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Rusk County Natural Heritage Inventory data
The following is a list of species and natural features on the Natural Heritage Working List that have been documented in Rusk County. These data are provided for general planning and assessment purposes only and should not be used for screening or reviewing proposed land development or land management projects. Learn about other methods for obtaining data, including project-specific data.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | WI Status |
Federal Status |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | SC/M | SOC | Rare Birds |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon | SC/H | Rare Fishes | |
| Agabetes acuductus | A Water Scavenger Beetle | SC/N | Rare Beetles | |
| Alasmidonta marginata | Elktoe | SC/P | Rare Mussels and Clams | |
| Alder thicket | Alder Thicket | NA | Shrub Communities | |
| Ammodramus leconteii | Le Conte's Sparrow | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Black spruce swamp | Black Spruce Swamp | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Botrychium minganense | Mingan's Moonwort | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | SC/FL | LE | Rare Mammals |
| Cyclonaias tuberculata | Purple Wartyback | END | Rare Mussels and Clams | |
| Dry cliff | Dry Cliff | NA | Primary Habitats - Bedrock Dependent | |
| Emergent marsh | Emergent Marsh | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Marshes | |
| Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | SC/P | SOC | Rare Reptiles |
| Ephemeral pond | Ephemeral Pond | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Etheostoma microperca | Least Darter | SC/N | Rare Fishes | |
| Eurylophella aestiva | A Spiny Crawler Mayfly | SC/N | Rare Mayflies | |
| Forested seep | Forested Seep | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Glaciere Talus | Glaciere Talus | NA | Primary Habitats - Bedrock Dependent | |
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | SC/P | Rare Mammals | |
| Glyptemys insculpta | Wood Turtle | THR | SOC | Rare Reptiles |
| Hardwood Swamp | Hardwood Swamp | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Lake--deep, soft, drainage | Lake--Deep, Soft, Drainage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--deep, soft, seepage | Lake--Deep, Soft, Seepage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--hard bog | Lake--Hard Bog | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--soft bog | Lake--Soft Bog | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lepomis megalotis | Longear Sunfish | THR | Rare Fishes | |
| Maccaffertium pulchellum | A Flat-headed Mayfly | SC/N | Rare Mayflies | |
| Moist cliff | Moist Cliff | NA | Primary Habitats - Bedrock Dependent | |
| Muskeg | Muskeg | NA | Shrub Communities | |
| Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-eared Bat | THR | LT | Rare Mammals |
| Northern dry forest | Northern Dry Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern dry-mesic forest | Northern Dry-mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern mesic forest | Northern Mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern sedge meadow | Northern Sedge Meadow | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Northern wet forest | Northern Wet Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern wet-mesic forest | Northern Wet-mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Open bog | Open Bog | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Ophiogomphus anomalus | Extra-striped Snaketail | END | Rare Dragonflies and Damselflies | |
| Ophiogomphus smithi | Sioux (Sand) Snaketail | SC/N | Rare Dragonflies and Damselflies | |
| Ophiogomphus susbehcha | St. Croix Snaketail | END | Rare Dragonflies and Damselflies | |
| Percina evides | Gilt Darter | THR | Rare Fishes | |
| Plethobasus cyphyus | Sheepnose | END | LE | Rare Mussels and Clams |
| Poliocitellus franklinii | Franklin's Ground Squirrel | SC/N | Rare Mammals | |
| Poor fen | Poor Fen | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Potamogeton vaseyi | Vasey's Pondweed | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. oxyacanthoides | Canadian Gooseberry | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Sceptridium oneidense | Blunt-lobe Grape-fern | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Schoenoplectus torreyi | Torrey's Bulrush | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Springs and spring runs, hard | Springs and Spring Runs, Hard | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Springs and spring runs, soft | Springs and Spring Runs, Soft | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Stream--fast, hard, cold | Stream--Fast, Hard, Cold | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Stream--slow, hard, cold | Stream--Slow, Hard, Cold | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Stream--slow, hard, warm | Stream--Slow, Hard, Warm | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | SC/H | Rare Birds | |
| Utricularia resupinata | Northeastern Bladderwort | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Viburnum edule | Squashberry | END | Rare Plants |
Last revised: July 18, 2017
