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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
MOLLUSCS
Floater, Brook | Alasmidonta varicosa | Special concern/Threatened Maine
Lampmussel, Yellow | Lampsilis cariosa | Special concern/Threatened Maine
FISHES
Salmon, Atlantic | Salmo salar | Inner Bay of Fundy population | Endangered
Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | Endangered
Shark, White | Carcharodon carcharias | Atlantic population | Endangered
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
REPTILES
Seaturtle, Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered
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
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