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Rhode Island

Total Number of Listed and Candidate Species = 37

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Endangered & Threatened Species
Mammals (1)
Indiana bat - E
Birds (3)
Eagle, bald - T Piping plover (Atlantic) - T Tern, roseate - E
Reptiles (4)
Turtle, hawksbill sea (=carey) - E
Turtle, leatherback sea - E
Turtle, loggerhead sea - T Turtle, Kemp's (=Atlantic) ridley sea - E
Insects (2)
Beetle, American burying
(=giant carrion) - E
Beetle, northeastern beach tiger - T
Plants (3)
Amaranth, seabeach - T Pogonia, small whorled - E Gerardia, sandplain - E
Total Endangered = 8
Total Threatened = 5
Proposed & Candidate Animal Species
Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon - C Barndoor skate - C
Total Proposed = 0
Total Candidate = 2
Proposed & Candidate Plant Species
Total Proposed = 0
Total Candidate = 0
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