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Rare and Endangered Species of Apalachicola Bay
Common Name
Scientific Name
State
Federal
FNAI
       

Global

State

Fish
         
Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi SSC T G3T2 S2
shoal bass / Chipola bass Micropterus notius sp. cf coosae SSC n/a G2 S1
           
Amphibians
         
reticulated flatwoods salamander Ambystoma bishopi SSC T    
frosted flatwoods salamander Ambystoma cingulatum        
Georgia blind salamander Haideotriton wallacei SSC n/a G2 S2
gopher frog Rana capito SSC n/a G4 S3
           
Reptiles
         
American alligator Alligator mississipiensis SSC T (s/a) G5 S4
Atlantic loggerhead Caretta caretta caretta T T G3 S3
Atlantic green turtle Chelonia mydas mydas E E G3 S2
leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea E E G3 S2
Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi T T G4T3 S3
Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus SSC n/a G3 G3
Barbour's map turtle Graptemys barbouri SSC n/a G2 S2
Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempi E E G1 G1
alligator snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii SSC n/a G3G4 S3
Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus SSC n/a G4T3? S3
Suwannee cooter Pseudemys concinna SSC n/a G5T3 S3
           
Birds
         
Wakulla seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus juncicolus SSC n/a n/a n/a
limpkin Aramus guarauna SSC n/a G5 S3
ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis E E GX SX
Southeastern snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus tenuirostris T n/a G4 S2
piping plover Charadrius melodus T T G3 S2
Marian's marsh wren Cistothorus palustris marianae SSC n/a G5T3 S3?
little blue heron Egretta caerulea SSC n/a G5S4 S4
reddish egret Egretta rufescens SSC n/a G4 S2
snowy egret Egretta thula SSC n/a G5 S4
tricolored heron Egretta tricolor SSC n/a G5 S4
white ibis Eudocimus albus SSC n/a G5 S4
Arctic peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius E E G4 S2
Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus T n/a G5T3T4 S3?
Florida sandhill crane Grus canadensis pratensis T n/a G5T2T3 S2S3
American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus SSC n/a G5 S3
bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T G4 G3
wood stork Mycteria americana E E G4 G2
brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis SSC n/a G4 S3
red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis T E G3 S2
black skimmer Rynchops niger SSC n/a G5 S3
least tern Sterna antillarum T n/a G4 S3
Bachman's warbler Vermivora bachmanii E E GH SH
           
Mammals
         
red wolf Canis rufus n/a E G1 SX
Florida panther Felis concolor coryi E E G5T1 S1
gray bat Myotis grisescens E E G2G3 S1
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis E E G3 SA
Florida mouse Podomys floridanus SSC n/a G3 S3
Florida manatee Trichechus manatus E E G2 S2
Florida black bear Ursus americanus floridanus T n/a G5T2 S2
           
Plants
         
baneberry Actaea pachypoda E n/a G5 S1
wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis E n/a G5T1 S1
sicklepod Arabis canadensis E n/a G5 S1
Dutchman's pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa E n/a G2G4 S1
southern milkweed Asclepias viridula T n/a G2 S2
pine-woods aster Aster spinulosus E n/a G1 S1
Apalachicola wild indigo Baptisia megacarpa E n/a G3 S2
gopherwood buckthorn Bumelia lycioides E n/a n/a n/a
Thorne's buckthorn Bumelia thornei E n/a n/a n/a
poppy mallow Callirhoe papaver E n/a G5 S2
bearded grass pink Calopogon barbatus T n/a n/a n/a
sweet-shrub Calycanthus floridus E n/a G5 S2
Baltzell's sedge Carex baltzelli T n/a G2 S2
rosebud orchid Cleistes divaricata T n/a G4 S1
Apalachicola rosemary Conradina glabra E E G1 S1
pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia E n/a G5 S2
few-flowered croomia Croomia pauciflora E n/a G3 S2
honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis E n/a G5 S2S3
Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum E n/a G5 S1
trailing arbutus Epigaea repens E n/a G5 S2
dogtooth lily Erythronium umbilicatum E n/a G5 S2
telephus spurge Euphorbia telephioides E T G1 S1
wiregrass gentian Gentiana pennelliana E n/a G3 S3
downy rattlesnake orchid Goodyera pubescens E n/a G5 S1
Harper's beauty Harperocallis flava E E G1 S1
liverleaf Hepatica nobilis E n/a G5 S2
heartleaf Hexastylis arifolia T n/a G5 S3
green violet Hybanthus concolor E n/a G5 S1
wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens E n/a G5 S1
smooth-barked St. John's-wort Hypericum lissophloeus E n/a G2 S2
Florida anise lllicium floridanum T n/a    
thick-leaved water willow Justicia crassifolia E n/a G2 S2
mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia T n/a G5 S3
Florida corkwood Leitneria floridana T n/a G33 S3
Godfrey's blazing star Liatris provincialis E n/a G2 S2
Catesby's lily Lilium catesbaei T n/a    
West's flax Linum westii E n/a G2 S2
cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis T n/a    
Gulf Coast lupine Lupinus westianus T n/a G2 S2
Curtiss' loosestrife Lythrum curtissii E n/a G1 S1
White birds-in-a-nest Macbridea alba E T G2 S2
Ashe's magnolia Magnolia ashei E n/a G2 S2
pyramidal magnolia Magnolia pyramidata E n/a G4 S2
green adder's-mouth Malaxis unifolia E n/a G5 S3
crabapple Malus angustifolia T n/a    
Alabama anglepod Matela alabamensis E n/a G1 S1
Baldwin's anglepod Matela baldwyniana E n/a G2G3 S1
yellow-flowered anglepod Matela flavidula E n/a G3 S1
panhandle anglepod Matela floridana E n/a G2 S2
anglepod Matela gonocarpos T n/a    
Indian cucumber-root Medeola virginiana E n/a G5 S2
Florida beargrass Nolina atopocarpa T n/a G3 S3
shell mound prickly pear cactus Opuntia stricta T n/a    
giant waterdropwort Oxypolis greenmanii E n/a G3Q S3
coastal grass-of-parnassus Parnassia caroliniana E n/a G3 S1
grass-of-parnassus Parnassia grandifolia E n/a G3G4 S2
hairy fever tree Pinckneya bracteata T n/a    
Godfrey's butterwort Pinguicula ionantha E T G2 S2
yellow flowered butterwort Pinguicula lutea T n/a    
Chapman's butterwort Pinguicula planifolia T n/a    
panhandle golden aster Pityopsis flexuosa E n/a G3 S3
large white-fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis T n/a    
golden fringed orchid Platanthera cristata T n/a    
Southern tubercled orchid Platanthera flava T n/a    
Southern yellow fringeless orchid  Platanthera integra E n/a G4 S3S4
snowy orchid Platanthera nivea T n/a    
rose pogonia Pogonia ophioglossoides T n/a    
large-leaved jointweed Polygonella macrophylla T n/a G2 S2
Apalachicola meadow beauty Rhexia parviflora E n/a G2 S2
orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum E n/a G3G4 S3
night-flowering wild petunia Ruellia noctiflora E n/a G2G3 S2
white-top pitcher plant Sarracenia leucophylla E n/a G3 S3
parrot pitcher-plant Sarracenia psittacina T n/a    
bay star vine Schisandra coccinea E n/a G3 S2
Florida skullcap Scutellaria floridana E T G1 S1
fringed campion Silene polypetala E E G2 S1
oval ladies' tresses Spiranthes ovalis E n/a    
shade betony Stachys crenata E n/a G5 S1
bladdernut Staphylea trifolia E n/a G5 S1
silky camellia Stewartia malacodendron E n/a G4 S3
Florida yew Taxus floridana E n/a G2 S2
Florida torreya Torreya taxifolia E E G1 S1
lance-leaved wakerobin Trillium lancifolium E n/a G3 S2
Wood's false hellebore Veratrum woodii E n/a G5 S2
Chapman's crownbeard Verbesina chapmanii T n/a G2G3 S2S3
yellowroot Xanthorhiza simplicissima E n/a G5 S1
karst pond xyris Xyris longisepala E n/a G2 S2
Harper's yellow-eyed grass Xyris scabrifolia T n/a G3 S3
northern prickly ash Zanthoxylum americanum

E

n/a

G5

S1

Treat's zephyr lily Zephyranthes treatiae

T

n/a

 

 

State listings are taken from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or as with plants the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  Federal listings are taken from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
E = Endangered
T = Threatened
T (S/A) = Threatened/Similarity of Appearance
T (E/P) = Threatened/Experimental Population
SSC = Species of Special Concern
C = Commercially Exploited

FNAI rankings are taken from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory.
G1
= Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences or less than 1000 individuals) or because of extreme vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or man-made factor.
G2 = Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences or less than 3000 individuals) or because of vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or man-made factor.
G3 = Either very rare and local throughout its range (21-100 occurrences or less than 10,000 individuals) or found locally in a restricted range or vulnerable to extinction from other factors.
G4 = Apparently secure globally (may be rare in parts of range)
G5 = Demonstrably secure globally
GH = Of historical occurrence throughout its range, may be rediscovered (e.g., ivory-billed woodpecker)
GX = Believed to be extinct throughout range
GXC = Extirpated from the wild but still known from captivity or cultivation
G#? = Tentative rank (e.g., G2?)
G#G# = Range of rank; insufficient data to assign specific global rank (e.g., G2G3)
G#T# = Rank of a taxonomic subgroup such as a subspecies or variety; the G portion of the rank refers to the entire species and the T portion refers to the specific subgroup; numbers have same definition as above (e.g., G3T1)
G#Q = Rank of questionable species - ranked as species but questionable whether it is species or subspecies; numbers have same definition as above (e.g., G2Q)
G#T#Q = Same as above, but validity as subspecies or variety is questioned.
GU = Due to lack of information, no rank or range can be assigned (e.g., GUT2).
G? = Not yet ranked (temporary)

S1 = Critically imperiled in Florida because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences or less than 1000 individuals) or because of extreme vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or man-made factor.
S2 = Imperiled in Florida because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences or less than 3000 individuals) or because of vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or man-made factor.
S3 = Either very rare and local throughout its range (21-100 occurrences or less than 10,000 individuals) or found locally in a restricted range or vulnerable to extinction from other factors.
S4 = Apparently secure in Florida (may be rare in parts of range)
S5 = Demonstrably secure in Florida
SH = Of historical occurrence throughout its range, may be rediscovered (e.g., ivory-billed woodpecker)
SX = Believed to be extinct throughout range
SA = Accidental in Florida, i.e., not part of the established biota
SE = An exotic species established in Florida may be native elsewhere in North America
SN = Regularly occurring, but widely and unreliably distributed; sites for conservation hard to determine

Last updated: June 16, 2009

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