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Endangered Species Guide
Endangered Invertebrates

[About the IUCN and USFWS.]
invertebrate
  DELTA GREEN GROUND BEETLE
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threat: Agricultural development
invertebrate
  DLINZA FOREST PINWHEEL
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threat: Extremely small range
invertebrate
  FABULOUS GREEN SPHINX MOTH
IUCN Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Collection and habitat destruction
invertebrate
  FANSHELL
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threat: Habitat destruction
invertebrate
  GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
IUCN Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Fishing pressure and environmental pollution
invertebrate
  ILLINOIS CAVE AMPHIPOD
IUCN Status: Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threat: Groundwater contamination and human disturbance
invertebrate
  LOTUS BLUE BUTTERFLY
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threat: Loss of bog habitat

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