Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List

 


Note: This List becomes effective June 30th 2008.


This summary of the Species at Risk in Ontario List regulation (O. Reg. 230/08) is provided as a convenient reference. For the actual regulation, please consult www.e-laws.gov.on.ca.


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TaxonomyCommon NameScientific NameOMNR StatusRange Map
FishLake SturgeonAcipenser fulvescensSCrange
AmphibiansNorthern Cricket FrogAcris crepitansENDrange
PlantsGattinger’s AgalinisAgalinis gattingeriENDrange
PlantsSkinner’s AgalinisAgalinis skinnerianaENDrange
PlantsColicrootAletris farinosaTHRrange
AmphibiansJefferson Salamander [postcard]Ambystoma jeffersonianumTHRrange
AmphibiansSmall-mouthed SalamanderAmbystoma texanumENDrange
AmphibiansTiger SalamanderAmbystoma tigrinumEXPrange
PlantsScarlet AmmanniaAmmannia robustaENDrange
FishEastern Sand DarterAmmocrypta pellucidaTHRrange
BirdsHenslow’s SparrowAmmodramus henslowiiENDrange
FishAmerican EelAnguilla rostrataENDrange
ReptilesSpiny SoftshellApalone spiniferaTHRrange
BirdsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosENDrange
PlantsGreen DragonArisaema dracontiumSCrange
PlantsForked Three-awned GrassAristida basirameaENDrange
PlantsTuberous Indian-plantainArnoglossum plantagineumSCrange
BirdsShort-eared OwlAsio flammeusSCrange
PlantsAmerican Hart’s-tongue FernAsplenium scolopendrium americanumSCrange
PlantsBranched BartoniaBartonia paniculataTHRrange
PlantsCherry BirchBetula lentaENDrange
MossesSpoon-leaved MossBryoandersonia illecebraENDrange
PlantsBlueheartsBuchnera americanaENDrange
AmphibiansFowler’s ToadBufo fowleriTHRrange
InsectsFrosted ElfinCallophrys irusENDrange
PlantsWild HyacinthCamassia scilloidesTHRrange
MammalsEastern WolfCanis lupus lycaonSCrange
PlantsJuniper SedgeCarex juniperorumENDrange
PlantsFalse Hop SedgeCarex lupuliformisENDrange
PlantsAmerican ChestnutCastanea dentataENDrange
PlantsDwarf HackberryCeltis tenuifoliaTHRrange
BirdsPiping PloverCharadrius melodusENDrange
PlantsSpotted WintergreenChimaphila maculataENDrange
BirdsBlack TernChlidonias nigerSCrange
PlantsHill’s ThistleCirsium hilliiTHRrange
PlantsPitcher’s ThistleCirsium pitcheriENDrange
ReptilesSpotted TurtleClemmys guttataENDrange
FishRedside DaceClinostomus elongatusTHRrange
BirdsNorthern BobwhiteColinus virginianusENDrange
PlantsSpring Blue-eyed MaryCollinsia vernaEXPrange
ReptilesBlue Racer [postcard]Coluber constrictor foxiiENDrange
FishUpper Great Lakes KiyiCoregonus kiyi kiyiSCrange
FishShortnose CiscoCoregonus reighardiENDrange
FishShortjaw CiscoCoregonus zenithicusTHRrange
BirdsYellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensisSCrange
ReptilesTimber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusENDrange
PlantsSmall White Lady’s-slipperCypripedium candidumENDrange
InsectsMonarchDanaus plexippusSCrange
MammalsBelugaDelphinapterus leucasSCrange
BirdsCerulean WarblerDendroica ceruleaSCrange
BirdsKirtland’s WarblerDendroica kirtlandiiENDrange
PlantsIllinois Tick-trefoilDesmodium illinoenseEXPrange
AmphibiansNorthern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscusENDrange
AmphibiansAllegheny Mountain Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus ochrophaeusENDrange
ReptilesEastern FoxsnakeElaphe gloydiTHRrange
ReptilesEastern RatsnakeElaphe obsoletaTHRrange
PlantsHorsetail Spike-rushEleocharis equisetoidesENDrange
BirdsAcadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensENDrange
ReptilesBlanding’s TurtleEmydoidea blandingiiTHRrange
PlantsFalse Rue-anemoneEnemion biternatumTHRrange
MolluscsNorthern RiffleshellEpioblasma torulosa rangianaENDrange
MolluscsSnuffboxEpioblasma triquetraENDrange
FishGravel ChubErimystax x-punctatusEXPrange
FishLake ChubsuckerErimyzon sucettaTHRrange
InsectsEastern Persius DuskywingErynnis persius persiusEXPrange
FishGrass PickerelEsox americanus vermiculatusSCrange
ReptilesFive-lined SkinkEumeces fasciatusSCrange
PlantsWhite Wood AsterEurybia divaricataTHRrange
FishCutlip MinnowExoglossum maxillinguaTHRrange
BirdsPeregrine Falcon [postcard]Falco peregrinusTHRrange
MossesPygmy Pocket MossFissidens exilisSCrange
PlantsAmerican ColumboFrasera caroliniensisENDrange
PlantsBlue AshFraxinus quadrangulataSCrange
FishBlackstripe TopminnowFundulus notatusSCrange
PlantsWhite Prairie GentianGentiana albaENDrange
ReptilesWood Turtle [postcard]Glyptemys insculptaENDrange
ReptilesNorthern Map TurtleGraptemys geographicaSCrange
MammalsWolverineGulo guloTHRrange
PlantsKentucky Coffee-treeGymnocladus dioicusTHRrange
AmphibiansSpring SalamanderGyrinophilus porphyriticusEXPrange
BirdsBald Eagle (north of the French and Mattawa Rivers)Haliaeetus leucocephalusSCrange
BirdsBald Eagle (south of the French and Mattawa Rivers)Haliaeetus leucocephalusENDrange
ReptilesEastern Hog-nosed SnakeHeterodon platirhinosTHRrange
PlantsSwamp Rose-mallowHibiscus moscheutosSCrange
PlantsGoldensealHydrastis canadensisTHRrange
PlantsLakeside DaisyHymenoxys herbaceaTHRrange
FishNorthern Brook LampreyIchthyomyzon fossorSCrange
BirdsYellow-breasted ChatIcteria virensSCrange
FishBigmouth BuffaloIctiobus cyprinellusSCrange
FishBigmouth BuffaloIctiobus cyprinellusSCrange
FishBlack BuffaloIctiobus nigerSCrange
PlantsDwarf Lake IrisIris lacustrisTHRrange
PlantsEngelmann’s Quillwort [postcard]Isoetes engelmanniiENDrange
PlantsSmall Whorled PogoniaIsotria medeoloidesENDrange
PlantsLarge Whorled PogoniaIsotria verticillataENDrange
BirdsLeast BitternIxobrychus exilisTHRrange
PlantsButternutJuglans cinereaENDrange
PlantsAmerican Water-willowJusticia americanaTHRrange
ReptilesMilksnakeLampropeltis triangulumSCrange
MolluscsWavy-rayed LampmusselLampsilis fasciolaENDrange
BirdsLoggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusENDrange
FishSpotted GarLepisosteus oculatusTHRrange
FishWarmouthLepomis gulosusSCrange
FishOrangespotted SunfishLepomis humilisSCrange
LichensFlooded JellyskinLeptogium rivulareTHRrange
PlantsSlender Bush-clover (Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park, Ojibway Park and Black Oak Heritage Park in the City of Windsor)Lespedeza virginicaENDrange
PlantsDense Blazing StarLiatris spicataTHRrange
PlantsPurple TwaybladeLiparis liliifoliaENDrange
PlantsSmall-flowered LipocarphaLipocarpha micranthaTHRrange
InsectsKarner BlueLycaeides melissa samuelisENDrange
FishSilver ChubMacrhybopsis storerianaSCrange
PlantsCucumber TreeMagnolia acuminataENDrange
BirdsRed-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSCrange
MammalsWoodland VoleMicrotus pinetorumSCrange
FishSpotted SuckerMinytrema melanopsSCrange
PlantsRed MulberryMorus rubraENDrange
FishRiver RedhorseMoxostoma carinatumSCrange
FishBlack RedhorseMoxostoma duquesneiTHRrange
ReptilesLake Erie WatersnakeNerodia sipedon insularumENDrange
FishPugnose ShinerNotropis anogenusENDrange
FishBridle ShinerNotropis bifrenatusSCrange
FishSilver ShinerNotropis photogenisSCrange
FishNorthern MadtomNoturus stigmosusENDrange
BirdsEskimo CurlewNumenius borealisENDrange
MolluscsRound HickorynutObovaria subrotundaENDrange
FishPugnose MinnowOpsopoeodus emiliaeSCrange
PlantsEastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve on Pelee Island)Opuntia humifusaENDrange
PlantsAmerican GinsengPanax quinquefoliusENDrange
InsectsAweme Borer MothPapaipema awemeENDrange
BirdsAmerican White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosENDrange
FishChannel DarterPercina copelandiTHRrange
PlantsBroad Beech FernPhegopteris hexagonopteraSCrange
InsectsWest Virginia WhitePieris virginiensisSCrange
PlantsHeart-leaved PlantainPlantago cordataENDrange
PlantsEastern Prairie Fringed-orchid [postcard]Platanthera leucophaeaENDrange
MolluscsRound PigtoePleurobema sintoxiaENDrange
PlantsPink MilkwortPolygala incarnataENDrange
FishPaddlefishPolyodon spathulaEXPrange
PlantsHill’s PondweedPotamogeton hilliiSCrange
BirdsProthonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaENDrange
PlantsCommon HoptreePtelea trifoliataTHRrange
MolluscsKidneyshellPtychobranchus fasciolarisENDrange
MossesIncurved Grizzled MossPtychomitrium incurvumEXPrange
MammalsMountain Lion or CougarPuma concolorENDrange
PlantsHoary Mountain-mintPycnanthemum incanumENDrange
MolluscsMapleleaf MusselQuadrula quadrulaTHRrange
PlantsShumard OakQuercus shumardiiSCrange
BirdsKing RailRallus elegansENDrange
MammalsWoodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population) [postcard]Rangifer tarandus caribouTHRrange
ReptilesQueen SnakeRegina septemvittataTHRrange
PlantsClimbing Prairie RoseRosa setigeraSCrange
PlantsToothcupRotala ramosiorENDrange
FishAtlantic Salmon (Great Lakes population)Salmo salarEXPrange
FishAurora TroutSalvelinus fontinalis timagamiensisENDrange
MammalsEastern MoleScalopus aquaticusSCrange
BirdsLouisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacillaSCrange
MolluscsMudpuppy MusselSimpsonaias ambiguaENDrange
ReptilesMassasaugaSistrurus catenatusTHRrange
PlantsRound-leaved GreenbrierSmilax rotundifoliaTHRrange
PlantsHoughton’s GoldenrodSolidago houghtoniiTHRrange
PlantsRiddell’s GoldenrodSolidago riddelliiSCrange
PlantsShowy GoldenrodSolidago speciosaENDrange
ReptilesStinkpotSternotherus odoratusTHRrange
PlantsWood-poppyStylophorum diphyllumENDrange
PlantsWillowleaf AsterSymphyotrichum praealtumTHRrange
PlantsCrooked-stem AsterSymphyotrichum prenanthoidesTHRrange
PlantsWestern Silvery Aster [postcard]Symphyotrichum sericeumENDrange
MammalsAmerican Badger [postcard]Taxidea taxusENDrange
PlantsVirginia Goat’s-rueTephrosia virginianaENDrange
ReptilesButler’s GartersnakeThamnophis butleriTHRrange
ReptilesEastern RibbonsnakeThamnophis sauritusSCrange
PlantsFew-flowered Club-rush or Bashful Bulrush (Pickering and Hamilton) [postcard]Trichophorum planifoliumENDrange
PlantsDrooping TrilliumTrillium flexipesENDrange
PlantsNodding PogoniaTriphora trianthophoraENDrange
BirdsGreater Prairie-ChickenTympanuchus cupidoEXPrange
BirdsBarn Owl [postcard]Tyto albaENDrange
MammalsGrey FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteusTHRrange
MammalsPolar BearUrsus maritimusSCrange
PlantsDeerberryVaccinium stamineumTHRrange
BirdsGolden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraSCrange
MolluscsRayed BeanVillosa fabalisENDrange
MolluscsRainbow MusselVillosa irisTHRrange
PlantsBird’s-foot VioletViola pedataENDrange
BirdsHooded WarblerWilsonia citrinaTHRrange
PlantsBlunt-lobed WoodsiaWoodsia obtusaENDrange

Glossary

OMNR STATUS DEFINITION
EXP Extirpated A species that no longer exists in the wild in Ontario but still occurs elsewhere.
END Endangered A species facing imminent extinction or extirpation in Ontario which is a candidate for regulation under Ontario's ESA.
THR Threatened A species that is at risk of becoming endangered in Ontario if limiting factors are not reversed.
SC Special Concern
(formerly Vulnerable)
A species with characteristics that make it sensitive to human activities or natural events.