Listed Species in Clarke County
(updated May 2004)

SpeciesFederal StatusState StatusHabitatThreats
Mammal 
Gray bat

Myotis grisescens
EEColonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores.  Documented in county.Human disturbance and vandalism in caves, pesticides, flooding of caves by impoundments, and loss of insect prey over streams degraded by siltation and pollution
Bird 
Fish 
Altamaha shiner

Cyprinella xaenura

No Federal StatusEUpper Altamaha River drainage of north Georgia; Inhabit small tributaries and rivers. Most often found in small pools with rocky to sandy substrates Habitat loss due to dam and reservoir construction, habitat degradation, and poor water quality
Plant 
Georgia Aster

Aster georgianus


Candidate
Species
TPost oak savannah/prairie communities. Most remaining populations survive adjacent to roads, utility rights of way, and other openings. 
Granite rock stonecrop

Sedum pusillum

No Federal StatusTGranite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red ceder trees. 
Indian olive

Nestronia umbellula
No Federal StatusTDry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine  
Open-ground whitlow-grass
Draba aprica
No Federal StatusEShallow soils on granite outcrops, especially beneath eastern redcedar