Wisconsin's rare animals

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Scientific Name	Common Name	Global Rank	State Rank	Federal Status	WI Status	Animal Group

St. Croix Snaketail (Ophiogomphus susbehcha)

Photo by Matt Berg

State Status: END

Federal Status: none

State Rank: S2

Global Rank: G2

Wildlife Action Plan: SGCN

Counties with Mapped NHI Occurrences

Saint Croix Snaketail (Ophiogomphus susbehcha), a dragonfly listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, is known from the St Croix, Chippewa, and Flambeau Rivers and prefers moderately large, clean, fast-flowing, warm-water streams with a cobble-gravel-sand substrate. The flight period extends from mid-May through late-June.

Wildlife Action Plan

Associated Natural Communities and Ecological Landscapes

Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) are associated with habitats (or natural communities) and places on the landscape. Understanding relationships among SGCN, natural communities and ecological landscapes help us make decisions about issues affecting SGCN and their habitat and how to respond. Download the Wildlife Action Plan association score spreadsheet to explore rare species, natural communities and ecological landscape associations

Issues/Threats and Conservation Actions

Conservation actions respond to issues or threats, which adversely affect species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) or their habitats. Besides actions such as restoring wetlands or planting resilient tree species in northern communities, research, surveys and monitoring are also among conservation actions described in the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan because lack of information can threaten our ability to successfully preserve and care for natural resources.

Wisconsin's rare animals

St. Croix Snaketail (Ophiogomphus susbehcha)

Rare Species & Natural Communities

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