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Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species & Natural Communities Documented in Mobile County, Alabama
Scientific Name Common Name Global
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Amphibians
Ambystoma bishopi Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander4 G2G3 S1 LT SP P1
Amphiuma means Two-toed Amphiuma G5 S3
Amphiuma pholeter One-toed Amphiuma G3 S1 P2
Desmognathus auriculatus Southern Dusky Salamander G5 S2
Rana heckscheri River Frog5 G5 S1
Rana sevosa Mississippi Gopher Frog6 G1 SH LE SP P1
Birds
Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 S3 P2
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow G4 S2N P1
Ammodramus maritimus fisheri Louisiana Seaside Sparrow G4T4 S3 P2
Ammodramus nelsoni Sharp-tailed Sparrow G5 S3N P2
Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck G4 S2N,S3B
Charadrius alexandrinus Southeastern Snowy Plover G4T3Q S1B,S2N SP P1
Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover G4 S1B,S2N SP P1
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover G3 S1N LE, LT7 SP P1
Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover G5 S1 SP P1
Columbina passerina Common Ground-dove G5 S3 SP
Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail G4 S2N P2
Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret G4 S1B,S3N SP P2
Eudocimus albus White Ibis G5 S3N,S4B
Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern G5 S2B,S4N SP
Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher G5 S1 SP P1
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle3 G5 S3B BGEPA SP
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern G5 S2B,S4N
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern G5 S2N,S4B P2
Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail G4 S2N P2
Limnothylpis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler G4 S3B
Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew G5 S2N
Passerina ciris Painted Bunting G5 S2B
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker3 G3 S2 LE SP P1
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis G5 S1B,S3N
Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule G5 S3B
Rynchops niger Black Skimmer G5 S1B,S4N
Scolopax minor American Woodcock G5 S3B,S5N P2
Sterna hirundo Common Tern G5 S1B,S4N
Sternula antillarum Least Tern G4 S2B,S4N (PS:LE)8
Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern G5 S1B,S5N
Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern G5 S1B,S5N
Tringa semipalmata Willet G5 S2B,S5N
Tyrannus dominicensis Gray Kingbird G5 S2B
Tyto alba Barn-owl G5 S3
Crustaceans
Cambarellus diminutus Least Crayfish G3 S3 P2
Cambarellus shufeldtii Cajun Dwarf Crayfish G5 S2
Cambarus lesliei Angular Dwarf Crayfish5 G3 S3 P2
Fallicambarus danielae Speckled Burrowing Crayfish G2 S1 P2
Fallicambarus oryktes Flatwoods Digger5 G4 S1 P2
Procambarus bivittatus Ribbon Crayfish5 G5 S3S4
Procambarus clemmeri Cockscomb Crayfish G5 S2
Procambarus evermanni Panhandle Crayfish G4 S3
Procambarus lecontei Mobile Crayfish G3G4 S3
Procambarus penni Pearl Blackwater Crayfish5 G3 S2
Procambarus shermani Gulf Crayfish G4 S2
Fish
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Gulf Sturgeon3 G3T2 S1 LT SP P2
Ammocrypta vivax Scaly Sand Darter G5 S1
Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar G3G4 S2
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker G3G4 S2S3
Enneacanthus gloriosus Bluespotted Sunfish G5 S3
Etheostoma fusiforme Swamp Darter G5 S3
Etheostoma lynceum Brighteye Darter G5 S1 SP P1
Fundulus blaire Western Starhead Topminnow G4 S3
Fundulus chrysotus Golden Topminnow G5 S3
Fundulus cingulatus Banded Topminnow G4 S2
Fundulus dispar Starhead Topminnow G4 S2
Fundulus jenkinsi Saltmarsh Topminnow G3 S1 SC9
Fundulus pulvereus Bayou Killifish G5 S2
Heterandria formosa Least Killish G5 S3
Hiodon tergisus Mooneye G5 S3S4
Lucania parva Rainwater Killifish G5 S3
Lythrurus roseipinnis Cherryfin Shiner G5 S2
Notorus mocturnus Freckled Madtom G5 S3
Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner5 G4 SH SP P1
Notropis maculatus Taillight Shiner G5 S3
Notropis petersoni Coastal Shiner G5 S2
Perca flavescens Yellow Perch G5 S3
Poecilia latipinna Sailfin Molly G5 S2
Polyodon spathula Paddlefish G4 S3 SP10
Pteronotropis signipinnis Flagfin Shiner G5 S3
Insects
Brachycentrus chelatus Caddisfly G4 S1
Ceraclea resurgens Caddisfly G5 S1
Chimarra falculata Caddisfly G4 S1
Hydroptila parastrepha Caddisfly G2G3 S1
Hydroptila scheiringi A Caddisfly G1G2 S1
Neotrichia mobilensis Caddisfly G1G2 S1S2
Nyctiophylax morsei Caddisfly G2 S1
Oxyethira anabola Caddisfly G4G5 S1
Oxyethira sininsigne Caddisfly G3G4 S1
Polycentropus clinei A Caddisfly G5 SNR
Mammals
Lasiurus intermedius Northern Yellow Bat G4G5 S1 P2
Trichechus manatus West Indian Manatee G2 S1 LE SP P1
Trichechus manatus West Indian Manatee G2G3 S1 LE SP P1
Ursus americanus Black Bear G5T2 S2 P1
Mussels
Glebula rotundata Round Pearlshell G4G5 S2 PS
Ligumia subrostrata Pondmussel G5 S3 PS
Natural Communities
Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchospora oligantha - Panicum nudicaule - (Eurybia eryngiifolia) Herbaceous Vegetation East Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Bog (upper Terrace Type) G2 S2
Ceratiola ericoides - (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) / Polygonella polygama / Cladonia leporina Shrubland Coastal Rosemary - Woody-goldenrod Scrub G2? SNR
Juncus roemerianus - Herbaceous Vegetation Needlerush High Marsh G5 S2S3
Nyssa biflora/Ilex myrtifolia/Carex glaucescens - Eriocaulon compressum Forest East Gulf Coastal Plain Blackgum Dome Swamp G2G3 SNR
Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii)/Ctenium aromaticum - Carphephorus pseudoliatris - (Sarracenia alata) Woodland East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna G3? S2
Quercus laurifolia - Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora / Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum Forest East Gulf Coastal Plain Blackgum Bayhead Forest (clayey Type) G2? S2
Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland Gulf Coast Shell Midden Woodland G2G3 SNR
Sarcocornia perennis - (Batis maritima, Distichlis spicata) Dwarf-shrubland Salt Flat (woody Glasswort Type) G4 S1
Spartina alterniflora - Juncus roemerianus - Distichlis spicata Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation Gulf Coast Cordgrass Salt Marsh G5 S2S3
Spartina patens - Schizachyrium maritimum - Solidago sempervirens Herbaceous Vegetation East Gulf Coastal Plain Cordgrass Dune Grassland G3? SNR
Spartina patens - Schoenoplectus (americanus, pungens) - (Distichlis spicata) Herbaceous Vegetation Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (chairmaker's Bulrush, Threesquare) - (saltgrass) Herbaceous Vegetation G4? SNR
Spartina spartinae - Sporobolus virginicus Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation Gulf Coast Irregularly Flooded Tidal Marsh G4G5 SNR
Taxodium ascendens - Ilex myrtifolia - Hypericum myrtifolium - Lobelia floridana - Polygala cymosa Woodland Pond-cypress Dome Swamp G3 S1
Reptiles
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle G3 S1 LT SP P1
Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle11 G3 S1 LE, LT12 SP P1
Crotalus adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake G4 S3 P2
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle13 G2 SNA LE SP P1
Drymarchon couperi Eastern Indigo Snake G3 S1 LT SP P1, possibly extirpated
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher Tortoise G3 S3 (PS:LT)14 SP P2
Graptemys nigrinoda delticola Delta Map Turtle2 G3T2Q S2 SP
Graptemys pulchra Alabama Map Turtle G4 S3 SP
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Mole Kingsnake G5T5 S3
Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern Kingsnake G5T5 S4 P2
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake G5T5 S3 P2
Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle11 G1 SNA LE SP P1
Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle G3G4 S3 SP P2
Malaclemys terrapin pileata Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin G4T3Q S2 SP P2
Micrurus fulvius Eastern Coral Snake G5 S3 P2
Nerodia clarkii clarkii Gulf Salt Marsh Snake G4T4 S2 SP
Nerodia cyclopion Green Water Snake G5 S2
Ophisaurus mimicus Mimic Glass Lizard5 G3 S2 P2
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi Black Pine Snake G4T2T3 S2 C SP P1
Pseudemys alabamensis Alabama Redbelly Turtle G1 S1 LE SP P1
Rhadinaea flavilata Pine Woods Snake G4 S2
Sternotherus carinatus Razorback Musk Turtle G5 S1
Snails
Ferrissia mcneili Hood Ancylid2 G2G3 S2
Vascular Plants
Agalinis aphylla Leafless False-foxglove G3G4 S2
Agalinis filicaulis Thin-stemmed False-foxglove G3G4 S2
Agalinis linifolia Flax-leaf False-foxglove G4? S2
Agrimonia incisa Incised Groovebur G3 S2
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Beardgrass G5T4T5 S2
Botrychium jenmanii Alabama Grapefern G3G4 S1
Burmannia capitata Bluethreads G5 S2
Calopogon barbatus Bearded Grass-pink G4? S1
Calopogon multiflorus Many-flowered Grass-pink G2G3 S1
Canna flaccida Bandana-of-the-everglades G4? S1
Carex striata Walter's Sedge G4G5 S1
Chasmanthium nitidum Shiny Spikegrass G3 S1
Cirsium lecontei Le Conte's Thistle G2G3 S1
Cladium mariscoides Twig Rush G5 S1
Coreopsis gladiata Southeastern Tickseed G4G5 S2
Coreopsis nudata Georgia Tickseed G3? S1
Eleocharis olivacea Capitate Spikerush G5 S1
Eleocharis robbinsii Robbins' Spikerush G4G5 S1
Eleocharis rostellata Beaked Spikerush G5 S1
Epidendrum magnoliae Green-fly Orchid G4 S2
Eriocaulon texense Texas Pipewort G4 S2
Eurybia chapmanii Chapman Aster G2G3 SH
Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay G5 S1
Helianthemum arenicola Coastal-sand Frostweed G3 S1
Hibiscus coccineus Brilliant Hibiscus G4? S1
Hypericum reductum Atlantic St. John's-wort G5 S2
Ilex amelanchier Serviceberry Holly G4 S2
Isoetes louisianensis Louisiana Quillwort3, 11 G2 S1 LE
Juncus gymnocarpus Naked-fruited Rush G4 S2
Lachnocaulon digynum Pineland Bogbutton G3 S2
Lepuropetalon spathulatum Southern Lepuropetalon5 G4G5 SH
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Carolina Lilaeopsis G3G5 S1
Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush G2G3 S1
Linum macrocarpum Flax G2 S1
Ludwigia arcuata Pond Seedbox G4G5 SH
Ludwigia spathulata Spathulate Seedbox G2 S1S2
Lycium carolinianum Christmas Berry G4 S1S2
Macranthera flammea Flame Flower G3 S2
Myriophyllum laxum Loose Water-milfoil G3 S2
Orbexilum simplex Single-stemmed Scurf-pea G4G5 SH
Panicum nudicaule Naked-stemmed Panic Grass G3Q S2
Peltandra sagittifolia Spoon-flower G3G4 S2
Pieris phillyreifolia Climbing Fetter-bush G3 S2
Pinguicula planifolia Chapman's Butterwort G3? S1S2
Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua Large White Fringed Orchid G4G5T3T4 S1S2
Platanthera integra Yellow Fringeless Orchid G3G4 S2
Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchis G5 S2
Polygala crenata Crenate Milkwort G4? S1
Pteroglossaspis ecristata Crestless Eulophia G2 S1
Ptilimnium costatum Eastern Bishop-weed G4 S1
Quercus similis Bottomland-post Oak G4 S1
Rhynchospora crinipes Hairy-peduncled Beakrush G2 S1
Rhynchospora macra Southern White Beak Rush G3 S1
Rhynchospora stenophylla Chapman Beakrush G4 S2
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy's Beak Rush G4 S1
Ruellia noctiflora Night-flowering Wild-petunia G2 S1
Sageretia minutiflora Tiny-leaved Buckthorn G4 S1
Sarracenia leucophylla Whitetop Pitcher-plant G3 S3
Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi Wherry's Sweet Pitcher-plant G4T3 S3
Schizachyrium maritimum Gulf Bluestem G3G4Q S1
Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. divergens Eastern Little Bluestem G5T5 SH
Schwalbea americana Chaffseed5 G2G3 S1 LE
Spiranthes longilabris Giant Spiral Ladies'-tresses G3 S1
Utricularia floridana Florida Bladderwort G3G5 S1S2
Xyris chapmanii Chapman's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1
Xyris drummondii Drummond's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S3
Xyris scabrifolia Harper's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1S2


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.
No occurrence record in ALNHP database but the US Fish & Wildlife Service (http://www.fws.gov/daphne/es/specieslst.html#Mobile) lists this species as occurring in Mobile County.
Historic occurrence, not documented in Alabama since 1981.
Historic occurrence.
Historic occurrence, possibly extirpated in Alabama.
Listed by USFWS as Endangered in Great Lakes watersheds of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; Listed as Threatened elsewhere, including Alabama.
Sterna antillarum subspecies complex; some subspecies are federally listed. Listed by USFWS as Endangered on the U.S. west coast (subspecies browni) and on interior U.S. rivers, except within 50 miles of the coast.
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)
10 Polydon spathula protected by Regulations 220-2-.94, page 63, and 220-2-.43, page 62, of the Alabama Regulations for 2007-2008 on Game, Fish, and Fur Bearing Animals.
11 Possible occurrence
12  Listed as Threatened throughout most of its range, including Alabama, except in Florida and Mexico where it is listed as Endangered.
13 Occasional visitor but not known to nest in state.
14 Listed by USFWS as Threatened west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

USFWS Designated Critical Habitat in Mobile County, Alabama
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Birds
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover G3 S1N LE, LT SP P1

Location: Coastal islands.