Inventory of Threatened and Endangered Species in South Florida National Parks

Glossary of Terms
Endangered - a species, subspecies or isolated population that is, or soon may be, in immediate danger of extinction unless the species or its habitat is fully protected and managed for its survival.

Threatened - a species, subspecies or isolated population that is very likely to become endangered in the near future unless the species or its habitat is fully protected and managed for its survival

South Florida National Parks:
BICY - Big Cypress National Preserve
BISC - Biscayne National Park
DRTO - Dry Tortugas National Park
EVER - Everglades National Park

Special Note: This list includes only Federally listed species, and does not list candidate or state-listed species.

 

Species	Federal Status	Park	Current Situation
American Alligator,	Threatened	BICY	Breeding
Alligator mississippiensis		BISC	Casual
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding
American Crocodile,	Threatened	BICY	--
Crocodylus acutus		BISC	Casual
		DRTO	Reported
		EVER	Breeding
Artic Peregrine Falcon,	Threatened	BICY	Migrant
Falco peregrinus tundrius		BISC	Wintering
		DRTO	Migrant
		EVER	Wintering
Atlantic Ridley Turtle,	Endangered	BICY	--
Lepidochelys kempi		BISC	--
		DRTO	Casual
		EVER	Casual
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow,	Endangered	BICY	Breeding
Ammodramus maritime mirabilis		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding
Crenulate Lead Plant,	Endangered	BICY	--
Amorpha crenulata		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Resident
Eastern Indigo Snake,	Threatened	BICY	Breeding
Drymarchon corias couperi		BISC	Casual
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding
Florida Panther,	Endangered	BICY	Breeding
Puma concolor coryi		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding
Garber's Spurge,	Endangered	BICY	--
Chamaesyce garberi		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Resident
Green Turtle,	Endangered	BICY	--
Chelonia mydas		BISC	Casual
		DRTO	Breeding
		EVER	Casual
Hawksbill Turtle,
Eretmochelys imbricata	Endangered	BICY	--
		BISC	Resident
		DRTO	Resident
		EVER	Casual
Key Largo Cotton Mouse,	Endangered	BICY	--
Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Casual?
Key Largo Woodrat,	Endangered	BICY	--
Neotoma floridana smaili		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Casual?
Leatherback Turtle,	Endangered	BICY	--
Dermochelys coriacea		BISC	Breeding
		DRTO	Casual?
		EVER	Casual?
Loggerhead Turtle,	Endangered	BICY	--
Caretta caretta		BISC	Breeding
		DRTO	Breeding
		EVER	Breeding
Piping Plover,	Threatened	BICY	--
Charadrius melodus		BISC	--
		DRTO	Wintering
		EVER	Migrant
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker,	Endangered	BICY	Breeding
Picoides borealis		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Formerly
Roseate Tern,	Threatened	BICY	--
Sterna dougailii		BISC	--
		DRTO	Breeding
		EVER	Wintering
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly,	Endangered	BICY	--
Papilio aristodemus ponceanus		BISC	Breeding
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Casual?
Snail (Everglades) Kite,	Endangered	BICY	Casual
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding
Stock Island Tree Snail,	Threatened	BICY	--
Orthalicus resee		BISC	--
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Introduced
West Indian Manatee,	Endangered	BICY	Casual
Trichechus manatus		BISC	Resident
		DRTO	Reported
		EVER	Breeding
Wood Stork,	Endangered	BICY	Breeding
Mycteria americana		BISC	Casual
		DRTO	--
		EVER	Breeding