Mini Project # 3 Endangered Species

A threatened species is a native species that is at risk of becoming endangered in the near future. A threatened species may have a declining population or be exceptionally rare.
Where as An endangered species is a native species that faces a significant risk of extinction in the near future.
The increased extinction rates of animals during recent decades is alarming. A closer look at threatened and endangered animals yields a wealth of warnings and possible solutions to our current biodiversity crisis.
A list of endangered and threatened animals of Florida. The list is an adaptation of threatened and endangered species data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website.
Bankclimber, purple (mussel) (Elliptoideus sloatianus)
Bat, gray (Myotis grisescens)
Beetle, American burying (Nicrophorus americanus)
Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)
Caracara, Audubon's crested (Polyborus plancus audubonii)
Crocodile, American (Crocodylus acutus)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Darter, Okaloosa (Etheostoma okaloosae)
Deer, key (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Jay, Florida scrub (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Kite, Everglade snail (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
Manatee, West Indian (Trichechus manatus)
Moccasinshell, Gulf (Medionidus penicillatus)
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee (Medionidus simpsonianus)
Mouse, Anastasia Island beach (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
Mouse, Key Largo cotton (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
Mouse, Perdido Key beach (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)
Mouse, southeastern beach (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
Mouse, St.

Andrew beach (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)
Panther, Florida (Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi)
Pigtoe, oval (Pleurobema pyriforme)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Pocketbook, shinyrayed (Lampsilis subangulata)
Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)
Rice rat (Oryzomys palustris natator)
Salamander, flatwoods (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Sawfish, smalltooth (Pristis pectinata)
Sea turtle, green (Chelonia mydas)
Sea turtle, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Seal, Caribbean monk (Monachus tropicalis)
Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney Cave (Palaemonetes
Skink, bluetail mole (Eumeces egregius lividus)
Skink, sand (Neoseps reynoldsi)
Slabshell, Chipola (Elliptio chipolaensis)
Snail, Stock Island tree (Orthalicus reses (not incl. nesodryas))
Snake, Atlantic salt marsh (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
Snake, eastern indigo (Drymarchon corais couperi)
Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)
Sparrow, Florida grasshopper (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)
Stork, wood (Mycteria americana)
Sturgeon, gulf (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
Sturgeon, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum)
Tern, roseate Western Hemisphere except NE U.S. (Sterna dougallii dougallii)
Three-ridge, fat (mussel) (Amblema neislerii)
Vole, Florida salt marsh (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
Whale, finback (Balaenoptera physalus)
Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Whale, right (Balaena glacialis (incl. australis))
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)
Woodpecker, red-cockaded (Picoides borealis)
Woodrat, Key Largo (Neotoma floridana smalli)