| Listed Species in Catoosa
County | ||||
| Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
| Mammal | ||||
| Gray bat
Myotis grisescens |
E | E | Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores | Human disturbance and vandalism in caves, pesticides, flooding of caves by impoundments, and loss of insect prey over streams degraded by siltation and pollution |
| Bird | ||||
| Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T | E | Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia | Major factor in initial decline was lowered reproductive success following use of DDT. Current threats include habitat destruction, disturbance at the nest, illegal shooting, electrocution, impact injuries, and lead poisoning. |
| Fish | ||||
| Flame chub Hemitremia flammea | No Federal Status | E | Springs and springfed streams | |
| Mountain
madtom Noturus eleutherus | No
Federal Status | T | Gravelly or rocky streams | |
| Popeye
shiner Notropis ariommus | No
Federal Status | T | Mountain stream; gravelly streams | |
| Snail
darter Percina tanasi | T | T | Adults live and spawn in gravel shoal habitat in the South Chickamauga Creek (population found 1980); larvae drift downstream to nursery areas | |
| Stargazing minnow Phenacobius uranops | No Federal Status | T | Clear, moderate-gradient streams and small rivers. Inhabits riffles and, more commonly, runs 15-50 cm deep. Adults and juveniles found over clean or slightly silted gravel and small to medium rubble. | |
| Plant | ||||
| Large-flowered skullcap Scutellaria montana | E | T | Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory | Logging, wildfires, livestock grazing, residential development, and small populations coupled with limited distribution |
| Glade-cress Leavenworthia exigua exigua
| No
Federal Status | T | Open areas on limestone cedar glades where soil is gravelly and usually <5cm deep; associated with a blue green alga (Nostoc sp.) in wet months | |
| Great Plains ladies-tresses Spiranthes magnicamporum | No Federal Status | E | Grassy areas in open or partial shade on flat, limestone outcrops (cedar glades) where the soil is a heavy, sticky clay | |