Threatened Colorado

Colorado Threatened & Endangered Species

A complete reference to 41 threatened and endangered animals documented in Colorado

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Colorado is home to dozens of federally listed threatened and endangered animal species — from the black-footed ferret on the eastern plains to the Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly clinging to a few alpine acres in the San Juans. Use the filters below to explore by group, status, or habitat.

Showing 41 of 41 species

US Not Listed CO Special Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

bird tall trees near water
Reintroduced Featured
US Endangered CO Endangered

Black-footed Ferret

Mustela nigripes

mammal shortgrass prairie
Featured
US Endangered CO Endangered

Bonytail Chub

Gila elegans

fish Colorado River mainstem
US Not Listed CO Endangered

Boreal Toad

Anaxyrus boreas boreas

amphibian ponds
US Not Listed CO Threatened

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

bird shortgrass prairie
Reintroduced
US Threatened CO Endangered

Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis

mammal subalpine spruce-fir forest
Reintroduced
US Threatened CO Endangered

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

mammal montane forests
US Threatened CO Threatened

Humpback Chub

Gila cypha

fish Colorado River canyon reaches
US Not Listed CO Endangered

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

mammal semi-desert shrublands
Connected by Water
US Endangered

Pallid Sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus albus

fish large river mainstems
US Not Listed CO Special Concern

Swift Fox

Vulpes velox

mammal shortgrass prairie
US Proposed CO Not Listed

Tricolored Bat

Perimyotis subflavus

mammal leaf clusters in deciduous trees (summer)
Rare Visitor
US Endangered CO Endangered

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

bird wetlands