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New Jersey

Total Number of Listed and Candidate Species = 22

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Endangered & Threatened Species
Mammals (2)
Cougar, eastern - E Indiana bat - E
Birds (3)
Eagle, bald - T Piping plover (Atlantic) - T Tern, roseate - E
Reptles (5)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) - E
Turtle, leatherback sea - E
Turtle, loggerhead sea - T
Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea - E
Turtle, bog - T
Insects (1)
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger - T
Clams (1)
Mussel, dwarf-wedge - E
Plants (7)
Amaranth, seabeach - T
Orchid, eastern prairie fringed - T
Pogonia, small whorled - E
Chaffseed, American - E
Joint-vetch, sensitive - T
Pink swamp - T
Beaked-rush Knieskern's - T
Total Endangered = 9
Total Threatened = 10
Proposed & Candidate Animal Species
Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon - C Barndoor skate - C
Total Proposed = 0
Total Candidate = 2
Proposed & Candidate Plant Species
Narthecium americnum - C
Total Proposed = 0
Total Candidate = 1
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