22 Animals And Plants Added To MA Endangered Species List

MASSACHUSETTS - A new lineup of animals and plants have been added to the state's endangered species list.

According to a statement put out by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, a review and public comment led to the update.

The following animals and plants now have updated designations:

Mammals

• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis, special concern
• Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus, special concern
• Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, special concern

Butterflies and moths

• Golden borer moth, Papaipema cerina, endangered
• Acadian hairstreak butterfly, Satyrium acadica, threatened

Bees

• Parnassia miner bee, Andrena parnassiae, threatened
• Macropis cuckoo bee, Epeoloides pilosulus, threatened

Plants

• Bog sedge, Carex exilis, threatened
• Willdenow's sedge, Carex willdenowii, endangered
• Split-leaved hawthorn, Crateaegus schizophylla, endangered
• Appalachian bristle-fern, Crepidomanes intricatum, special concern
• Pine barrens flatsedge, Cyperus retrorsus, special concern
• Frog orchid, Dactylorhiza viridis, endangered
• Velvet rosette-grass, Dichanthelium scoparium, endangered
• Showy orchid, Galearis spectabilis, threatened
• Loesel's wide-lipped orchid, Liparis loeselii, threatened
• Wild lupine, Lupinus perennis, special concern
• Winged loosestrife, Lythrum alatum, endangered
• Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia cespitosa, endangered
• Hooker's orchid, Platanthera hookeri, endangered
• Large-leaved orchid, Platanthera macrophylla, threatened
• Round-leaved orchid, Platanthera orbiculata, threatened
• Ogden's pondweed, Potamogeton ogdenii, not listed
• Slender clubmoss, Pseudolycopediella caroliniana, endangered
• Slender bladderowrt, Utricularia subulata, threatened