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Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species & Natural Communities Documented in Fayette County, Alabama
Scientific Name Common Name Global
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Birds
Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler G4 S1B SP P1
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler G5 S2B SP
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 S3 SP P2
Fish
Etheostoma histrio Harlequin Darter G5 S3
Hybognathus nuchalis Mississippi Silvery Minnow G5 S4
Insects
Ironoquia kaskaskia Caddisfly G4G5 S1
Triaenodes dipsius Long Horned Casemaker Caddisfly G5 S1
Mammals
Ursus americanus Black Bear4 G5T2 S2 GANOS P1
Mussels
Anodontoides radiatus Rayed Creekshell G3 S3 PS
Hamiota perovalis Orangenacre Mucket G2 S2 LT SP P2
Obovaria jacksoniana Southern Hickorynut G2 S2 PS
Pleurobema perovatum Ovate Clubshell5 G1 S1 LE SP P1
Pleurobema rubellum Dark Pigtoe2 G1 S1 LE6 SP P1
Strophitus subvexus Southern Creekmussel G3 S3 PS
Toxolasma parvum Lilliput G5 S3 PS
Reptiles
Plestiodon inexpectatus Southeastern Five-lined Skink G5 S3 SP P2
Sternotherus depressus Flattened Musk Turtle2, 7 G2 S2 LT SP8 P2
Vascular Plants
Sedum nevii Nevius' Stonecrop G3 S3
Trichomanes petersii Dwarf Filmy-fern G4G5 S2


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/).
Alabama endemic.
Reported from the county, but not likely part of an established, self-sustaining population
Historic occurrence.
The USFWS lists Pleurobema furvum as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. ALNHP considers P. furvum a synonym of P. rubellum following the taxonomy used by James D. Williams, Arthur E. Bogan, and Jeffrey T. Garner in Freshwater Mussels of Alabama & the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee (2008).
Historic occurrences.
Protected under Alabama Game, Fish and Wildlife Laws, Section 9-11-269, as well as the Nongame Regulation.

USFWS Designated Critical Habitat in Fayette County, Alabama
Scientific Name Common Name Global
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Mussels
Hamiota perovalis Orange-nacre Mucket G2 S2 LT SP P2
Medionidus acutissimus Alabama Moccasinshell G2 S1 LT SP P2
Pleurobema furvum Dark Pigtoe G1Q S1 LE SP P1
Pleurobema perovatum Ovate Clubshell G1 S1 LE SP P1
Ptychobranchus greenii Triangular Kidneyshell G1 S1 LE SP P1

Location: North River, Clear Creek