Animal species pages contain information about Wisconsin's rare animals, including preferred habitats, where they've been found in the state and their legal protection. See the Working List …

Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers ponds, lakes, and a variety of habitats along and adjacent to streams and rivers including marshes, …

American Marten (Martes americana), a State Endangered mammal, lives in mature, dense conifer forests, mixed conifer-hardwood, and hardwood dominated forests, including hemlock, …

Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), a Threatened Species in Wisconsin, prefers rivers and streams with adjacent riparian wetlands and upland deciduous forests. This species often …

Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers sandy oak savannas, sand prairies, old fields with sandy soils, and woodland edges around and …

Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is a Special Concern species in Wisconsin and a Protected Wild Animal under NR 10.02 Wis. Admin. Stats. It inhabits a number of forested …

Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is a Special Concern species in Wisconsin, utilizes a wide variety of aquatic habitats including deep and shallow marshes, shallow bays of lakes …

Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers mesic prairies, dry-mesic prairies, sand prairies, oak savannas, and open to semi-open woodlands. They …

Wisconsin's rare plantsPlant species pages contain information about Wisconsin's rare plants, including where they are found in the state and their level of legal protection. Life history and …

Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a State Endangered Species and a Federally Threatened Species. This rattlesnake is strongly associated with floodplain habitats along …