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Endangered and Threatened Species

	Endangered¹		Threatened²		Total species	U.S. species with recovery plans
Group	U.S.	Foreign	U.S.	Foreign	Total species	U.S. species with recovery plans
Mammals	69	256	12	20	357	56
Birds	75	179	14	6	274	85
Reptiles	13	66	24	16	119	38
Amphibians	13	8	10	1	32	17
Fishes	74	11	65	1	151	101
Clams	62	2	8	0	72	70
Snails	64	1	11	0	76	69
Insects	47	4	10	0	61	35
Arachnids	12	0	0	0	12	6
Crustaceans	19	0	3	0	22	18
Corals	0	0	2	0	2	0
Animal subtotal	448	527	159	44	1,178	495
Flowering plants	570	1	143	0	714	630
Conifers and cycads	2	0	1	2	5	3
Ferns and Allies	24	0	2	0	26	26
Lichens	2	0	0	0	2	2
Plant subtotal	598	1	146	2	747	661
Total	1,046	528	305	46	1,925	1,156

NOTE: As of March 13, 2008.

1. Endangered species are those in danger of extinction.

2. Threatened species are those likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Web: http://ecos.fws.gov/ .

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