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MESA (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act) and Federal Status
| E = Endangered | T = Threatened | SC = Special Concern |
Most Recent Observation
This field represents the most recent observation of that species in a town. However, because they are rare, many MESA-listed species are difficult to detect even when they are present. Natural Heritage does not have the resources to be able to conduct methodical species surveys in each town on a regular basis. Therefore, the fact that the 'Most Recent Observation' recorded for a species may be several years old should not be interpreted as meaning that the species no longer occurs in a town. However, Natural Heritage regards records older than twenty-five years historic.
Click on a town below to view MESA-listed species for that town. To print the species for a particular town, highlight the species using your mouse, go to Print under the File Menu, click on 'Selection' under 'Print Range' and click OK.
For more information about a particular species, view the list of Natural Heritage Fact Sheets.
These data were extracted from the database of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in August 2006.
| Town | Taxonomic Group |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
MESA Status |
Federal Status |
Most Recent
Observation |
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Jefferson Salamander | SC |
1921
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted Salamander | SC |
2004
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | SC |
1971
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | T |
1985
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| IPSWICH | Beetle | Cicindela purpurea | Purple Tiger Beetle | SC |
1914
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-billed Grebe | E |
2002
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | E |
1974
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | E |
2002
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | T |
1904
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | SC |
2002
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Rallus elegans | King Rail | T |
1982
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | SC |
1983
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover | T |
T
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2002
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sterna dougallii | Roseate Tern | E |
E
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Historic
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | SC |
2004
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sterna antillarum | Least Tern | SC |
2004
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Tyto alba | Barn Owl | SC |
1955
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | T |
1975
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| IPSWICH | Crustacean | Eubranchipus intricatus | Intricate Fairy Shrimp | SC |
2003
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| IPSWICH | Dragonfly / Damselfly | Somatochlora georgiana | Coppery Emerald | E |
1973
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| IPSWICH | Mussel | Alasmidonta undulata | Triangle Floater | SC |
2000
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| IPSWICH | Snail | Cincinnatia winkleyi | New England Siltsnail | SC |
1990
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Ophioglossum pusillum | Adder's-tongue Fern | T |
1898
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | E |
1957
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Elymus villosus | Hairy Wild Rye | E |
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Aristida tuberculosa | Seabeach Needlegrass | T |
2004
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Platanthera flava var. herbiola | Pale Green Orchis | T |
1875
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | River Bulrush | SC |
1916
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cottongrass | T |
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Veronica catenata | Sessile Water-speedwell | E |
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Oxalis violacea | Violet Wood-sorrel | E |
1800's
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Gentiana andrewsii | Andrews' Bottle Gentian | E |
1958
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite | SC |
1982
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae | New England Blazing Star | SC |
1880
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Updated: 09/07/2007