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This webpage displays a list of rare species by Tennessee County. The list is contained in an interactive report that provides many tools for displaying, sorting, and downloading your data. You can even download the entire dataset for Tennessee as a comma separated values file (csv) compatible with Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications.

Lists of rare species are most useful in determining what sensitive habitat types to search for on a given development site. If it is difficult to rule out whether suitable habitat may exist on a particular development site, it may be necessary for a qualified biologist to perform a survey for rare species during the appropriate growing season(s). If rare plants are found on a site, we ask that development activity be coordinated with our office. If rare, state-listed animals are known to exist, land disturbance activities should be coordinated with the
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the state's regulatory authority for animal wildlife. If federally listed species may be impacted, project planners should contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Cookeville, Tennessee Field Office
to establish protective measures.

Please keep in mind that not all areas of Tennessee have been surveyed and that a lack of records for any particular area is not a statement that rare species are absent from that area.