IOWA
ILLINOIS
Meramec River Basin • Elephant-ear mussel • Ebonyshell • Pink mucket
MISSOURI
Eastern Ozarks Habitat Strike Team • Indiana bat • Hine’s emerald dragonfly • Ozark hellbender
ARKANSAS
Concentration of imperiled biodiversity
Lowest
Highest
Protected areas
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