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Rare Species by Town

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 of Quincy

Town Taxonomic
Group 		Scientific
Name		 Common
Name 		MESA
Status 		Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
QUINCY Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
2004
QUINCY Beetle Cicindela rufiventris hentzii Hentz's Redbelly Tiger Beetle T
1988
QUINCY Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon E
2004
QUINCY Butterfly/Moth Erynnis persius persius Persius Duskywing E
1897
QUINCY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1904
QUINCY Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass T
1921
QUINCY Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail SC
2001
QUINCY Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses T
1898
QUINCY Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Long-leaved Bluet E
1894
QUINCY Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil E
1894
QUINCY Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC
1886
QUINCY Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot E
2002

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Updated: 09/07/2007