NEBRASKA'S THREATENED & ENDANGERED SPECIES
Nebraska has 30 species listed at Threatened or Endangered. Some of these species, like the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, are only found in Nebraska. Others, like the Northern Long-eared Bat, are found across the eastern United States, but are declining rapidly.
Click on an image to learn more about each species.
Blowout Penstemon
photo credit NEBRASKAland Magazine/NGPCSaltwort
photo credit Robert SivinskiWestern Prairie Fringed Orchid
photo credit Daniel MosquinColorado Butterfly Plant
photo by B. Heidel, Wyoming Natural Diversity DatabaseSmall White Lady's Slippers
photo credit Pedro OnativiaAmerican Ginseng
photo credit U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUte Ladies'-tresses
photo credit Bekee Hotze, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceShow More