Threatened and Endangered Species
Last updated 5/2021
North Dakota has twelve species listed as threatened (likely to become an endangered species in the near future) or endangered (in danger of extinction now) via the Endangered Species Act.
North Dakota does not have a state endangered or threatened species list. Only those species listed by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 are considered threatened or endangered in North Dakota.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has primary oversight of threatened and endangered species. Contact the North Dakota Ecological Services Field Office in Bismarck for more information on these species.
North Dakota ESA Listed Species
Black-Footed Ferret
(Mustela nigripes)
Endangered
Dakota Skipper
(Hesperia dacotae)
Threatened
Gray Wolf
(Canis lupus)
Endangered
Northern Long-Eared Bat
(Myotis septentrionalis)
Endangered
Pallid Sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus)
Endangered
Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus)
Threatened
Poweshiek Skipperling
(Oarisma poweshiek)
Endangered
Red Knot
(Calidris canutus rufa)
Threatened
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
(Bombus affinis)
Endangered
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
(Platanthera praeclara)
Threatened
Whooping Crane
(Grus americana)
Endangered
Recently Delisted
Least Tern
(Sterna antillarum)
Delisted Jan. 2021
Candidate Species
Monarch Butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)
Candidate
Related Links: