WMP Wildlife Species List
Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI MAMMALS Order: Xenarthra Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Dasypus novemcinctus nine-banded armadillo * G5 Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae (cats) Lynx rufus bobcat G5 Family: Canidae (wolves and foxes) Canis latrans coyote G5 Family: Mustelidae (weasels, otters and relatives) Lutra canadensis northern river otter G5 Family: Procyonidae (raccoons) Procyon lotor raccoon G5/S5 Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae (old world swine) Sus scrofa feral hog * G5 Family: Cervidae (deer) Odocoileus virginianus white-tailed deer G5/S5 Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae (squirrels and their allies) Sciurus carolinensis eastern gray squirrel G5 Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares) Sylvilagus palustris marsh rabbit G5 BIRDS Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae (swans, geese, and ducks) Dendrocygna autumnalis black-bellied whistling duck G5 Cairina moschata muscovy duck G4 Aix sponsa wood duck G5 Spatula discors blue-winged teal G5 Spatula clypeata northern shoveler G5 Mareca strepera gadwall G5 Mareca americana American wigeon G5 Anas platyrhynchos mallard G5 Anas fulvigula mottled duck G4/S3S4 Anas acuta northern pintail G5 Anas crecca green-winged teal G5 Aythya americana redhead G5 Aythya collaris ring-necked duck G5 Aythya affinis lesser scaup G5/S5 Lophodytes cucullatus hooded merganser G5 Mergus serrator red-breasted merganser G5 Oxyura jamaicensis ruddy duck G5 Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae (new world quails) Colinus virginianus northern bobwhite G4G5/S4S5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Phasianidae Meleagris gallopavo wild turkey G5 Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae (grebes) Podilymbus podiceps pied-billed grebe G5 Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves) Columba livia rock pigeon G5 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared-dove * G5 Columbina passerina common-ground dove G5/S4 Zenaida asiatica white-winged dove G5 Zenaida macroura mourning dove G5 Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae (cuckoos) Coccyzus americanus yellow-billed cuckoo G5 Order: Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies) Family: Caprimulgidae Chordeiles minor common nighthawk G5/S5 Family: Apodidae (swifts) Chaetura pelagica chimney swift G4G5/S4 Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae (rails, coots, and gallinules) Rallus elegans king rail G4/S3S4 Porzana carolina sora G5 Gallinula galeata common gallinule G5 Fulica americana American coot G5 Porphyrio martinicus purple gallinule G5/S4 Porphyrio poliocephalus gray-headed swamphen Family: Aramidae Aramus guarauna limpkin G5/S3 Family: Gruidae (cranes) Grus canadensis pratensis Florida sandhill crane T G5/T2/S2S3 Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts) Himantopus mexicanus black-necked stilt G5 Family: Charadriidae (plovers) Charadrius semipalmatus semipalmated plover G5 Charadrius vociferus killdeer G5 Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers and allies) Calidris himantopus stilt sandpiper G5/S3 Calidris alpina dunlin G5/S4 Calidris minutilla least sandpiper G5 Calidris mauri western sandpiper G5/S4 Limnodromus griseus short-billed dowitcher G5/S4 Scolopax minor American woodcock G5 Gallinago delicata Wilson's snipe G5 Actitis macularius spotted sandpiper G5 Tringa solitaria solitary sandpiper G5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Tringa melanoleuca greater yellowlegs G5 Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs G5/S4 Family: Laridae (gulls) Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull G5 Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull G5 Larus delawarensis ring-billed gull G5 Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern G5/S2 Hydroprogne caspia caspian tern G5/S2 Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae (storks) Mycteria americana wood stork FT T G4/S2 Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae (anhingas) Anhinga anhinga anhinga G5 Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) Phalacrocorax auritus double-crested cormorant G5 Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American white pelican G4 Pelecanus occidentalis brown pelican G4 Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns) Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern G5/S3 Ixobrychus exilis least bittern G4G5/S4 Ardea herodias great blue heron G5/S5 Ardea alba great egret G5/S4 Egretta thula snowy egret G5/S3 Egretta caerulea little blue heron T G5/S4 Egretta tricolor tricolored heron T G5/S4 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret G5 Butorides virescens green heron G5/S4 Nycticorax nycticorax black-crowned night-heron G5/S3 Nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night heron G5/S3 Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills) Eudocimus albus white ibis G5/S4 Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis G5/S3 Platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill T G5/S2 Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae (new world vultures) Coragyps atratus black vulture G5 Cathartes aura turkey vulture G5 Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae (ospreys) Pandion haliaetus osprey G5/S3S4 Family: Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, and kites) Elanoides forficatus swallow-tailed kite G5/S2 Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus Everglades snail kite FE E G4G5/T2/S2 Circus cyaneus northern harrier G5 Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned hawk G5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk G5/S3 Haliaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle G5/S3 Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk G5 Buteo brachyurus short-tailed hawk G4G5/S1 Buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk G5 Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae Tyto alba barn owl G5 Family: Strigidae (true owls) Bubo virginianus great horned owl G5 Strix varia barred owl G5 Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae (kingfishers) Ceryle alcyon belted kingfisher G5 Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae (woodpeckers) Sphyrapicus varius yellow-bellied sapsucker G5 Melanerpes erythrocephalus red-headed woodpecker G5/S4 Melanerpes carolinus red-bellied woodpecker G5 Picoides pubescens downy woodpecker G5 Dryocopus pileatus pileated woodpecker G5 Colaptes auratus northern flicker G5/S4 Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) Caracara cheriway crested caracara FT T G5/S2 Falco sparveriuspaulus southeastern American kestrel T G5/T4/S3 Falco columbarius merlin G5/S2 Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon G4/S2 Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers) Contopus virens eastern wood-pewee G5 Sayornis phoebe eastern phoebe G5 Myiarchus crinitus great crested flycatcher G5 Tyrannus tyrannus eastern kingbird G5 Family: Laniidae (shrikes) Lanius ludovicianus loggerhead shrike G4/S4 Family: Vireonidae (vireos) Vireo griseus white-eyed vireo G5 Vireo solitarius blue-headed vireo G5 Vireo olivaceus red-eyed vireo G5 Family: Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies) Cyanocitta cristata blue jay G5 Aphelocoma coerulescens Florida scrub-jay FT T G2/S2 Corvus brachyrhynchos American crow G5 Corvus ossifragus fish crow G5 Family: Hirundinidae (swallows) Stelgidopteryx serripennis northern rough-winged swallow G5 Progne subis purple martin G5/S5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Tachycineta bicolor tree swallow G5 Riparia riparia bank swallow G5 Hirundo rustica barn swallow G5/S5 Family: Paridae (chickadees and titmice) Poecile carolinensis Carolina chickadee G5 Baeolophus bicolor tufted titmouse G5 Family: Troglodytidae (wrens) Troglodytes aedon house wren G5 Cistothorus palustris marsh wren G5 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina wren G5 Family: Polioptilidae Polioptila caerulea blue-gray gnatcatcher G5 Family: Reguildae (kinglets) Regulus calendula ruby-crowned kinglet G5 Family: Turdidae (thrushes) Turdus migratorius American robin G5 Family: Mimidae (mockingbirds and thrashers) Dumetella carolinensis gray catbird G5 Toxostoma rufum brown thrasher G5 Mimus polyglottos northern mockingbird G5 Family: Sturnidae (starlings) Sturnus vulgaris European starling * G5 Family: Bombycillidae (waxwings) Bombycilla cedrorum cedar waxwing G5 Family: Fringillidae (finches) Spinus tristis American goldfinch G5 Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows) Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's sparrow G3/S3 Ammodramus savannarum grasshopper sparrow G5 Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow G5 Melospiza melodia song sparrow G5 Melospiza georgiana swamp sparrow G5 Family: Icteridae (blackbirds, orioles, etc.) Dolichonyx oryzivorus bobolink G5 Sturnella magna eastern meadowlark G5 Agelaius phoeniceus red-winged blackbird G5 Molothrus ater brown-headed cowbird G5 Quiscalus quiscula common grackle G5 Quiscalus major boat-tailed grackle G5 Family: Parulidae (wood-warblers) Seiurus aurocapilla ovenbird G5 Mniotilta varia black-and-white warbler G5 Protonotaria citrea prothonotary warbler G5/S4 Oreothlypis celata orange-crowned warbler G5 Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat G5 Setophaga americana northern parula G5 Setophaga palmarum palm warbler G5 Setophaga pinus pine warbler G5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Setophaga coronata yellow-rumped warbler G5 Setophaga dominica yellow-throated warbler G5 Setophaga discolor prairie warbler G5 Setophaga virens black-throated green warbler G5 Family: Cardinalidae (cardinals, some grosbeaks, new world buntings, etc.) Cardinalis cardinalis northern cardinal G5 Family: Passeridae (Old World sparrows) Passer domesticus house sparrow G5 REPTILES Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae (alligator and caiman) Alligator mississippiensis American alligator FT(SA) T(SA) G5/S4 Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina common snapping turtle G5/S5 Family: Emydidae (box and water turtles) Pseudemys peninsularis peninsula cooter G5T5 Family: Testudinidae (gopher tortoises) Gopherus polyphemus gopher tortoise T G3/S3 Family: Trionychidae (softshell turtles) Apalone ferox Florida softshell G5/S5 Order: Squamata Family: Polychridae (anoles) Anolis carolinensis green anole G5 Anolis sagrei brown anole * G5 Family: Colubridae Thamnophis sauritus sackenii peninsula ribbon snake G5/S5 Coluber constrictor priapus southern black racer G5/T5 Family: Viperidae (vipers) Subfamily: Crotalinae (pit vipers) Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Florida cottonmouth G5/S4 AMPHIBIANS Order: Anura Family: Hylidae (treefrogs) Acris gryllus dorsalis Florida cricket frog G5/T5 Hyla cinerea green treefrog G5 Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban treefrog * G5 Family: Ranidae (true frogs) Rana grylio pig frog G5 Lithobates sphenocephalus southern leopard frog G5 FISHES Family: Poeciliidae (livebearers) Gambusia spp. mosquitofish INSECTS Order: Diptera Family: Bibionidae (march flies) Plecia nearctica lovebug * G5
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Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Order: Hymenoptera Family: Vespidae (wasps) Poistes spp. paper wasp Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Superfamily: Papilionoidea (true butterflies) Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) Papilio polyxenes eastern black swallowtail G5 Papilio palamedes palamedes swallowtail G4/S5 Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Danaidae (milkweed butterfiles) Danaus plexippus monarch G4/S5 Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Heliconiinae (longwings) Heliconius charithonia zebra longwing G5/S5 Agraulis vanillae gulf fritillary G5/S5 Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Nymphalinae (brushfoots) Anartia jatrophae white peacock G5/S5 Order: Orthoptera Family: Romaleidae (grasshoppers) Romalea microptera eastern lubber grasshopper G5 CRUSTACEANS Order: Decapoda Family: Cambaridae (crayfish) Cambarus spp. crayfish
KEY:
FWS (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) FWC (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission) E - Endangered FT/FE - Federally-listed Threatened/Endangered T - Threatened FT(SA) - Federally-listed Threatened for Similar Appearance T(SA) - Threatened for Similar Appearance E - Endangered T - Threatened FNAI (Florida Natural Areas Inventory) SSC - Species of Special Concern G - Global Rarity S - State Rarity T - Subspecies (of special population) 1 - Critically Imperiled 2 - Imperiled 3 - Rare, Restricted; otherwise vulnerable to extinction 4 - Apparently Secure 5 - Demonstratebly Secure
* = Non-native
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