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Scrub Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Mammals | Birds | Amphibians | Reptiles | Invertebrates


Mammals

   

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Trend

Sylvilagus floridanusEastern Cottontail RabbitLowDeclining
Sciurus niger shermaniSherman's Fox SquirrelLowDeclining
Geomys pinetis pinetisSoutheastern Pocket GopherMediumStable
Peromyscus polionotus allophrysChoctawhatchee Beach MouseLowStable
Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalusSanta Rosa Beach MouseMediumUnknown
Peromyscus polionotus niveiventrisSoutheastern Beach MouseMediumUnknown
Peromyscus polionotus peninsularisSt. Andrews Beach MouseLowUnknown
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsisPerdido Key Beach MouseLowDeclining
Podomys floridanusFlorida MouseMediumDeclining
Ursus americanus floridanusFlorida Black BearMediumStable
Spilogale putoriusSpotted SkunkUnknownUnknown
Puma concolor coryiFlorida PantherLowUnknown

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Birds

   

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Trend

Colinus virginianusNorthern BobwhiteLowDeclining
Elanoides forficatusSwallow-tailed KiteLowUnknown
Falco sparverius paulusSoutheastern American KestrelLowDeclining
Columbina passerinaCommon Ground-DoveMediumDeclining
Athene cunicularia floridanaFlorida Burrowing OwlMediumUnknown
Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed WoodpeckerLowDeclining
Picoides villosusHairy WoodpeckerLowUnknown
Colaptes auratus auratusNorthern FlickerMediumDeclining
Lanius ludovicianusLoggerhead ShrikeAbundantDeclining
Aphelocoma coerulescensFlorida Scrub-JayLowDeclining

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Amphibians

   

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Trend

Notophthalmus perstriatusStriped NewtLow  Declining
Pseudacris ornataOrnate Chorus FrogUnknownUnknown
Rana capitoGopher FrogMediumDeclining

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Reptiles

   

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Trend

Terrapene carolina bauriFlorida Box TurtleMediumDeclining
Gopherus polyphemusGopher TortoiseMediumDeclining
Sceloporus woodiFlorida Scrub LizardAbundantDeclining
Eumeces egregius insularisCedar Key Mole SkinkLowStable
Eumeces egregius lividusBluetail Mole SkinkMediumDeclining
Neoseps reynoldsiSand SkinkMediumDeclining
Virginia valeriaeSmooth Earth Snake (Highlands Co population only)UnknownUnknown
Heterodon platirhinosEastern Hognose SnakeUnknownDeclining
Heterodon simusSouthern Hognose SnakeLowDeclining
Drymarchon couperiEastern Indigo SnakeLowDeclining
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitusFlorida Pine SnakeMediumDeclining
Stilosoma extenuatumShort-tailed SnakeUnknownUnknown
Tantilla relicta pamlicaCoastal Dunes Crowned SnakeMediumDeclining
Crotalus adamanteusEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeMediumDeclining

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Invertebrates

   

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Trend

Coenobita clypeatusLand Hermit CrabUnknownUnknown
Aneflomorpha delongiDelong's AneflomorphaUnknown Unknown
Romulus globosusRound-necked RomulusLowStable
Chelyoxenus xerobatisGopher Tortoise Hister BeetleLowDeclining
Anomala eximiaArchbold (Scrub) Anomala Scarab BeetleUnknown Unknown
Aphodius troglodytesGopher Tortoise Aphodius Commensal Scarab BeetleUnknown Unknown
Copris gopheriGopher Tortoise Copris Commensal Scarab BeetleUnknown Unknown
Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemiGopher Tortoise Onthophagus Commensal Scarab BeetleUnknown Unknown

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