Listed Species in Grady
County | ||||
Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
Bird | ||||
Red-cockaded
woodpecker Picoides borealis | E | E | Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands > 30 years of age, preferably > 10" dbh | Reduction of older age pine stands and to encroachment of hardwood midstory in older age pine stands due to fire suppression |
Wood
stork Mycteria americana | E | E | Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps | Decline due primarily to loss of suitable feeding habitat, particularly in south Florida. Other factors include loss of nesting habitat, prolonged drought/flooding, raccoon predation on nests, and human disturbance of rookeries. |
Reptile | ||||
Alligator snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii | No Federal Status | T | Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps. | Destruction and modification of habitat and overharvesting. |
Gopher
tortoise Gopherus polyphemus | No Federal Status | T | Well-drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting | |
Amphibian | ||||
Georgia blind salamander Haideotriton wallacei | No Federal Status | T | Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia | |
Invertebrate | ||||
Ochlockonee moccasinshell Medionidus simpsonianus | E | E | Stable
sandy and gravelly substrates in medium- sized streams to large rivers, often in areas swept free of silt by the current. | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
Oval
pigtoe mussel Pleurobema pyriforme | E | E | River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
Purple
bankclimber mussel Elliptoideus sloatianus | T | T | Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
Shiny-rayed
pocketbook mussel Lampsilis subangulata | E | E | Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
Plant | ||||
Lax Water-milfoil Myriophyllum laxum | No Federal Status | T | Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps |