Middle St. Johns - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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Table B.12: Definitions of Codes Used for Plant and Animal Species Listed in Tables B.3 through B.11
Federal designation for State designation FNAI global and state rank designation
both plant and animal
N – not listed
LE – endangered
LT – threatened
T(S/A) – threatened due
to similarity of appearance
MC – plant is of
management concern
Plants
N – not listed
LE – endangered
LT – threatened
Animals
LE – endangered
LT – threatened
LS – species of
special concern
G1 or S1 – Critically imperiled globally or in Florida
because of extreme rarity (less than 1,000 individuals
or 5 or fewer occurrences) or extreme vulnerability to
extinction.
G2 or S2 – Imperiled globally or in Florida because of
rarity (6 to 20 occurrences or less than 3,000
individuals) or vulnerability to extinction.
G3 or S3 – Very rare or local throughout range (21 to
100 occurrences or less than 10,000 individuals) or
found locally in a restricted range or vulnerable to
extinction.
G4 or S4 – Apparently secure globally and in Florida,
but may be rare in parts of range.
G5 or S5 – Demonstrably secure globally or in Florida.
G#G# or S#S# - Range of rank, because insufficient
data to assign specific rank.
G# or S# – Tentative rank
G#T# or S#T# - Rank of a taxonomic subgroup such
as a subspecies or variety. G or S portion of rank
refers to entire species, and T portion refers to specific
subgroup rank.
G#Q or S#Q – Rank of questionable species, because
of confusion over whether it is a species or
subspecies.
G#T#Q – Rank of questionable subspecies, because
validity of subspecies is questioned.