maine
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) | Endangered Maine

Bittern, Least | Ixobrychus exilis | Threatened

Flycatcher, Olive-sided | Contopus cooperi | Threatened
Nighthawk, Common | Chordeiles minor | Threatened
Swift, Chimney | Chaetura pelagica | Threatened
Warbler, Canada | Wilsonia canadensis | Threatened
Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | Threatened
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) | Threatened Maine
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) | Threatened Maine
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | Threatened Maine
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Threatened Maine
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (Breeding population only) | Threatened Maine
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | Threatened Maine
Razorbill (Alca torda) | Threatened Maine
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Threatened Maine

Blackbird, Rusty | Euphagus carolinus | Special concern

Goldeneye, Barrow’s | Bucephala islandica | Eastern population | Special concern
Owl, Short-eared | Asio flammeus | Special concern/Threatened Maine
Rail, Yellow | Coturnicops noveboracensis | Special concern
Thrush, Bicknell’s | Catharus bicknelli | Special concern

Auk, great | Pinguinus impennis | Extinct in 1844

Duck, Labrador | Camptorhynchus labradorius | Extinct in 1875
Pigeon, passenger | Ectopistes migratorius | Extinct in 1914

REPTILES
Seaturtle, Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered

Turtle, Wood | Glyptemys insculpta | Threatened

Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) | Threatened Maine

Turtle, Snapping | Chelydra serpentina | Special concern

MAMMALS
Lynx, Canada | Lynx canadensis | Endangered
Whale, Blue | Balaenoptera musculus | Endangered
Whale, North Atlantic Right | Eubalaena glacialis | Endangered
Porpoise, Harbour | Phocoena phocoena | Northwest Atlantic population | Special concern
Whale, Fin | Balaenoptera physalus | Atlantic population | Special concern

Caribou, Woodland | Rangifer tarandus caribou | Extirpated

Walrus, Atlantic | Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus | Extirpated
Wolf, Grey | Canis lupus | Extirpated
Wolverine | Gulo gulo | Extirpated

Mink, sea | Mustela macrodon | Extinct in 1894

LICHENS
Lichen, Boreal Felt | Erioderma pedicellatum | Atlantic population | Endangered

VASCULAR PLANTS
Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Endangered
Lousewort, Furbish’s | Pedicularis furbishiae | Endangered
Pinedrops | Pterospora andromedea | Endangered
Pipewort, Parker’s | Eriocaulon parkeri | Endangered
Quillwort, Prototype | Isoetes prototypus | Endangered
Twayblade, Southern | Listera australis | Endangered

Jacob’s-ladder, Van Brunt’s | Polemonium vanbruntiae | Threatened

Pinweed, Beach | Lechea maritima | Special concern