CHAPTER IV: WILDLIFE HABITATS FOR MISSISSIPPI’S SGCN,
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS^121SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED ASSOCIATED WITH
BEECH/MAGNOLIA FORESTS
GROUP SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME TIER
Amphibians Plethodon websteri Webster's Salamander 2
Birds Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush 3
Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler 3
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager 3
Helmitheros vermivorus Worm-Eating Warbler 3
Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Mammals Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis 1
Ursus americanus luteolus Louisiana Black Bear 1
Myotis grisescens Gray Myotis 2
Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat 2
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat 2
Lasiurus intermedius Northern Yellow Bat 2
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis 2
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis 2
Ursus americanus Black Bear 2
Myotis sodalis Indiana Or Social Myotis 4
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-Haired Bat 4
Puma concolor coryi Florida Panther 4
Reptiles Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis Southern Coal Skink 2
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila Red Milk Snake 2
Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard 2
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster Prairie Kingsnake 2
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Mole Kingsnake 2
Lampropeltis getula nigra Black Kingsnake 3
THREATS TO BEECH/MAGNOLIA FOREST COMMUNITIES
Forestry Conversion high
Incompatible Forestry Practices high
Invasive Species high
Incompatible Resource Extraction Practices medium
Urban/Suburban Development medium
Recreation Activities low
Road Construction/Management low
PRIORITY CONSERVATION ACTIONS
A Plan and conduct additional research (i.e. habitat needs, status surveys, breeding status, disease,
etc.) on SGCN.