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PINELLAS COUNTY
112 Total Elements Found
Last Updated: June 2010


Key
Scientific Name is linked to the FNAI Online Field Guides when available.

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NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list of all species and natural communities occurring in the location searched. Only element occurrences documented in the FNAI database are included.


Plants and Lichens E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Pteroglossaspis ecristata
Giant Orchid G2G3 S2 N LT
Acrostichum aureum
Golden Leather Fern G5 S3 N LT
Helianthus debilis ssp. vestitus
Hairy Beach Sunflower G5T2 S2 N N
Lechea cernua
Nodding Pinweed G3 S3 N LT
Bigelowia nuttallii
Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod G3G4 S1 N LE
Lechea divaricata
Pine Pinweed G2 S2 N LE
Chamaesyce cumulicola
Sand-dune Spurge G2 S2 N LE
Eragrostis pectinacea var. tracyi
Sanibel Lovegrass G5T1 S1 N LE
Glandularia tampensis
Tampa Vervain G2 S2 N LE
Gossypium hirsutum
Wild Cotton G4G5 S3 N LE


Beetles E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Auperia denominata
An Aphodiine Beetle G5 S3S5 N N
Ataenius wenzelii
An Ataenius Beetle G3G5 S2S3 N N
Enaphalodes archboldi
Archbold Scrub Oak Long-horned Beetle G2 S2 N N
Phyllophaga elongata
Elongate June Beetle G2G4 S2S4 N N
Cicindela striga
Elusive Tiger Beetle G3G4 S2S3 N N
Selonodon floridensis
Florida Cebrionid Beetle G2G3 S2S3 N N
Peltotrupes profundus
Florida Deepdigger Scarab Beetle G3 S3 N N
Copris gopheri
Gopher Tortoise Copris Beetle G2 S2 N N
Chelyoxenus xerobatis
Gopher Tortoise Hister Beetle GNR S1S3 N N
Aphodius laevigatus
Large Pocket Gopher Aphodius Beetle G3? S3? N N
Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi
Punctate Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle GNRTNR S2S3 N N
Serica pusilla
Pygmy Silky June Beetle G2G3 S2S3 N N
Cicindela severa
Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle G4 S2S3 N N
Onthophagus aciculatulus
Sandyland Onthophagus Beetle G1G2 S1S2 N N
Aphodius aegrotus
Small Pocket Gopher Aphodius Beetle GNR S3? N N
Ischyrus dunedinensis
Three Spotted Pleasing Fungus Beetle G2G4 S2S4 N N


Butterflies and Moths E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Ministrymon azia
Gray Ministreak G5 S1 N N
Atrytonopsis loammi
Loammi Skipper G1 S1 N N
Aphrissa statira
Statira G5 S2S3 N N


Flies E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Mixogaster delongi
Delong's Mixogaster Flower Fly G1G2 S1S2 N N


Ants, Bees and Wasps E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Colletes titusensis
A Cellophane bee G1G2 S1S2 N N
Perdita blatchleyi
Blatchley's Perdita bee G2 S2 N N


Fish E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
Gulf Sturgeon G3T2 S2 LT LS
Agonostomus monticola
Mountain Mullet G5 S3 N N
Microphis brachyurus
Opossum Pipefish G4G5 S2 SC N


Amphibians E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Rana capito
Gopher Frog G3 S3 N LS


Reptiles E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Alligator mississippiensis
American Alligator G5 S4 SAT LS
Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake G5 S2S3 N N
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake G4 S3 N N
Drymarchon couperi
Eastern Indigo Snake G3 S3 LT LT
Eumeces egregius egregius
Florida Keys Mole Skink G5T2 S2 N LS
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
Florida Pine Snake G4T3 S3 N LS
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher Tortoise G3 S3 N LT
Chelonia mydas
Green Turtle G3 S2 LE LE
Lepidochelys kempii
Kemp's Ridley G1 S1 LE LE
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback G2 S2 LE LE
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead G3 S3 LT LT
Lampropeltis extenuata
Short-tailed Snake G3 S3 N LT


Birds E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Recurvirostra americana
American Avocet G5 S2 N N
Haematopus palliatus
American Oystercatcher G5 S2 N LS
Aimophila aestivalis
Bachman's Sparrow G3 S3 N N
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle G5 S3 N N
Laterallus jamaicensis
Black Rail G4 S2 N N
Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer G5 S3 N LS
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-heron G5 S3 N N
Vireo altiloquus
Black-whiskered Vireo G5 S3 N N
Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown Pelican G4 S3 N LS
Sterna caspia
Caspian Tern G5 S2 N N
Accipiter cooperii
Cooper's Hawk G5 S3 N N
Athene cunicularia floridana
Florida Burrowing Owl G4T3 S3 N LS
Rallus longirostris scottii
Florida Clapper Rail G5T3? S3? N N
Dendroica discolor paludicola
Florida Prairie Warbler G5T3 S3 N N
Plegadis falcinellus
Glossy Ibis G5 S3 N N
Ardea alba
Great Egret G5 S4 N N
Ardea herodias occidentalis
Great White Heron G5T2 S2 N N
Picoides villosus
Hairy Woodpecker G5 S3 N N
Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern G5 S4 N N
Sterna antillarum
Least Tern G4 S3 N LT
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin G5 S3 N LS
Egretta caerulea
Little Blue Heron G5 S4 N LS
Fregata magnificens
Magnificent Frigatebird G5 S1 N N
Coccyzus minor
Mangrove Cuckoo G5 S3 N N
Falco columbarius
Merlin G5 S2 N N
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey G5 S3S4 N LS*
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon G4 S2 N N
Charadrius melodus
Piping Plover G3 S2 LT LT
Egretta rufescens
Reddish Egret G4 S2 N LS
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill G5 S2 N LS
Sterna maxima
Royal Tern G5 S3 N N
Sterna sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern G5 S2 N N
Buteo brachyurus
Short-tailed Hawk G4G5 S1 N N
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret G5 S3 N LS
Charadrius alexandrinus
Snowy Plover G4 S1 N LT
Falco sparverius paulus
Southeastern American Kestrel G5T4 S3 N LT
Egretta tricolor
Tricolored Heron G5 S4 N LS
Eudocimus albus
White Ibis G5 S4 N LS
Mycteria americana
Wood Stork G4 S2 LE LE
Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned Night-heron G5 S3 N N


Mammals E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Mustela frenata peninsulae
Florida Long-tailed Weasel G5T3 S3 N N
Podomys floridanus
Florida Mouse G3 S3 N LS
Trichechus manatus
Manatee G2 S2 LE LE
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat G3G4 S2 N N
Neofiber alleni
Round-tailed Muskrat G3 S3 N N
Sciurus niger shermani
Sherman's Fox Squirrel G5T3 S3 N LS


Natural Communities     D E S C R I P T I O N E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Marine consolidated substrate  
G3 S3 N N
Mesic flatwoods  
G4 S4 N N
Coastal grassland  
G3 S2 N N
Maritime hammock  
G3 S2 N N
Scrub  
G2 S2 N N
Marine tidal swamp  
G5 S4 N N
Marine tidal marsh  
G5 S4 N N
Marine mollusk reef  
G3 S3 N N
Marine grass bed  
G3 S2 N N
Marine composite substrate  
G3 S3 N N
Estuarine unconsolidated substrate  
G5 S5 N N
Estuarine tidal swamp  
G5 S4 N N
Estuarine tidal marsh  
G5 S4 N N
Estuarine grass bed  
G3 S2 N N
Coastal interdunal swale  
G3 S2 N N
Beach dune  
G3 S2 N N
Estuarine composite substrate  
G3 S3 N N


Other Elements E X P L A N A T I O N
Scientific Name Common Name Global
Rank		 State
Rank		 Federal
Status		 State
Status
Bird Rookery  
GNR SNR N N