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Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species & Natural Communities Documented in Escambia County, Alabama
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global
Rank |
State
Rank |
Federal
Status |
State
Status |
State
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Amphibians
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Ambystoma tigrinum |
Tiger Salamander |
G5 |
S3 |
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Hyla andersonii |
Pine Barrens Treefrog |
G4 |
S2 |
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SP |
P2 |
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Rana capito |
Gopher Frog |
G3 |
S2 |
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P1 |
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Rana heckscheri |
River Frog4 |
G5 |
S1 |
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P1 |
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Birds
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Aimophila aestivalis |
Bachman's Sparrow |
G3 |
S3 |
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P2 |
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Ammodramus henslowii |
Henslow's Sparrow |
G4 |
S2N |
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P1 |
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Columbina passerina |
Common Ground-dove |
G5 |
S3 |
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SP |
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Elanoides forficatus |
Swallow-tailed Kite |
G5 |
S2 |
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P2 |
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Bald Eagle |
G5 |
S3B |
BGEPA5
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SP |
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Helmitheros vermivorum |
Worm-eating Warbler |
G5 |
S3B |
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P2 |
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Limnothylpis swainsonii |
Swainson's Warbler |
G4 |
S3B |
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Mycteria americana |
Wood Stork3 |
G4 |
S2N |
LE6
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SP |
P2 |
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Picoides borealis |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
G3 |
S2 |
LE
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SP |
P1 |
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Porphyrio martinica |
Purple Gallinule |
G5 |
S3B |
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Scolopax minor |
American Woodcock |
G5 |
S3B,S5N |
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P2 |
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Tyto alba |
Barn-owl |
G5 |
S3 |
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Crustaceans
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Camabarus acanthura |
Thornytail Crayfish4 |
G4G5 |
S3 |
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Cambarus miltus |
Rusty Grave Digger |
G1G2 |
S1 |
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P2 |
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Fallicambarus byersi |
Lavender Burrowing Crayfish4 |
G4 |
S2 |
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Procambarus capillatus |
Capillaceous Crayfish4 |
G3 |
S2 |
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P2 |
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Procambarus escambiensis |
Escambia Crayfish4 |
G2 |
S1 |
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P2 |
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Procambarus okaloosae |
Okaloosa Crayfish4 |
G4 |
S2 |
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Fish
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Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi |
Gulf Sturgeon |
G3T2 |
S1 |
LT
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SP |
P2 |
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Alosa alabamae |
Alabama Shad |
G3 |
S2 |
SC7
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SP |
P2 |
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Ammocrypta bifascia |
Florida Sand Darter |
G4 |
S3 |
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Atractosteus spatula |
Alligator Gar |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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Crystallaria asprella |
Crystal Darter |
G3 |
S3 |
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SP |
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Elassoma evergladei |
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish |
G5 |
S3 |
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Etheostoma davisoni |
Choctawhatchee Darter |
G4 |
S3 |
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Etheostoma fusiforme |
Swamp Darter |
G5 |
S3 |
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Etheostoma histrio |
Harlequin Darter |
G5 |
S3 |
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Fundulus blaire |
Western Starhead Topminnow |
G4 |
S3 |
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Fundulus cingulatus |
Banded Topminnow |
G4 |
S2 |
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Fundulus escambia |
Russetfin Topminnow |
G4 |
S3 |
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Lythrurus roseipinnis |
Cherryfin Shiner |
G5 |
S2 |
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Notropis chalybaeus |
Ironcolor Shiner4 |
G4 |
SH |
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SP |
P1 |
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Notropis harperi |
Redeye Chub |
G4 |
S3 |
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Notropis maculatus |
Taillight Shiner |
G5 |
S3 |
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Notropis petersoni |
Coastal Shiner |
G5 |
S2 |
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Percina ustroperca |
Southern Logperch |
G3 |
S2 |
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Pteronotropis signipinnis |
Flagfin Shiner |
G5 |
S3 |
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Insects
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Brachycentrus chelatus |
Caddisfly |
G4 |
S1 |
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Cernotina truncona |
Florida Cernotinan Caddisfly |
G4 |
S1 |
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Chimarra falculata |
Caddisfly |
G4 |
S1 |
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Triaenodes sp. 1 |
Undescribed Caddisfly |
G1 |
S1 |
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Mammals
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Sylvilagus palustris |
Marsh Rabbit8 |
G5T2 |
S3 |
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P2 |
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Mussels
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Anodonta hartfieldorum |
Cypress Floater |
G4 |
S1 |
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PS |
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Anodontoides radiatus |
Rayed Creekshell |
G3 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Fusconaia escambia |
Narrow Pigtoe |
G2 |
S2 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Fusconaia rotulata |
Round Ebonyshell |
G1 |
S1 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Glebula rotundata |
Round Pearlshell |
G4G5 |
S2 |
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PS |
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Hamiota australis |
Southern Sandshell |
G2G3 |
S1S2 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Lampsilis floridensis |
Florida Sandshell |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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PS |
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Margaritifera marrianae |
Alabama Pearlshell2 |
G1 |
S1 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Pleurobema strodeanum |
Fuzzy Pigtoe |
G2G3 |
S2 |
C
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SP |
P2 |
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Ptychobranchus jonesi |
Southern Kidneyshell |
G1 |
S1 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Quadrula succissa |
Purple Pigtoe |
G3G4 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Toxolasma sp. 1 |
Gulf Lilliput |
G2 |
S2 |
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PS |
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Villosa choctawensis |
Choctaw Bean |
G2G3 |
S2 |
C
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SP |
P2 |
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Natural Communities
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Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchospora oligantha - Panicum nudicaule - (Eurybia eryngiifolia) Herbaceous Vegetation |
East Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Bog (upper Terrace Type) |
G2 |
S2 |
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Chamaecyparis thyoides / Magnolia virginiana - Cliftonia monophylla / Orontium aquaticum - Sphagnum spp. Forest |
Gulf Coastal Plain Streamside White-cedar Swamp |
G2G3 |
S1 |
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Nyssa biflora / Itea virginica - Cephalanthus occidentalis Depression Forest |
Swamp Blackgum Depression Forest |
G3G4 |
S1 |
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Taxodium ascendens - Ilex myrtifolia - Hypericum myrtifolium - Lobelia floridana - Polygala cymosa Woodland |
Pond-cypress Dome Swamp |
G3 |
S1 |
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Reptiles
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Apalone ferox |
Florida Softshell |
G5 |
S2 |
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SP-P |
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Crotalus adamanteus |
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake |
G4 |
S3 |
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P2 |
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Drymarchon couperi |
Eastern Indigo Snake9 |
G3 |
S1 |
LT
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SP |
P1, possibly extirpated |
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Farancia erytrogramma |
Rainbow Snake |
G4 |
S3 |
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P1 |
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Gopherus polyphemus |
Gopher Tortoise |
G3 |
S3 |
(PS:LT)10
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SP |
P2 |
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Graptemys ernsti |
Escambia Map Turtle |
G2 |
S2 |
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SP |
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Heterodon simus |
Southern Hognose Snake |
G2 |
SH |
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SP |
P1, possibly extirpated |
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Lampropeltis getula getula |
Eastern Kingsnake |
G5T5 |
S4 |
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P2 |
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Macrochelys temminckii |
Alligator Snapping Turtle |
G3G4 |
S3 |
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SP |
P2 |
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Micrurus fulvius |
Eastern Coral Snake |
G5 |
S3 |
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P2 |
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Nerodia fasciata |
Southern Water Snake |
G5 |
S4 |
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Nerodia taxispilota |
Brown Water Snake |
G5 |
S3 |
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Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus |
Florida Pine Snake |
G4T3 |
S2 |
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SP |
P2 |
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Seminatrix pygaea |
Black Swamp Snake |
G5 |
S2 |
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P2 |
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Snails
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Elimia exusta |
Fire Elimia2 |
G2 |
S2 |
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Somatogyrus walkerianus |
Gulf Coast Pebblesnail |
G2G3 |
S2 |
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Vascular Plants
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Aristida simpliciflora |
Southern Three-awned Grass |
G3G4 |
S1 |
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Arnoglossum sulcatum |
Indian-plantain |
G3 |
S2S3 |
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Asclepias rubra |
Red Milkweed |
G4G5 |
S1 |
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Botrychium jenmanii |
Alabama Grapefern |
G3G4 |
S1 |
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Burmannia capitata |
Bluethreads |
G5 |
S2 |
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Calopogon barbatus |
Bearded Grass-pink |
G4? |
S1 |
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Chamaecrista deeringiana |
Florida Senna |
G2G4Q |
S1 |
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Croton elliottii |
Elliott's Croton |
G2G3 |
S1 |
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Echinodorus parvulus |
Dwarf Burhead |
G3Q |
S1 |
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Epidendrum magnoliae |
Green-fly Orchid |
G4 |
S2 |
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Eriocaulon texense |
Texas Pipewort |
G4 |
S2 |
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Fothergilla gardenii |
Dwarf Witch-alder4 |
G3G4 |
S1 |
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Helenium brevifolium |
Little Leaf Sneezeweed |
G4 |
S1 |
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Helenium vernale |
Spring Sneezeweed |
G4? |
S2 |
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Hypericum reductum |
Atlantic St. John's-wort |
G5 |
S2 |
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Lachnocaulon digynum |
Pineland Bogbutton |
G3 |
S2 |
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Liatris chapmanii |
Chapman's Gay-feather |
G5 |
SH |
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Lilium iridollae |
Panhandle Lily |
G2 |
S1 |
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Lindera subcoriacea |
Bog Spicebush |
G2G3 |
S1 |
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Linum macrocarpum |
Flax |
G2 |
S1 |
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Macranthera flammea |
Flame Flower |
G3 |
S2 |
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Myriophyllum laxum |
Loose Water-milfoil |
G3 |
S2 |
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Panicum nudicaule |
Naked-stemmed Panic Grass |
G3Q |
S2 |
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Peltandra sagittifolia |
Spoon-flower |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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Phoebanthus tenuifolius |
Pineland False Sunflower |
G3 |
SH |
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Pityopsis oligantha |
Coastal-plain Golden-aster |
G2G4 |
S1 |
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Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua |
Large White Fringed Orchid |
G4G5T3T4 |
S1S2 |
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Platanthera integra |
Yellow Fringeless Orchid |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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Platanthera nivea |
Snowy Orchis |
G5 |
S2 |
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Pleea tenuifolia |
Rush False-asphodel |
G4 |
S1S2 |
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Polygala hookeri |
Hooker Milkwort |
G3 |
S1S2 |
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Rhexia parviflora |
Small-flowered Meadowbeauty |
G2 |
S1 |
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Rhynchospora alba |
White Beakrush |
G5 |
S1 |
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Rhynchospora crinipes |
Hairy-peduncled Beakrush |
G2 |
S1 |
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Rhynchospora stenophylla |
Chapman Beakrush |
G4 |
S2 |
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Ruellia noctiflora |
Night-flowering Wild-petunia |
G2 |
S1 |
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Sarracenia leucophylla |
Whitetop Pitcher-plant |
G3 |
S3 |
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Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi |
Wherry's Sweet Pitcher-plant |
G4T3 |
S3 |
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Stylisma aquatica |
Water Southern Morning-glory |
G4 |
S1 |
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Thelypteris ovata |
Ovate Marsh Fern |
G3G5 |
S3 |
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Uvularia floridana |
Florida Bellwort |
G3 |
S1 |
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Vitis rotundifolia var. munsoniana |
Munson Grape |
G5T4? |
S1 |
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Xyris chapmanii |
Chapman's Yellow-eyed Grass |
G3 |
S1 |
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Xyris drummondii |
Drummond's Yellow-eyed Grass |
G3 |
S3 |
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Xyris scabrifolia |
Harper's Yellow-eyed Grass |
G3 |
S1S2 |
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1 Priority as identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan and its list of Species of Greatest Conservation Concern (for more information on SWAP, see http://www.outdooralabama.com/research-mgmt/swcs/).
2 Alabama endemic.
3 No occurrence record in ALNHP database but the US Fish & Wildlife Service ( http://www.fws.gov/daphne/es/specieslst.html#Escambia) lists this species as occurring in Escambia County.
4 Historic occurrence. 5 The Bald Eagle was removed from the Federal List of Endangeredand Threatened Wildife (delisted) June 2007, but is still protected by provisions of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. For further information and guidelines on bald eagle protocol, go to: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/es/baldeagle/6 Listed by USFWS as Endangered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; not listed elsewhere. 7 Listed as a species of concern by the National Marine Fisheries Service (Federal Register 69(73):19975-19979, available at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/fr/fr64-19975.pdf) 8 Historic occurrence, no recent information 9 Snakes released at Solon Dixon Forestry Center from 1979 to 1986 and a second site in 1983. Sightings reported until early 1990's but no sightings since. Potential to occur in county. 10 Listed by USFWS as Threatened west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
USFWS Designated Critical Habitat in Escambia County, Alabama
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global
Rank |
State
Rank |
Federal
Status |
State
Status |
State
Priority |
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Fish
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Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi |
Gulf Sturgeon |
G3T2 |
S1 |
LT |
SP |
P2 |
Location: Conecuh River, Sepulga River
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