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Massachusetts

Total Number of Listed and Candidate Species = 24

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Endangered & Threatened Species
Mammals (2)
Bat, Indiana - E Cougar, eastern - E
Birds (3)
Eagle, bald - T Piping plover (Atlantic) - T Tern, roseate - E
Reptiles (6)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) - E(CH)
Turtle, leatherback sea - E(CH)
Turtle, loggerhead sea - T
Turtle, Plymouth red-bellied - E(CH)
Turtle, Kemp's (Atlantic) ridley sea - E
Turtle, bog - T
Insects (4)
Butterfly, karner blue - E
Beetle, American buying (giant carrion) - E
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger - T
Beetle, Puritan tiger - T
Clams (1)
Mussel, dwarf wedge - E
Plants (5)
Amaranth, seabeach - T
Chaffseed, American - E
Pogonia, small whorled - E
Gerarolia, sandplain - E
Bulrush, northeastern - E
Total Endangered =14
Total Threatened = 7
Proposed & Candidate Animal Species
Fishes (2)
Atlantic sturgeon - C Barndoor skate - C
Mammals (1)
Canada Lynx - P
Total Proposed = 1
Total Candidate =2
Proposed & Candidate Plant Species
Total Proposed = 0
Total Candidate = 0
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