Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Shawangunk - Kittatinny Ridge (Complex #31)
Scientific Name | Common Name(s) | Global |
Federal |
NY Rank |
NY Stat. |
NJ Rank |
NJ Stat. |
BW # Rank |
Shaw.-Kitt. Ridge |
ANIMALS | + |
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INVERTEBRATES | + |
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MOLLUSCA | + |
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Alasmidonta heterodon | dwarf wedge mussel | G1 |
E |
S1 |
E |
SH |
E |
BWH/BWO |
+ |
Alasmidonta varicosa | swollen wedge mussel | G3 |
C2 |
S1 |
U (E) |
S1 |
BW1 |
+ |
|
Anodanta implicata | alewife floater | G5 |
S3 |
U |
S5 |
BWO |
+ |
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ARTHROPODA | + |
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INSECTA | + |
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Aeshna mutata | spatterdock darner | G3G4 |
S2 |
U |
S1? |
BWO |
+ |
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Enallagma laterale | lateral bluet | G3 |
S2 |
U |
S1 |
BW1 |
+ |
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Ophiogomphus aspersus | brook snaketail | G3G4 |
S2 |
U |
S1? |
BWO |
+ |
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Incisalia henrici | Henry's elfin | G5 |
S2S3 |
U (SC) |
S3S4 |
BW2? |
+ |
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Incisalia irus | frosted elfin | G4 |
S1S3 |
U (T) |
SU |
BW2 |
+ |
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Satyrium edwardsii | Edward's hairstreak | G4 |
S3S4 |
U |
S2S4 |
BW3? |
+ |
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Apharetra purpurea | a noctuid moth | G4Q |
S1S2 |
U |
S? |
BW2 |
+ |
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Catocala herodias gerhardi | pine barrens underwing | G3T3 |
S2S3 |
U (SC) |
S3 |
BW2 |
+ |
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Glena cognataria | blueberry gray | G4G5 |
S1S3 |
U |
S4 |
BW3? |
+ |
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VERTEBRATES | + |
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FISH | + |
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Micropterus dolomieu | smallmouth bass (F) | G5 |
S5 |
P |
SE |
BW5 |
+ |
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Notropis chalybaeus | ironcolor shiner (F) | G5 |
S1 |
U (T) |
S1S2 |
+ |
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Perca flavescens | yellow perch (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW5 |
+ |
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AMPHIBIANS | + |
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Ambystoma maculatum | spotted salamander | G5 |
S5 |
U/SC |
S3 |
D |
BW4 |
+ |
|
Ambystoma t. tigrinum | eastern tiger salamander | G5 |
S3 |
E |
S2 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Eurycea l. longicauda | longtail salamander | G5 |
S2S3 |
U |
S2 |
T |
BW2 |
+ |
|
REPTILES | + |
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Eumeces fasciatus | five-lined skink | G5 |
S3 |
U |
S3 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen | northern copperhead | G5 |
S3 |
U |
S4 |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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Crotalus horridus | timber rattlesnake | G5 |
S3 |
T |
S2 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Heterodon platirhinos | eastern hognose snake | G5 |
S3S4 |
U/SC |
S5 |
D |
BW4 |
+ |
|
Clemmys guttata | spotted turtle | G5 |
S4 |
U/SC |
S5 |
BW4BW5 |
+ |
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Clemmys insculpta | wood turtle | G4 |
S4 |
G/SC |
S3 |
T |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Clemmys muhlenbergii | bog turtle | G3 |
C1 |
S2 |
E |
S2 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
BIRDS | + |
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Ardea herodias | great blue heron | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S2 |
T/S |
BW2BW3 |
B/M/W |
|
Branta canadensis | Canada goose | G5 |
S5 |
G |
S5 |
BW5 |
M |
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Aix sponsa | wood duck | G5 |
S5 |
G |
S5 |
BW5 |
B/M |
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Anas platyrhynchos | mallard | G5 |
S5 |
G |
S5 |
BW5 |
B/M |
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Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's hawk | G4 |
S4 |
P/SC |
S2 |
E |
BW2 |
B/M |
|
Accipiter gentilis | northern goshawk | G5 |
C2 |
S4B,S3N |
P (SC) |
S1 |
T/T |
BW1 |
B/M |
Buteo platypterus | broad-winged hawk | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Pandion haliaetus | osprey | G5 |
S4 |
T (SC) |
S3 |
T/T |
BW2 |
B/M |
|
Strix varia | barred owl | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S3 |
T/T |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Caprimulgus vociferus | whip-poor-will | G5 |
S4 |
P (SC) |
S4 |
D/S |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Archilochus colubris | ruby-throated hummingbird | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
D/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Chaetura pelagica | chimney swift | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4BW5 |
B/M |
|
Dryocopus pileatus | pileated woodpecker | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3BW4 |
B/M |
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus | red-headed woodpecker | G5 |
S4 |
P (SC) |
S3 |
T/T |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Contopus virens | eastern wood-pewee | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
S/M |
|
Empidonax minimus | least flycatcher | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3BW4 |
B/M |
|
Myiarchus crinitus | great crested flycatcher | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4BW5 |
B/M |
|
Tyrannus tyrannus | eastern kingbird | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
D/D |
BW4BW5 |
B/M |
|
Hirundo pyrrhonota | cliff swallow | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S2 |
T/S |
BW2 |
B/M |
|
Corvus corax | common raven | G5 |
S4 |
P/SC (P) |
S1 |
EX |
BW1 |
B? |
|
Catharus fuscescens | veery | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Catharus guttatus | hermit thrush | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3 |
S/M |
|
Hylocichla mustelina | wood thrush | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Sialia sialis | eastern bluebird | G5 |
S5 |
P/SC (P) |
S4 |
S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Dumetella carolinensis | gray catbird | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW5 |
B/M |
|
Vireo flavifrons | yellow-throated vireo | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Vireo solitarius | solitary vireo | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S3 |
S/S |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Dendroica coronata | yellow-rumped warbler | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW2BW3 |
B/M |
|
Dendroica pensylvanica | chestnut-sided warbler | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Helmitheros vermivorus | worm-eating warbler | G5 |
S4 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Mniotilta varia | black-and-white warbler | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Seiurus aurocapillus | ovenbird | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Seiurus motacilla | Louisiana waterthrush | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Setophaga ruticilla | American redstart | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4BW5 |
B/M |
|
Vermivora chrysoptera | golden-winged warbler | G4 |
S4 |
P (SC) |
S3 |
D/S |
BW3 |
B/M |
|
Vermivora pinus | blue-winged warbler | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
INC/S |
BW4 |
S/M |
|
Piranga olivacea | scarlet tanager | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Pheucticus ludovicianus | rose-breasted grosbeak | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Junco hyemalis | dark-eyed junco | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3BW4 |
B/M/W |
|
Melospiza georgiana | swamp sparrow | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3BW4 |
B/M |
|
Pipilo erythrophthalmus | rufous-sided towhee | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4 |
B/M |
|
Icterus spurius | northern oriole | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S5 |
S/S |
BW4BW5 |
B/M |
|
Carpodacus purpureus | purple finch | G5 |
S5 |
P |
S4 |
S/S |
BW3 |
B/M |
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MAMMALS | + |
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Sorex dispar | long-tailed shrew | G5 |
C2 |
S4 |
U |
S1 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
Myotis leibii | small-footed bat | G3 |
C2 |
S2 |
U/SC |
S1 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
Lynx rufus | bobcat | G5 |
S3S4 |
G |
S4 |
E/G |
BW3 |
+ |
|
Lutra canadensis | river otter | G5 |
S5 |
G |
S4 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Martes pennanti | fisher | G5 |
S4 |
G |
SX |
BW1 |
+ |
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Ursus americanus | black bear | G5 |
S5 |
G |
S3 |
BW4 |
+ |
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VASCULAR PLANTS | + |
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Asplenium bradleyi | Bradley's spleenwort | G4 |
SH |
V |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
? |
|
Asplenium montanum | mountain spleenwort | G5 |
S2 |
T |
S2 |
BW2 |
+ |
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Equisetum variegatum | variegated horsetail | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW4 |
+ |
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Carex albicans var. emmonsii (=C. emmonsii) | Emmons' sedge | G5T5 |
S3 |
R |
S5 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Carex brunnescens | brownish sedge | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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Carex bushii | Bush's sedge | G4 |
S3 |
R |
S1 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Carex complanata | hirsute sedge | G5 |
S1? |
R |
S4 |
BW3 |
+ |
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Carex cumulata | clustered sedge | G4? |
S2S3 |
R |
SH |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Carex hitchcockiana | Hitchcock's sedge | G5 |
S2 |
U |
S2 |
BW1 |
+ |
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Carex limosa | mud sedge | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW4 |
+ |
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Carex rostrata | beaked-sedge | G5 |
C |
S2 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Carex siccata (=C. foenea) | dry-spiked sedge | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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Scirpus georgianus | Georgia bullrush | G5 |
S1 |
U |
C |
BW1 |
+ |
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Juncus subcaudatus | woods-rush | G5 |
S1 |
R |
S4 |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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Juncus trifidus | highland rush | G5 |
S2 |
T |
NA |
BW1 |
+ |
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Luzula acuminata | hairy woodrush | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW4 |
+ |
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Smilacina trifolia | three-leaved solomon's-seal | G5 |
C |
S1 |
BW3 |
+ |
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Streptopus roseus | rosy twisted-stalk bellwort | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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Arethusa bulbosa | swamp pink | G4 |
S2 |
R |
S2 |
BW2 |
+ |
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Isotria medeoloides | small whorled pogonia | G2G3 |
E |
SH |
V |
S1 |
E |
BWH/BWO |
+ |
Platanthera flava var. herbiola | tubercled rein orchid | G4T4Q |
3C |
S5 |
V |
S2 |
BW3 |
+ |
|
Glyceria grandis | American mannagrass | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
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Xyris montana | northern yellow-eyed grass | G4 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW4 |
+ |
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Ilex montana | mountain holly | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW1? |
+ |
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Panax quinquefolius | American ginseng | G4 |
3C |
S4 |
U |
S2 |
BW3 |
+ |
|
Asclepias verticillata | whorled milkweed | G5 |
C |
S2 |
BW3? |
+ |
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Verbesina alternifolia | wingstem | G5 |
S2 |
T |
S5 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Callitriche verna | spring water starwort | G5 |
NA |
S2 |
BWO |
+ |
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Lobelia dortmanna | water lobelia | G4 |
C |
SH |
E |
BW? |
+ |
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Lonicera canadensis | fly honeysuckle | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Triosteum angustifolium | narrow-leaved tinker's-weed | G5 |
SX |
U |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
|
Viburnum alnifolium | witch hobble | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Viburnum nudum | possum-haw | G5 |
S1 |
T |
C |
BW3? |
+ |
||
Minuartia (=Arenaria) glabra | Appalachian sandwort | G4 |
S1S2 |
T |
NA |
BW1 |
+ |
||
Stellaria borealis | northern stitchwort | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Ceratophyllum echinatum | spiny coontail | G4G5 |
S3? |
U |
SH |
E |
BW2? |
+ |
|
Hypericum prolificum | shrubby St. John's-wort | G5 |
S2 |
T |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
|
Triadenum fraseri | Fraser's St. John's-wort | G4G5 |
C |
S3 |
BW3 |
+ |
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Calystegia spithamaea | erect bindweed | G4G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW1? |
+ |
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Corema conradii | broom crowberry | G4 |
S1 |
E |
S1 |
E(LP) |
BW1 |
+ |
|
Andromeda glaucophylla | bog rosemary | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Gaultheria hispidula | creeping snowberry | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
||
Kalmia polifolia | pale laurel | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Rhododendron canadense | rhodora | G5 |
S2 |
R |
S1 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
|
Lespedeza violacea | violet bush-clover | G5 |
S2 |
R |
S4 |
BW3 |
+ |
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Vicia americana | American purple vetch | G5 |
C |
S2 |
BWH? |
+ |
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Agastache scrophulariifolia | purple giant hyssop | G4 |
C |
S2 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae | Hammond's yellow spring beauty | G5T1 |
C2 |
NA |
S1.1 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
|
Pyrola chlorantha | greenish-flowered wintergreen | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
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Ranunculus fascicularis | early buttercup | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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Ranunculus trichophyllus | white water buttercup | G5 |
C |
S2 |
BW3? |
+ |
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Trollius laxus ssp. laxus | spreading globe flower | G4T3Q |
3C |
S3 |
T |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
+ |
Crataegus calpodendron | pear hawthorn | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3? |
+ |
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Geum vernum | spring avens | G5 |
S1 |
U |
S2 |
BW1 |
+ |
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Geum virginianum | pale avens | G5 |
S1 |
U |
C |
BW3 |
+ |
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Potentilla tridentata | three-toothed cinquefoil | G5 |
C |
S1.1 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
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Prunus pumila var. depressa | low sand cherry | G5T5 |
S2 |
R |
S2 |
BWO |
+ |
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Rubus canadensis | smooth blackberry | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW2? |
+ |
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Salix lucida | shining willow | G5 |
C |
S2 |
BW3? |
+ |
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Tiarella cordifolia | foamflower | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3? |
+ |
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Dirca palustris | leatherwood | G4 |
C |
S2 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Viola septentrionalis | northern blue violet | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3? |
+ |
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Arceuthobium pusillum | dwarf mistletoe | G5 |
C |
S1 |
E |
BW3 |
+ |
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COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | |||||||||
Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp | G2G3 |
S1 |
U |
S1 |
BW1 |
+ |
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Floodplain Forest | G4 |
S2S3 |
U |
S3? |
BW2 |
? |
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Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp | G5 |
S4S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW5 |
+ |
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Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp | G4G5 |
S4 |
U |
S2S3 |
BW2 |
+ |
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Dwarf Shrub Bog | G4 |
S3 |
U |
S1 |
BW2 |
+ |
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Poor Fen | G4 |
S3 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
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Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp | G3G4 |
S2S3 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
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Pitch Pine - Blueberry Peat Swamp | G3? |
S1 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
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Cliff Community | G5 |
S4? |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
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Limestone Glade | S1 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
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Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens | G2 |
S1 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
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Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit | G4 |
S3S4 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
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Dwarf Pine Ridges | G1G2 |
S1 |
U |
S1S2 |
BW1 |
+ |
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Ice Cave Talus Community | G3? |
S1S2 |
U |
BW1 |
+ |
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Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland | G3G4 |
S2S3 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
||||
Appalachian Oak-Hickory Forest | G4G5 |
S4 |
U |
BW3 |
+ |
||||
Chestnut Oak Forest | G3G4 |
S4 |
U |
S4 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest | G4G5 |
S4 |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
||||
Pitch Pine-Oak Forest | G4G5 |
S4 |
U |
S4 |
BW4 |
+ |
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Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest | G4G5 |
S4 |
U |
S3S4 |
BW3 |
+ |
|||
Aquatic Cave Community | G4? |
S3S4 |
U |
S2 |
BW1 |
+ |
|||
Terrestrial Cave Community | G4? |
S3S4 |
U |
S3 |
BW2 |
+ |
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ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS | + |
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Bat Hibernaculum | G? |
U |
S? |
BW2 |
+ |
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Raptor Concentration Area | S? |
U |
BW2 |
+ |
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See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status | |||||||||
Shaw.-Kitt. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Shawangunk Kittatinny Ridge : | |||||||||
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer | |||||||||
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area | |||||||||
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area |
Definitions of ranks used in list
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