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*[https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/plan/ FWC - Florida's Imperiled Species Management Plan]
*[https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/plan/ FWC - Florida's Imperiled Species Management Plan]
*[https://www.iucnredlist.org/ International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources - IUCN Red List]
*[https://www.iucnredlist.org/ International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources - IUCN Red List]
*[https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species-directory/threatened-endangered NOAA - Threatened and Endangered Species Directory]
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Revision as of 08:37, December 1, 2021

Endangered Florida scrub jay in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary.
Florida scrub jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Status: Federal Threatened

With over 2,200 animal species and over 2,100 plant species, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary was once known as the most bio-diverse habitat in North America. The national estuary's species inventory includes 53 endangered or threatened species, including some that can only be found in the IRL estuary.

Threatened and Endangered Species

Threatened and endangered plant and animal species living in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary.

IRL Endangered Species
Name Taxonomy Status
American alligator Alligator mississippiensis FT
Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens FT
Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus ST
Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja ST
Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata FE
West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus FT

Listed by the State of Florida as Federally-designated Endangered (FE), Federally-designated Threatened (FT), Federally-designated Threatened due to Similarity of Appearance [FT(S/A)], Federal Non-Essential Experimental Population (FXN), State-designated Threatened (ST), or State Species of Special Concern (SSC).[1]