Table EIR 50. Endangered and threatened species in Charlotte County (Miller 

 1980) . 



Common Name Scientific Name 



Threatened Mammals 



Florida black bear Ursus americanus floridanus 



West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris 



Endangered Birds 



Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides boreal is 



Threatened Birds 



Southern bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus 



Audubon's caracara Caracara chenway auduboni 



Florida sandhill crane Grus canadensis pratensis 



Florida scrub jay Aphelocoma coerulescens coerulescens 



Threatened Reptiles 



Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus 



Threatened Amphibians 



Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus 



Threatened Plants 



Curtiss milkweed Asclepias curtissii 



Prickly-apple Cereus gracilis 



Florida coontie Zamia floridana 



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