Florida Everglades - Endangered Species

By: C.M.Shorter

Endangered Species in Everglades National Park

Common Name	Scientific Name
American Crocodile	*Crocodylus acutus*
Green Turtle	*Chelonia mydas*
Atlantic Ridley Turtle	*Lepidochelys kempi*
Atlantic Hawksbill Turtle	*Eretmochelys imbricata*
Atlantic Leatherback Turtle	*Dermochelys coriacea*
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow	*Ammodramus maritima mirabilis*
Snail (Everglades) Kite	*Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus*
Wood Stork	*Mycteria americana*
West Indian Manatee	*Trichechus manatus*
Florida Panther	*Felis concolor coryi*
Key Largo Wood Rat	*Neotoma floridana smalli*
Key Largo Cotton Mouse	*Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola*
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker	*Picoides borealis*
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly	*Papilio aristodemus ponceanus*
Garber's Spurge	*Chamaesyce garberi*
CLICK HERE TO SEE ANIMAL WEBCAMS SOURCE: TESS Updated 07/09/05

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