| County | Scientific Name | Common Name | French Name | SRank | Provincial Designation |
| NS | Balaenoptera physalus (FU) | Fin Whale - Bay of Fundy | Baleine fin | S2S3 | |
| NS | Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback Whale (NW Atlantic population) | Baleine à bosse | S3 | |
| NS | Eubalaena glacialis (FU) | Northern Right Whale - Bay of Fundy | Baleine de Biscaye | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Salamandre à quatre doigts | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | Canard pilet | S2B | |
| NSANNA | Bucephala islandica | Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern population) | Garrot d'Islande, population de l'Est | S1N | |
| NSANNA | Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Harle huppé | S2S3B | |
| NSANNA | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Autour des palombes | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Falco columbarius | Merlin | Faucon émerillon | S3S4B | |
| NSANNA | Falco peregrinus anatum | American Peregrine Falcon | Faucon pèlerin anatum | S1B | Threatened |
| NSANNA | Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Râle de Virginie | S2B | |
| NSANNA | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Sterne pierregarin | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Cepphus grylle | Black Guillemot | Guillemot à miroir | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | Coulicou à bec noir | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Moucherolle phébi | S2S3B | |
| NSANNA | Myiarchus crinitus | Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyran huppé | S2S3B | |
| NSANNA | Progne subis | Purple Martin | Hirondelle noire | S1S2B | |
| NSANNA | Poecile hudsonica | Boreal Chickadee | Mésange à tête brune | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird | Merlebleu de l'Est | S2S3B | |
| NSANNA | Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Grive des bois | S2B | |
| NSANNA | Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Tangara écarlate | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Cardinalis cardinalis | Northern Cardinal | Cardinal rouge | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Ammodramus nelsoni | Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Bruant de Nelson | S2S3B | |
| NSANNA | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Goglu des prés | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Sturnella magna | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnelle des prés | S1S2B | |
| NSANNA | Euphagus carolinus | Rusty Blackbird | Quiscale rouilleux | S3S4B | |
| NSANNA | Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Oriole du Nord | S3B | |
| NSANNA | Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Bec-croisé des sapins | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Glaucomys volans | Southern Flying Squirrel | Petit Polatouche | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Martes americana | American Marten | Martre d'Amérique | S1 | Endangered |
| NSANNA | Martes pennanti | Fisher | Pekan | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Alces americanus | Moose | Orignal | S1 | Endangered |
| NSANNA | Glyptemys insculpta | Wood Turtle | Tortue des bois | S3 | Vulnerable |
| NSANNA | Emys blandingii pop. 1 | Blanding's Turtle - Nova Scotia population | Tortue mouchetée | S1 | Endangered |
| NSANNA | Cordulegaster maculata | Twin-Spotted Spiketail | Cordulégastre maculé | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Dromogomphus spinosus | Black-Shouldered Spinyleg | Gomphe épineux | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Gomphus borealis | Beaverpond Clubtail | Gomphe boréal | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Gomphus exilis | Lancet Clubtail | Gomphe exilé | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Gomphus spicatus | Dusky Clubtail | Gomphe pointu | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Gomphus adelphus | Mustached Clubtail | Gomphe jumeau | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Hagenius brevistylus | Dragonhunter | L'hagénie | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Stylogomphus albistylus | Least Clubtail | Gomphe à styles blancs | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Ophiogomphus carolus | Riffle Snaketail | Ophiogomphe de Carole | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis | Rusty Snaketail | Ophiogomphe roussâtre | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna canadensis | Canada Darner | Aeschne du Canada | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna clepsydra | Mottled Darner | Aeschne clepsydre | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna constricta | Lance-Tipped Darner | Aeschne constrictor | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna eremita | Lake Darner | Aeschne porte-crosses | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna tuberculifera | Black-Tipped Darner | Aeschne à tubercules | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Aeshna verticalis | Green-Striped Darner | Aeschne verticale | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Anax junius | Common Green Darner | L'anax | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Basiaeschna janata | Springtime Darner | Aeschne printanière | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Boyeria grafiana | Ocellated Darner | Aeschne fuligineuse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Boyeria vinosa | Fawn Darner | Aeschne vineuse | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Gomphaeschna furcillata | Harlequin Darner | Aeschne pygmée | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Didymops transversa | Stream Cruiser | Macromie brune | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Macromia illinoiensis | Illinois River Cruiser | Macromie noire | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Cordulia shurtleffii | American Emerald | Cordulie de Shurtleffer | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Dorocordulia lepida | Petite Emerald | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Dorocordulia libera | Racket-Tailed Emerald | Cordulie écorcée | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Epitheca canis | Beaverpond Baskettail | Épithèque canine | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Epitheca cynosura | Common Baskettail | Épithèque à queue de beagle | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Epitheca spinigera | Spiny Baskettail | Épithèque épineuse | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Helocordulia uhleri | Uhler's Sundragon | Épithèque d'Uhler | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora elongata | Ski-Tailed Emerald | Cordulie alongée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora forcipata | Forcipate Emerald | Cordulie fourchue | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora franklini | Delicate Emerald | Cordulie de Franklin | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora minor | Ocellated Emerald | Cordulie mineure | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora tenebrosa | Clamp-Tipped Emerald | Cordulie ténébreuse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Somatochlora walshii | Brush-Tipped Emerald | Cordulie de Walsh | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Celithemis elisa | Calico Pennant | Célithème indienne | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Leucorrhinia frigida | Frosted Whiteface | Leucorrhine frigide | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Leucorrhinia glacialis | Crimson-Ringed Whiteface | Leucorrhine glaciale | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Leucorrhinia hudsonica | Hudsonian Whiteface | Leucorrhine hudsonienne | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Leucorrhinia intacta | Dot-Tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhine mouchetée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Leucorrhinia proxima | Red-Waisted Whiteface | Leucorrhine apprivoisée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Libellula incesta | Slaty Skimmer | La voluptueuse | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Libellula pulchella | Twelve-Spotted Skimmer | La gracieuse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Ladona exusta | White Corporal | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Plathemis lydia | Common Whitetail | La lydienne | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Ladona julia | Chalk-Fronted Corporal | La julienne | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Nannothemis bella | Elfin Skimmer | Nannothème d'elfe | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Sympetrum costiferum | Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk | Sympétrum rubigineux | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Sympetrum obtrusum | White-Faced Meadowhawk | Sympétrum éclaireur | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Sympetrum rubicundulum | Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympétrum à dos roux | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Sympetrum semicinctum | Band-Winged Meadowhawk | Sympétrum semi-ambré | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Sympetrum vicinum | Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk | Sympétrum tardif | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Calopteryx aequabilis | River Jewelwing | Caloptéryx à taches apicales | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes dryas | Emerald Spreadwing | Lestes dryade | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes forcipatus | Sweetflag Spreadwing | Lestes à forceps | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes congener | Spotted Spreadwing | Lestes tardif | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes rectangularis | Slender Spreadwing | Lestes élancé | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes unguiculatus | Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing | Lestes onguiculé | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Lestes vigilax | Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes matinal | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Argia fumipennis violacea | Variable Dancer | Argie violacée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Argia moesta | Powdered Dancer | Argie svelte | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma boreale | Boreal Bluet | Agrion boréal | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma carunculatum | Tule Bluet | Agrion des scirpes | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma minusculum | Little Bluet | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Enallagma aspersum | Azure Bluet | Agrion saupoudré | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma civile | Familiar Bluet | Agrion civil | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma ebrium | Marsh Bluet | Agrion enivré | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma exsulans | Stream Bluet | Agrion exilé | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma hageni | Hagen's Bluet | Agrion de Hagen | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma signatum | Orange Bluet | Agrion orangé | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Enallagma vesperum | Vesper Bluet | Agrion vespéral | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Ischnura posita | Fragile Forktail | Agrion posé | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Nehalennia irene | Sedge Sprite | Déesse paisible | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Nehalennia gracilis | Sphagnum Sprite | Déesse gracieuse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Chromagrion conditum | Aurora Damsel | Agrion à tache jaune | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Stylurus scudderi | Zebra Clubtail | Gomphe de Scudder | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Hydrocotyle umbellata | Many-Flowered Pennywort | S1 | Endangered | |
| NSANNA | Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Asclépiade incarnata | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra | Swamp Milkweed | S2S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Bidens connata | Purple-Stem Swamp Beggar-Ticks | Bident conné | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Euthamia galetorum | Narrow-Leaf Fragrant Golden-Rod | S3S4 | ||
| NSANNA | Euthamia caroliniana | Grass-Leaved Goldenrod | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Hieracium kalmii | Kalm's Hawkweed | Épervière de Kalm | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Hieracium paniculatum | Panicled Hawkweed | Épervière paniculée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Lactuca hirsuta var. sanguinea | Hairy Wild Lettuce | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Symphyotrichum boreale | Boreal American-Aster | Aster boréale | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Symphyotrichum undulatum | Wavy-leaf American-Aster | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Alnus serrulata | Brook-Side Alder | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Arabis glabra | Tower-Mustard | Tourette | S1SE | |
| NSANNA | Clethra alnifolia | Coast Pepper-Bush | S1S2 | Vulnerable | |
| NSANNA | Hypericum dissimulatum | Disguised St. John's-Wort | Millepertuis dissimulée | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Desmodium canadense | Showy Tick-Trefoil | Desmodie du Canada | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Desmodium glutinosum | Large Tick-Trefoil | Desmodie glutineuse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Myriophyllum farwellii | Farwell's Water-Milfoil | Myriophylle de Farwell | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Myriophyllum humile | Low Water-Milfoil | Myriophylle menu | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Proserpinaca pectinata | Comb-Leaved Mermaid-Weed | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Hedeoma pulegioides | American Pennyroyal | Hedéoma faux-pouliot | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Germandrée du Canada | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Utricularia gibba | Humped Bladderwort | Utriculaire à bosse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Utricularia subulata | Zigzag Bladderwort | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Decodon verticillatus | Hairy Swamp Loosestrife | Décodon vericillé | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Rhexia virginica | Virginia Meadow-Beauty | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash | Frêne noir | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash | Frêne rouge | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Epilobium coloratum | Purple-Leaf Willow-Herb | Épilobe coloré | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Conopholis americana | Squaw-Root | Conopholis d'amérique | S1S2 | |
| NSANNA | Polygala polygama | Racemed Milkwort | S1SE | ||
| NSANNA | Polygala sanguinea | Field Milkwort | Polygala sanguin | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Renouée coriace | S1?SE | |
| NSANNA | Polygonum buxiforme | Small's Knotweed | Renouée buxiforme | S2S3SE | |
| NSANNA | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Pennsylvania Smartweed | Persicaire glanduleuse | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Polygonum scandens | Climbing False-Buckwheat | Renouée grimpante | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Plantago rugelii | Black-Seed Plantain | Plantain de Rugel | S1SE | |
| NSANNA | Primula laurentiana | Bird's-Eye Primrose | Primevère laurentienne | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Anemone quinquefolia | Wood Anemone | Anémone à cinq folioles | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia | Wood Anemone | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Hepatica nobilis | Round-Lobe Hepatica | Anémone d'Amérique | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa | Round-Leaved Liverleaf | S1 | ||
| NSANNA | Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Greater Creeping Spearwort | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Agrimonia gryposepala | Tall Hairy Groovebur | Aigremoine à sépales crochus | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Rosa palustris | Swamp Rose | Rosier palustre | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush | Bois noir | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | Gaillet boréal | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Salix sericea | Silky Willow | Nespihqamq | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Verveine bleue | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Viola sagittata var. ovata | Arrow-Leaved Violet | Violette sagittée | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Thuja occidentalis | Northern White Cedar | Arbor-vitae | S1S2 | Vulnerable |
| NSANNA | Carex argyrantha | Hay Sedge | Carex argenté | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea | Howe Sedge | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Carex digitalis | Slender Wood Sedge | S1 | ||
| NSANNA | Carex granularis | Meadow Sedge | Carex granuleux | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Carex ormostachya | Necklace Spike Sedge | Carex en chapelet | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Carex rosea | Rosy Sedge | Carex en rosace | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Carex swanii | Swan Sedge | Carex de Swan | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Cyperus dentatus | Toothed Sedge | Souchet denté | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Eleocharis nitida | Slender Spike-Rush | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cotton-Grass | Linaigrette grêle | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Schoenoplectus robustus | Saltmarsh Bulrush | S1? | ||
| NSANNA | Iris prismatica | Slender Blue Flag | S1 | ||
| NSANNA | Sisyrinchium fuscatum | Coastal-Plain Blue-Eyed-Grass | S1 | ||
| NSANNA | Juncus marginatus | Grassleaf Rush | S2S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Juncus subcaudatus | Woods-Rush | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Jonc de Dudley | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | Ciboulette | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum | Wild Chives | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Allium tricoccum | Small White Leek | Ail des bois | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Trillium erectum | Ill-Scent Trillium | Trille dressé | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Large Yellow Lady's-Slipper | Cypripède jaune | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Goodyera pubescens | Downy Rattlesnake-Plantain | Goodyérie pubescente | S1 | |
| NSANNA | Goodyera repens | Dwarf Rattlesnake-Plantain | Goodyérie rampante | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Goodyera tesselata | Checkered Rattlesnake-Plantain | Goodyérie panachée | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Liparis loeselii | Loesel's Twayblade | Liparis de loesel | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Listera convallarioides | Broad-Leaved Twayblade | Listére faux-muguet | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Platanthera flava var. herbiola | Pale Green Orchid | Platanthère à gorge tuberculée variété petite-herbe | S1S2 | |
| NSANNA | Platanthera hookeri | Hooker Orchis | Platanthère de Hooker | S3 | |
| NSANNA | Spiranthes casei | Case's Ladies'-Tresses | Spiranthe de Case | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Spiranthes casei var. novaescotiae | Case's Ladies'-Tresses | Spiranthe de Case variété de Nouvelle-Écosse | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Spiranthes lucida | Shining Ladies'-Tresses | Spiranthe brillante | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Spiranthes ochroleuca | Yellow Nodding Ladies'-Tresses | Spiranthe | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Hooded Ladies'-Tresses | Spiranthe de Romanzoff | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Dichanthelium linearifolium | Slim-Leaf Witchgrass | Panic à feuilles linéaires | S2? | |
| NSANNA | Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens | Redtop Panic Grass | S2 | ||
| NSANNA | Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Potamot filiforme | S2S3 | |
| NSANNA | Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-Reed | Rubanier flottant | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Doradille chevelue | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Woodwardia areolata | Netted Chainfern | Woodwardie tachée | S2 | |
| NSANNA | Polystichum braunii | Braun's Holly-Fern | Polystic de Braun | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf Scouring Rush | Prêle faux-scirpe | S3S4 | |
| NSANNA | Isoetes acadiensis | Acadian Quillwort | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Isoetes lacustris | Lake Quillwort | Isoète des étangs | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Isoetes prototypus | Prototype Quillwort | S2 | Vulnerable | |
| NSANNA | Lycopodium complanatum | Trailing Clubmoss | Lycopode aplati | S3? | |
| NSANNA | Lycopodiella appressa | Southern Bog Clubmoss | S3 | ||
| NSANNA | Ophioglossum pusillum | Adder's Tongue | Herbe-sans-couture | S2S3 | |
| NSANTI | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-heron | Bihoreau gris | S1B | |
| NSANTI | Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Harle huppé | S2S3B | |
| NSANTI | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Autour des palombes | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Falco columbarius | Merlin | Faucon émerillon | S3S4B | |
| NSANTI | Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover | Pluvier siffleur | S1B | Endangered |
| NSANTI | Tringa melanoleuca | Greater Yellowlegs | Grand Chevalier | S2B,S5M | |
| NSANTI | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Sterne pierregarin | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Sterne arctique | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Cepphus grylle | Black Guillemot | Guillemot à miroir | S3 | |
| NSANTI | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | Coulicou à bec noir | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Hibou moyen-duc | S1S2 | |
| NSANTI | Caprimulgus vociferus | Whip-Poor-Will | Engoulevent bois-pourri | S2B | |
| NSANTI | Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Moucherolle phébi | S2S3B | |
| NSANTI | Poecile hudsonica | Boreal Chickadee | Mésange à tête brune | S3S4 | |
| NSANTI | Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird | Merlebleu de l'Est | S2S3B | |
| NSANTI | Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Grive des bois | S2B | |
| NSANTI | Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Moqueur polyglotte | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Vireo gilvus | Warbling Vireo | Viréo mélodieux | S2B | |
| NSANTI | Vireo philadelphicus | Philadelphia Vireo | Viréo de Philadelphie | S2B | |
| NSANTI | Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Bruant vespéral | S2S3B | |
| NSANTI | Ammodramus nelsoni | Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Bruant de Nelson | S2S3B | |
| NSANTI | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Goglu des prés | S3B | |
| NSANTI | Euphagus carolinus | Rusty Blackbird | Quiscale rouilleux |