PISCES - Hardwood Hammocks: Threatened and Endangered Species

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HARDWOOD HAMMOCKS

Strap Fern
*courtesy South Florida Water Management District*

Hardwood Hammocks:

Threatened and Endangered Species

Hardwood hammocks provide habitat for many threatened and endangered species

Threatened and endangered species residing in tropical hardwood hammocks include numerous trees, shrubs, and vines. Hammock trees currently listed as threatened or endangered include:

brittle thatch palm (Thrinax morrissii)
buccaneer palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii)
cupania (Cupania glabra)
Florida thatch palm (Thrinax parvitolia)
Krug's holly (Ilex krugiana)
lignum-vitae (Guaiacum sanctum)
manchineel (Hippomane mancinella)
silver thatch palm (Coccothrinax argentata)
tree cactus (Cereus robinii)

Wood Storks
*© Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences*

Animals considered threatened or endangered residing in hammock habitats include:

Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi)
key deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
Key Vaca raccoon (Procyn lotor auspiciatus)
mangrove fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia)
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
white-crowned pigeon (Columba leucocephala)
wood stork (Mycteria americana)

The list above includes species occurring in hammocks located within the Florida Keys as well as those in the Everglades region.

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
*courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service*

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