CHAPTER IV: WILDLIFE HABITATS FOR MISSISSIPPI’S SGCN,
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS^231SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED ASSOCIATED WITH
LOWER MISSISSIPPI SOUTH DRAINAGE
GROUP SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME TIER
Amphibians Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander 3
Crustaceans Procambarus penni Pearl Blackwater Crayfish 2
Fish Etheostoma rubrum Bayou Darter 1
Crystallaria asprella Crystal Darter 1
Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse 2
Phoxinus erythrogaster Southern Redbelly Dace 2
Ichthyomyzon castaneus Chestnut Lamprey 2
Etheostoma asprigene Mud Darter 3
Stizostedion canadense Sauger 3
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden Redhorse 3
Mussels Obovaria jacksoniana Southern Hickorynut 1
Potamilus capax Fat Pocketbook 1
Anodontoides radiatus Rayed Creekshell 2
Lampsilis cardium Plain Pocketbook 2
Quadrula nodulata Wartyback 2
Strophitus undulatus Squawfoot 2
Uniomerus declivis Tapered Pondhorn 2
Lampsilis siliquoidea Fatmucket 3
Reptiles Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle 2
THREATS TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI SOUTH DRAINAGE
Incompatible Forestry Practices high
Incompatible Resource Extraction Practices high
Recreation Activities high
Headcutting high
Channel Modification medium
Incompatible Grazing Practices medium
Incompatible Water Quality medium
Incompatible Agricultural Practices low
Operation of Dams/Impoundments low
Road Construction/Management low
Urban/Suburban Development low
Invasive Species low
PRIORITY CONSERVATION ACTIONS
A Plan and conduct additional research (i.e. habitat needs, status surveys, breeding status, disease,
etc.) on SGCN.