Table 19. Threatened and endangered species in the Missouri portion of the Platte River basin (MDC 1997; USFWS 1996).
Common Name Scientific Name Missouri status Federal status
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis Endangered
Topeka shiner Notropis topeka Endangered Candidate
Rock-pocketbook Arcidens confragosus Rare
Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Rare
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus Endangered
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Endangered Threatened
Brown bog sedge Carex buxbaumii Rare
Sartwell's sedge Carex sartwellii Endangered
Rock elm Ulmus thomasii Rare

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