Listed Species in Jenkins
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 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. Active rookeries were located in Jenkins County 1991-2002. | 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 | ||||
Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi | T | T | During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields | Habitat loss due to uses such as farming, construction, forestry, and pasture and to overcollecting for the pet trade |
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 | Habitat loss and conversion to closed canopy forests. Other threats include mortality on highways and the collection of tortoises for pets. |
Invertebrate | ||||
Atlantic pigtoe mussel Fusconaia masoni | No Federal Status | E | Found in unpolluted, fast-flowing water in coarse sand/gravel substrate. | |
Plant | ||||
Canby's dropwort Oxypolis canbyi | E | E | Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches | Loss or alteration of wetland habitats |