Appendix C: Species List
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Appendix C: Species List Appendix C: Species List Mammal Species .............................................................page 83 Amphibian Species ..........................................................page 86 Taxanomic Order of Invertebrate Species........................page 87 Fish Species .....................................................................page 87 Reptile Species ................................................................page 88 Bird Species ....................................................................page 90 Prairie Plant Species......................................................page 102 Plants Found in WPA Wetlands ....................................page 104 Weed Species ...............................................................page 106 St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 81 Appendix C: Species List Mammals Found on the St. Croix Wetland Management District Order Family Common Name Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum Insectivora Soricidae Blarinia brevicauda Northern Short tail Shrew Cryptotis parva Least Shrew Sorex arcticus Arctic Shrew Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew Sorex hoyi Pygmy Shrew Sorex palustris Northern Water Shrew Talpidae Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Mole Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat Lasiurus borealis Red Bat Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat Northern Myotis (Long Eared Myotis septentrionalis Bat) Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle Carnivora Canidae Canis latrans Coyote Canis lupus Gray Wolf Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Ursidae St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 83 Appendix C: Species List Mammals Found on the St. Croix Wetland Management District (Continued) Order Family Common Name Ursus americanus Black Bear Procyonidae Procyon lotor Common Raccon Mustelidae Lontra canadensis Northern River otter Mustela erminea Short-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel Mustela nivallis Least Weasel Mustela vison American Mink Taxidea taxus American Badger Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted Skunk Felidae Lynx canadensis Canada Lynx Lynx rufus Bobcat Rodentia Squirdae Glaucomys sabrinus Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans Southern Flying Squirrel Maramota monax Woodchuck Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus niger Eastern Fox Squirrel Spermophilus franklinii Franklin's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Tamias minimus Least Chipmonk Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red Squirrel Geomyidae Geomys bursarius Plains Pocket Gopher Castoridae St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 84 Appendix C: Species List Mammals Found on the St. Croix Wetland Management District (Continued) Order Family Common Name Castor canadensis American Beaver Muridae Clethrionomys gapperi Southern Red-backed Vole Microtus ochrogaster Prairie Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole Mus musculus House Mouse Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming Zapodidae Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum Common Porcupine Artiodactyla Cervidae Alces alces Moose Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer Lagomorha Leporidae Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare Lepus townsendii White-tailed Jackrabbit Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 85 Appendix C: Species List Amphibians Found on the St. Croix Wetland Management District Order Family Common Name Caudata Salamandride Notophtalmus viridescens louisianensis Common Newt Proteidae Necturus maculosus maculosus Common Mudpuppy Ambystomatidae Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander Ambystoma tigerinum tigerinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Plethodontide Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Plethodon cinereus Eastern Red-backed Salamander Anura Bufonidae Bufo americanus americanus Eastern American Toad Hylidae Acris crepitans blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket Frog Psudacris crucifer crucifer Northern Spring Peeper Psudacris triseriata Chorus Frog Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Gray Frog Ranidae Rana catesbeiana American Bullfrog Rana clamitans melanota Northern Green Frog Rana palustris Pickerel Frog Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog Rana septentrionalis Mink Frog Rana sylvatica Wood Frog St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 86 Appendix C: Species List Taxanomic Order of Invertebrates Found in WPA Wetlands, St. Croix WMD Taxanomic Order Scientific Name Beetles (Coleoptera) Bugs (Heteroptera) Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Ceratopogonids (Ceratapogonidae) Chironomids (Chironomidae) Clams (Pelecypoda) Leeches (Hirudinea) Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) Mites (Hydracarina) Odonates (Odonata) Scuds (Amphipoda) Snails (Gastropoda) Total Diptera Fish Species Found on St. Croix WMD Common Name Scientific Name Brown trout (Salmo trutta) Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Mudminnow (Umbra limi) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) White sucker (Catostomus commersonii) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 87 Appendix C: Species List Reptiles Found on St. Croix Wetland Management District Order Family Common Name Testudines Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina Eastern Snapping Turtle Emydidae Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle Clemmys insculpta Wood Turtle Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Graptemys geographica Northern Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Trionychidae Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera Turtle Squamata Teiidae Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-lined Racerunner Scincidae Eumeces fasciatus Common Five-linned Skink Eumeces septentrionalis Northen Prairie Skink Colubridae Coluber constrictor Eastern Racer Western Foxsnake (Pine Elaphe vulpina Snake) Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern Milksnake Nerodia sipedon Northern Watersnake Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake Pituophis catenifer Bullsnake Storeria dekayi DeKay's Brownsnake Storeria occipitomaculata Northern Red-bellied Snake Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis Common Gatersnake St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 88 Appendix C: Species List Reptiles Found on St. Croix Wetland Management District (Continued) Order Family Common Name Viperidae Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Eastern Massasauga rattle- Sistrurus catenatus snake St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 89 Appendix C: Species List Bird Species Found on St. Croix Wetland Management District Order Family Subfamily Genus Species English name ANSERIFORMES ANATIDAE Anserinae Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Branta bernicla Brant Branta canadensis Canada Goose Cygnus olor Mute Swan Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Anatinae Aix sponsa Wood Duck Anas strepera Gadwall Anas americana American Wigeon Anas rubripes American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Mergus merganser Common Merganser Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 90 Appendix C: Species List Bird Species Found on St. Croix Wetland Management District (Continued) Order Family Subfamily Genus Species English name GALLIFORMES PHASIANIDAE Phasianinae Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant Tetraoninae Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse Meleagridinae Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey ODONTOPHORIDAE Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite GAVIIFORMES GAVIIDAE Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia immer Common Loon PODICIPEDIFORMES PODICIPEDIDAE Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe PELECANIFORMES PELECANIDAE Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant ANHINGIDAE CICONIIFORMES ARDEIDAE Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron St. Croix Wetland Management District / Comprehensive Conservation Plan 91 Appendix C: Species List Bird Species Found on St. Croix Wetland Management District (Continued) Order Family Subfamily Genus Species English name Ardea alba Great Egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron CATHARTIDAE Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture FALCONIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE Pandioninae Pandion haliaetus Osprey