Endangered, Threatened & Special Status Species
of the
Indian River Lagoon

 

 
 
Key to Listing Status:
  
 
  E - Endangered
  
 
  T - Threatened
  
 
SSC - Species of Special Concern (Florida only)
  

 

 

 

 




 

 

 


SPECIES NAME COMMON NAME Florida
Status		 Federal Status
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon E E
Acrostichum aureum Golden leather fern T -
Ajaia ajaia Roseate spoonbill SSC -
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator SSC T
Aphelocoma coerulescens Florida scrub-jay T T
Aramus guarauna Limpkin SSC -
Asimina tetramera Four-petal pawpaw; opossum pawpaw E E
Blarina brevicauda  Southern short-tailed shrew SSC  -
Caretta caretta Atlantic loggerhead turtle T T
Charadrius melodus Piping plover T T
Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle E E
Conradina grandiflora Large-flowered rosemary T  -
Crocodylus acutus American crocodile E E
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback  turtle E E
Dicerandra immaculata Lakela's Mint E E
Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern indigo snake T T
Egretta caerulea Little blue heron SSC -
Egretta rufescens Reddish egret SSC -
Egretta thula Snowy egret SSC -
Egretta tricolor Tricolored (Louisiana) heron SSC -
Elaphe guttata guttata Red rat snake; corn snake SSC  -
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata Atlantic hawksbill turtle E E
Eudocimus albus White ibis SSC -
Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon E  
Falco sparverius paulus Southeastern American kestrel T - 
Gopherus polphemus Gopher turtle SSC  -
Grus canadensis pratensis Florida sandhill crane T  -
Haematopus palliatus American oystercatcher SSC  -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle T T
Halophila johnsonii Johnson's seagrass T T
Lepidochelys kempi Kemp's ridley sea turtle E E
Mycteria americana Wood stork E E
Myrcianthes fragrans  Twinberry stopper; Simpson's stopper T  -
Nerodia clarkii taeniata Atlantic salt marsh snake T T
Opuntia stricta Erect prickly pear  T -
Pandion haliaetus Osprey SSC -
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican SSC -
Polygala smallii Tiny Polygala E E
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth sawfish E E
Remirea maritima Beach star E -
Rivulus marmoratus Mangrove rivulus SSC  
Rynchops niger Black skimmer SSC  -
Scaevola plumieri Inkberry, gullfeed T -
Sterna antillarum Least tern T  -
Sterna dougallii Roseate tern T T
Suriana maritima Bay cedar E -
Tillandsia balbisiana Inflated wild pine; reflexed wild pine  T  -
Tillandsia fasciculata Common  wild pine;  stiff-leaved wild pine E  -
Tillandsia utriculata Giant wild pine; giant air plant E  -
Argusia (Tournefortia) gnaphalodes Sea lavender, sea rosemary E -
Trichechus manatus Manatee E E
Ursus americanus
floridanus		 Florida black bear T  -
Warea carteri Carter's Mustard E E