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Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species & Natural Communities Documented in Etowah County, Alabama
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global
Rank |
State
Rank |
Federal
Status |
State
Status |
State
Priority1 |
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Amphibians
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Desmognathus aeneus |
Seepage Salamander |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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P2 |
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Desmognathus ocoee |
Mountain Dusky Salamander |
G5 |
S2 |
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Plethodon websteri |
Webster's Salamander |
G3 |
S3 |
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Birds
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Ammodramus savannarum |
Grasshopper Sparrow |
G5 |
S3 |
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Falco sparverius |
American Kestrel |
G5 |
S3B,S5N |
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P2 |
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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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Thryomanes bewickii |
Bewick's Wren4 |
G5 |
SHB,S1N |
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SP |
P1 |
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Tyto alba |
Barn-owl |
G5 |
S3 |
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Vireo solitarius |
Blue-headed Vireo |
G5 |
S2B,S4N |
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Crustaceans
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Camabarus acanthura |
Thornytail Crayfish4 |
G4G5 |
S3 |
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Cambarus manningi |
Greensadle Crayfish |
G4 |
S2 |
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Fish
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Etheostoma ditrema |
Coldwater Darter |
G1G2 |
S1 |
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SP |
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Etheostoma phytophilum |
Rush Darter3 |
G1 |
S1 |
C
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SP |
P1 |
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Etheostoma sp. cf. bellator |
Locust Fork Darter2 |
GNR |
S1 |
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P2 |
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Etheostoma trisella |
Trispot Darter4 |
G1G2 |
SX |
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EX |
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Hybopsis lineapunctata |
Lined Chub |
G3G4 |
S3 |
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Percina palmaris |
Bronze Darter |
G4 |
S3 |
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Insects
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Speyeria diana |
Diana |
G3G4 |
S2 |
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Mammals
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Ursus americanus |
Black Bear5 |
G5T2 |
S2 |
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P1 |
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Mussels
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Amblema elliottii |
Coosa Fiveridge |
G3 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Anodonta suborbiculata |
Flat Floater |
G5 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Elliptio arca |
Alabama Spike |
G2G3Q |
S2 |
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PS |
P1 |
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Elliptio arctata |
Delicate Spike |
G2G3Q |
S2 |
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PS |
P1 |
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Epioblasma metastriata |
Upland Combshell4 |
GH |
SX |
LE
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SP |
SX |
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Epioblasma othcaloogensis |
Southern Acornshell4 |
GHQ |
SX |
LE
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SP |
SX |
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Hamiota altilis |
Finelined Pocketbook |
G2 |
S2 |
LT
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SP |
P2 |
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Lasmigona alabamensis |
Alabama Heelsplitter |
G3 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Lasmigona etowaensis |
Etowah Heelsplitter |
G3 |
S2 |
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PS |
P2 |
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Medionidus parvulus |
Coosa Moccasinshell4 |
G1Q |
SX |
LE
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SP |
EX |
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Pleurobema decisum |
Southern Clubshell |
G2 |
S2 |
LE
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SP |
P2 |
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Pleurobema georgianum |
Southern Pigtoe |
G1 |
S1 |
LE
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SP |
P1 |
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Pleurobema hanleyianum |
Georgia Pigtoe4 |
G1 |
SX |
C
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SP |
EX |
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Pleurobema hartmanianum |
Cherokee Pigtoe4 |
G1 |
SX |
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PS |
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Pleurobema perovatum |
Ovate Clubshell |
G1 |
S1 |
LE
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SP |
P1 |
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Ptychobranchus foremanianus |
Rayed Kidneyshell |
G1 |
S1 |
LE6
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SP |
P1 |
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Strophitus connasaugaensis |
Alabama Creekmussel |
G3 |
S3 |
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PS |
P2 |
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Toxolasma corvunculus |
Southern Purple Lilliput |
G1 |
S1 |
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PS |
P1 |
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Toxolasma parvum |
Lilliput |
G5 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Truncilla donaciformis |
Fawnsfoot |
G5 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Villosa nebulosa |
Alabama Rainbow |
G3 |
S3 |
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PS |
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Villosa umbrans |
Coosa Creekshell4 |
G2 |
S2 |
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PS |
P2 |
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Natural Communities
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Bigelowia nuttallii - Coreopsis pulchra - Liatris microcephala Herbaceous Vegetation |
Sandstone Glade |
G2? |
S2 |
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Quercus prinus - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra / Acer saccharum Forest |
Chestnut Oak - Shagbark Hickory - Sugar Maple Forest |
G4? |
S1 |
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Reptiles
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Graptemys pulchra |
Alabama Map Turtle |
G4 |
S3 |
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SP |
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Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata |
Mole Kingsnake |
G5T5 |
S3 |
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Sternotherus depressus |
Flattened Musk Turtle2, 3 |
G2 |
S2 |
LT
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SP7 |
P2 |
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Snails
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Elimia crenatella |
Lacey Elimia2, 4 |
G1 |
S1 |
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P1 |
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Vascular Plants
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Aplectrum hyemale |
Puttyroot |
G5 |
S2 |
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Aralia racemosa |
American Spikenard |
G4G5 |
S1 |
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Asclepias exaltata |
Poke Milkweed |
G5 |
S1 |
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Asplenium bradleyi |
Bradley's Spleenwort |
G4 |
S2 |
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Asplenium ruta-muraria |
Wall Rue Spleenwort |
G5 |
S1 |
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Asplenium trichomanes |
Maidenhair Spleenwort |
G5 |
S2S3 |
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Bigelowia nuttallii |
Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod |
G3G4 |
S3 |
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Celastrus scandens |
Climbing Bittersweet |
G5 |
S2 |
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Clematis socialis |
Alabama Leather-flower |
G1 |
S1 |
LE
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Coreopsis pulchra |
Woodland Tickseed |
G2 |
S2 |
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Croomia pauciflora |
Croomia |
G3 |
S2 |
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Cuscuta harperi |
Harper's Dodder |
G2G3 |
S2 |
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Dicentra cucullaria |
Dutchman's Breeches |
G5 |
S2 |
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Isotria verticillata |
Large Whorled Pogonia |
G5 |
S2 |
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Lilium canadense |
Canada Lily |
G5 |
S2 |
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Marshallia mohrii |
Mohr's Barbara's Button3 |
G3 |
S3 |
LT
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Monarda clinopodia |
Basil Bee-balm |
G5 |
S2 |
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Orobanche uniflora |
One-flowered Broomrape |
G5 |
S2 |
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Prenanthes barbata |
Barbed Rattlesnake-root |
G3 |
S1S2 |
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Quercus boyntonii |
Boynton's Sand Post Oak |
G1 |
S1 |
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Sarracenia oreophila |
Green Pitcher Plant |
G2 |
S2 |
LE
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Schoenolirion wrightii |
Texas Sunnybell |
G3 |
S1 |
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Silene ovata |
Ovate Catchfly |
G3 |
S2 |
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Symphyotrichum georgianum |
Georgia Aster4 |
G2G3 |
S2S3 |
C
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Trichomanes petersii |
Dwarf Filmy-fern |
G4G5 |
S2 |
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Trillium flexipes |
Nodding Trillium |
G5 |
S2S3 |
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Triosteum angustifolium |
Yellowleaf Tinker's-weed |
G5 |
S1 |
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Viburnum bracteatum |
Limerock Arrowwood4 |
G1G2 |
S1 |
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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#Etowah) lists this species as occurring in Etowah County.
4 Historic occurrence. 5 Reported from the county, but not likely part of an established, self-sustaining population 6 Ptychobranchus greenii was listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1993. Williams et al. (2008) restricted its distribution to the Black Warrior and Tombigbee River systems, with the form in the remainder of the Mobile Basin recognized as Ptychobranchus foremanianus. 7 Protected under Alabama Game, Fish and Wildlife Laws, Section 9-11-269.
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