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This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world. It does not include endangered fish, amphibians, reptiles, plants, or invertebrates.
Perdita meconis, the Mojave poppy bee, is a rare bee species that was described in 1993. [2] The Mojave poppy bee has been petitioned for protection under the Endangered Species Act due to pressures in their native range such as invasive species, habitat fragmentation, gypsum mining, and climate change. [3] [4]
The Hawaiian bee population and diversity is somewhat fluid — within the past ten to twenty years several Hylaeus species have been found and identified on the islands as new to science. [7] In October 2016, seven species were officially listed as endangered by U. S. Fish & Wildlife, the first bees to ever be placed on the endangered species ...
Bumble Bee Joins Endangered Species List Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Hylaeus assimulans is a species of bee, also known by the common name Assimulans yellow-faced bee. [2] It is endemic to Hawaii and known from only five populations. [2] In September 2016, along with six other Hawaiian Hylaeus species, [3] H. assimulans was listed for protection under the United States Endangered Species Act.
The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2022 to include the bee on the Endangered Species List. According to the center, habitat loss and degradation ...
Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, has many subspecies.The most recent taxonomic revision in 1999 recognized 28 subspecies [1] and three additional subspecies have been described since then (Apis mellifera pomonella in 2003, Apis mellifera simensis in 2011, and Apis mellifera sinisxinyuan in 2016; see below).
Federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday they will consider adding 10 new species to the Endangered Species Act, including a big bumble bee that serves as a key pollinator across the United ...