Shawangunk - Kittatinny Ridge List of Species of Special Emphasis

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									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
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	+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Aeshna mutata	spatterdock darner	G3G4		S2	U	S1?		BWO	+
Enallagma laterale	lateral bluet	G3		S2	U	S1		BW1	+
Ophiogomphus aspersus	brook snaketail	G3G4		S2	U	S1?		BWO	+
Incisalia henrici	Henry's elfin	G5		S2S3	U (SC)	S3S4		BW2?	+
Incisalia irus	frosted elfin	G4		S1S3	U (T)	SU		BW2	+
Satyrium edwardsii	Edward's hairstreak	G4		S3S4	U	S2S4		BW3?	+
Apharetra purpurea	a noctuid moth	G4Q		S1S2	U	S?		BW2	+
Catocala herodias gerhardi	pine barrens underwing	G3T3		S2S3	U (SC)	S3		BW2	+
Glena cognataria	blueberry gray	G4G5		S1S3	U	S4		BW3?	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Micropterus dolomieu	smallmouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Notropis chalybaeus	ironcolor shiner (F)	G5		S1	U (T)	S1S2			+
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
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									+
Eumeces fasciatus	five-lined skink	G5		S3	U	S3	U	BW2	+
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	northern copperhead	G5		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
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	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	+
Clemmys muhlenbergii	bog turtle	G3	C1	S2	E	S2	E	BW1	+
BIRDS									+
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
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
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
MAMMALS									+
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	+
Martes pennanti	fisher	G5		S4	G	SX		BW1	+
Ursus americanus	black bear	G5		S5	G	S3		BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Asplenium bradleyi	Bradley's spleenwort	G4		SH	V	S1	E	BW1	?
Asplenium montanum	mountain spleenwort	G5		S2	T	S2		BW2	+
Equisetum variegatum	variegated horsetail	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Carex albicans var. emmonsii (=C. emmonsii)	Emmons' sedge	G5T5		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Carex brunnescens	brownish sedge	G5		C		S1	E	BW3BW4	+
Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	G4		S3	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Carex complanata	hirsute sedge	G5		S1?	R	S4		BW3	+
Carex cumulata	clustered sedge	G4?		S2S3	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Carex hitchcockiana	Hitchcock's sedge	G5		S2	U	S2		BW1	+
Carex limosa	mud sedge	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Carex rostrata	beaked-sedge	G5		C		S2		BW4	+
Carex siccata (=C. foenea)	dry-spiked sedge	G5		C		S1	E	BW3BW4	+
Scirpus georgianus	Georgia bullrush	G5		S1	U	C		BW1	+
Juncus subcaudatus	woods-rush	G5		S1	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Juncus trifidus	highland rush	G5		S2	T	NA		BW1	+
Luzula acuminata	hairy woodrush	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Smilacina trifolia	three-leaved solomon's-seal	G5		C		S1		BW3	+
Streptopus roseus	rosy twisted-stalk bellwort	G5		C		S1	E	BW3BW4	+
Arethusa bulbosa	swamp pink	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
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	+
Xyris montana	northern yellow-eyed grass	G4		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Ilex montana	mountain holly	G5		C		S1	E	BW1?	+
Panax quinquefolius	American ginseng	G4	3C	S4	U	S2		BW3	+
Asclepias verticillata	whorled milkweed	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Verbesina alternifolia	wingstem	G5		S2	T	S5		BW4	+
Callitriche verna	spring water starwort	G5		NA		S2		BWO	+
Lobelia dortmanna	water lobelia	G4		C		SH	E	BW?	+
Lonicera canadensis	fly honeysuckle	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Triosteum angustifolium	narrow-leaved tinker's-weed	G5		SX	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Viburnum alnifolium	witch hobble	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
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	+
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	+
Calystegia spithamaea	erect bindweed	G4G5		C		S1	E	BW1?	+
Corema conradii	broom crowberry	G4		S1	E	S1	E(LP)	BW1	+
Andromeda glaucophylla	bog rosemary	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Gaultheria hispidula	creeping snowberry	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Kalmia polifolia	pale laurel	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Rhododendron canadense	rhodora	G5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Lespedeza violacea	violet bush-clover	G5		S2	R	S4		BW3	+
Vicia americana	American purple vetch	G5		C		S2		BWH?	+
Agastache scrophulariifolia	purple giant hyssop	G4		C		S2		BW4	+
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	+
Ranunculus fascicularis	early buttercup	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Ranunculus trichophyllus	white water buttercup	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Trollius laxus ssp. laxus	spreading globe flower	G4T3Q	3C	S3	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Crataegus calpodendron	pear hawthorn	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Geum vernum	spring avens	G5		S1	U	S2		BW1	+
Geum virginianum	pale avens	G5		S1	U	C		BW3	+
Potentilla tridentata	three-toothed cinquefoil	G5		C		S1.1	E	BW2	+
Prunus pumila var. depressa	low sand cherry	G5T5		S2	R	S2		BWO	+
Rubus canadensis	smooth blackberry	G5		C		S1	E	BW2?	+
Salix lucida	shining willow	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Tiarella cordifolia	foamflower	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Dirca palustris	leatherwood	G4		C		S2		BW4	+
Viola septentrionalis	northern blue violet	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Arceuthobium pusillum	dwarf mistletoe	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp		G2G3		S1	U	S1		BW1	+
Floodplain Forest		G4		S2S3	U	S3?		BW2	?
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp		G5		S4S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp		G4G5		S4	U	S2S3		BW2	+
Dwarf Shrub Bog		G4		S3	U	S1		BW2	+
Poor Fen		G4		S3	U			BW2	+
Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp		G3G4		S2S3	U			BW1	+
Pitch Pine - Blueberry Peat Swamp		G3?		S1	U			BW2	+
Cliff Community		G5		S4?	U			BW2	+
Limestone Glade				S1	U			BW1	+
Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens		G2		S1	U			BW1	+
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit		G4		S3S4	U			BW2	+
Dwarf Pine Ridges		G1G2		S1	U	S1S2		BW1	+
Ice Cave Talus Community		G3?		S1S2	U			BW1	+
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	+
Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest		G4G5		S4	U			BW2	+
Pitch Pine-Oak Forest		G4G5		S4	U	S4		BW4	+
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	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Bat Hibernaculum		G?			U	S?		BW2	+
Raptor Concentration Area				S?	U			BW2	+


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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