Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Vertebrate Animals Amphibians Acris crepitans Northern Cricket Frog G5 S5 Ambystoma cingulatum Flatwoods Salamander LT: Threatened SE: Endangered G2 S1 Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander G5 S2S3 Aneides aeneus Green Salamander G3G4 S1 Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender G3G4 SNR Desmognathus aeneus Seepage Salamander G3G4 SNR Desmognathus marmoratus Shovelnose Salamander G4 S2 Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander G5 SNR Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens Treefrog ST: Threatened G4 S2S3 Hyla avivoca Bird-voiced Treefrog G5 S5 Plethodon websteri Webster's Salamander SE: Endangered G3G4 S2 Pseudobranchus striatus Dwarf Siren ST: Threatened G5 S2 Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus Gulf Coast Mud Salamander G5T4 S3S4 Rana capito Gopher Frog SE: Endangered G3 S1 Rana palustris Pickerel Frog G5 SNR Rana sylvatica Wood Frog G5 S3 Birds Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk G5 S3? Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 S3 Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow G4 SNA Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow G4 SNR Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow G5 SNRB,SNRN Anas acuta Northern Pintail G5 SNRN Anas platyrhynchos Mallard G5 SNRB,SNRN Anas rubripes American Black Duck G5 SNRN Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup G5 SNRN Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper G5 SNA Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern G4 SNRN Calidris alba Sanderling G5 SNRN Calidris alpina Dunlin G5 SNRN Calidris canutus Red Knot G4 SNRN Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper G5 SNA Page 1 of 31 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper G5 SNRN Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper G5 SNRN Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper G5 SNA Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker SE-Endangered G1 SX Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet G5 SNR Charadrius melodus Piping Plover LT: Threatened SE-Endangered G3 SNRN Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover ST: Threatened G5 S3? Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite G5 S4 Columbina passerina Common Ground-dove ST-Threatened G5 SNR Contopus virens Eastern Wood-pewee G5 S5B Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail G4 SNA Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler G5 S4B Dendroica kirtlandii Kirtland's Warbler LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G3G4 SNA Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler G5 S4 Dendroica virens waynei Black-throated Green Warbler G5T3 SNRB Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron G5 SNRB,SNRN Egretta thula Snowy Egret G5 SNRB,SNRN Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron G5 SNRB,SNRN Elanoides forficatus American Swallow-tailed Kite SC: Sp. of Concern SE: Endangered G5 S2 Eudocimus albus White Ibis G5 SNR Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird G4 SNRN Falco peregrinus anatum American Peregrine Falcon ST: Threatened G4T4 SNR Falco peregrinus tundrius Arctic Peregrine Falcon G4T3 SNR Falco sparverius American Kestrel G5 S4 Falco sparverius paulus Southeastern American Kestrel G5T4 SNR Fulica americana American Coot G5 SHB,SNRN Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe G5 SNRN Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher G5 SNR Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle ST: Threatened G5 S2 Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-eating Warbler G5 S4B Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush G5 S3?B Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite G5 S4 Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern G5 SNRB,SNRN Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike G4 S3 Page 2 of 31 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail G3G4 SNRB,SNRN Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher G5 SNRN Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler G4 S4 Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit G5 SNRN Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker G5 SNR Mycteria americana Wood Stork LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G4 S1S2 Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew G5 SNA Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew SE-Endangered GH SX Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel G5 SNRN Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heron G5 SNRB,SNRN Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron G5 SNRB,SNRN Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler G5 S4B Passerina ciris Painted Bunting G5 SNRB Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican G4 S1S2 Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis Eastern Brown Pelican G4TU SNR Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G3 S2 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis G5 SHB,SNRN Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover G5 SNA Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe G5 SNRB,SNRN Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule G5 S4 Rallus elegans King Rail G4 SNR Recurvirostra americana American Avocet G5 SNRN Rynchops niger Black Skimmer G5 S2 Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch G5 S4 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow G5 S5? Sterna antillarum Least Tern ST: Threatened G4 S3 Sterna hirundo Common Tern G5 S3?B Sterna maxima Royal Tern G5 SNRB,SNRN Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern G5 SNR Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern G5 SNRB Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark G5 SNR Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren ST: Threatened G5 S1? Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs G5 SNRN Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper G5 SNA Page 3 of 31 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper G4 SNA Tyto alba Barn-owl G5 S4 Vermivora bachmanii Bachman's Warbler LE: Endangered SE: Endangered GH SX Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G3 S3 Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon G3 S3 Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring G3G4 S5 Alosa mediocris Hickory Shad G4 S4 Ambloplites rupestris Rock Bass G5 SNR Cyprinella nivea Whitefin Shiner G4 SNR Elassoma boehlkei Carolina Pygmy Sunfish SC: Sp. of Concern ST: Threatened G2 S1 Elassoma okatie Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish G2G3 SNR Etheostoma brevispinum Carolina Fantail Darter G4 S1 Etheostoma collis Carolina Darter G3 SNR Etheostoma flabellare Fantail Darter G5 S1 Etheostoma hopkinsi Christmas Darter G4G5 S4 Etheostoma mariae Pinewoods Darter SE-Endangered G3 S1 Etheostoma zonale Banded Darter G5 S1? Fundulus diaphanus Banded Killifish G5 S1 Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog Sucker G5 SNR Lucania goodei Bluefin Killifish G5 S1? Luxilus coccogenis Warpaint Shiner G5 SNR Moxostoma pappillosum V-lip Redhorse G4 SNR Nocomis micropogon River Chub G5 SNR Notropis bifrenatus Bridled Shiner G3 SNR Notropis chiliticus Redlip Shiner G4 S1? Notropis chlorocephalus Greenhead Shiner G4 SNR Notropis leuciodus Tennessee Shiner G5 SNR Notropis spectrunculus Mirror Shiner G4 SNR Noturus sp. 2 Broadtail Madtom ST-Threatened G2 S1 Rhinichthys cataractae Longnose Dace G5 SNR Rhinichthys obtusus Blacknose Dace G5 S1 Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout G5 S2 Semotilus lumbee Sandhills Chub G3G4 S2 Page 4 of 31 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Mammals Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale G5 SNR Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale SE-Endangered G3 S1 Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale G4 SNR Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale SE-Endangered G3G4 SNR Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G3G4 SNR Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole G5 S3? Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat SE: Endangered G3G4 S2? Eubalaena glacialis Atlantic Right Whale LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G1 SNA Feresa attenuata Pygmy Killer Whale G4 SNR Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned Pilot Whale G5 SNR Globicephala melas Long-finned Pilot Whale G5 SNR Grampus griseus Grampus G5 SNR Kogia breviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale G4 SNA Kogia simus Dwarf Sperm Whale G4 SNR Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red Bat G5 SNR Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat G5 SNR Lasiurus intermedius Northern Yellow Bat G4G5 SNR Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G4 S1 Mesoplodon densirostris Dense-beaked Whale G4 SNR Mesoplodon mirus True's Beaked Whale G3 SNR Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole G5 SNR Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel G5 S3S4 Mustela nivalis Least Weasel G5 SNR Mustela vison Mink G5 SNR Myodes gapperi carolinensis Carolina Red-backed Vole G5T4 S2S3 Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Bat G3G4 S1 Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis ST: Threatened G1G3 S1 Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis G3 S3? Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-eared Bat G2G3 S4 Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G2 S1 Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse G5 S4? Neotoma floridana Eastern Woodrat G5 S3S4 Neotoma floridana floridana Eastern Woodrat G5T5 S3S4 Page 5 of 31 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species and Communities Tracked by the SC DNR Heritage Trust Program June 11, 2014 Scientific Name Common Name USESA Status State Protection GRank SRank Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed Mole G5 SNR Perimyotis subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle G3 SNR Phoca vitulina Harbor Seal G5 SNA Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale SE-Endangered G3G4 S1 Puma concolor Mountain Lion G5 SX Puma concolor couguar Eastern Cougar LE: Endangered SE: Endangered G5THQ SX Sciurus niger Eastern Fox Squirrel G5 S4 Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew G5 SNR Sorex fumeus Smoky Shrew