Lists of animal and plant species that are endangered, threatened, rare or uncommon in Rabun County, Georgia are maintained by both the United States Fish and Wildlife Service [1] and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.[2]
This lists the animal species that are endangered, threatened, rare or uncommon in Rabun County.[3]
| Binomial Name | Common Name | US Status[4] | GA Rank[5] | GA Status[6] | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alasmidonta varicosa | Brook Floater (freshwater mollusk) | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Aneides aeneus | Green Salamander | - | Imperiled | Rare | |
| Cambarus georgiae | Little Tennessee Crayfish | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Clethrionomys gapperi | Southern Red-backed Vole | - | Rare - apparently secure | - | |
| Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat | - | Rare | Rare | |
| Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | Hellbender | - | Imperiled | Rare | |
| Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | - | Rare | - | |
| Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus | Northern Coal Skink | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Bog Turtle | Threatened | Imperiled | Threatened | |
| Moxostoma sp. 4 | Brassy Jumprock (sucker fish) | - | Rare - apparently secure | - | |
| Neotoma floridana haematoreia | Southern Appalachian Woodrat | - | Rare | - | |
| Notropis hypsilepis | Highscale Shiner (fish) | - | Rare | - | |
| Notropis photogenis | Silver Shiner (fish) | - | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Notropis scepticus | Sandbar Shiner (fish) | - | Imperiled | Rare | |
| Parascalops breweri | Hairy-tailed Mole | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Percina evides | Gilt Darter | - | Imperiled or rare | - | |
| Percina squamata | Olive Darter | - | - | Threatened | |
| Phenacobius crassilabrum | Fatlips Minnow | - | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus | Northern Pine Snake | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Plethodon teyahalee | Southern Appalachian Salamander | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Sorex cinereus | Masked Shrew | - | Imperiled or rare | - | |
| Sorex dispar | Long-tailed or Rock Shrew | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Sorex hoyi | Pygmy Shrew | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Speyeria diana | Diana Fritillary (butterfly) | - | - | - | |
| Synaptomys cooperi | Southern Bog Lemming | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | - | Apparently secure | - |
This lists the animal species that are endangered, threatened, rare or uncommon in Rabun County.[7]
| Binomial Name | Common Name | US Status[4] | GA Rank[5] | GA Status[6] | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Brachyelytrum septentrionale | Northern Shorthusk Grass | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Calamagrostis porteri | Porter's Reedgrass | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Calystegia catesbeiana ssp. Sericata | Silky Bindweed | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex aestivaliformis | Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex appalachica | Appalachian Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex biltmoreana | Biltmore Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex lucorum | Southern Fibrous Root Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex manhartii | Manhart's Sedge | - | Rare - apparently secure | - | |
| Carex misera | Wretched Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex pedunculata | Longstalk Sedge | - | - | - | |
| Carex roanensis | Roan Mountain Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Carex scabrata | Sedge | - | Imperiled or rare | - | |
| Cephaloziella obtusilobula | Roundleaf Leafy Liverwort | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Chelone cuthbertii | Cuthbert Turtlehead | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Comptonia peregrina | Sweet-fern | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Corydalis sempervirens | Pale Corydalis | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Cymophyllus fraserianus | Fraser's Sedge | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Cypripedium acaule | Pink Ladyslipper | - | Secure | - | |
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum | Small-flowered Yellow Ladyslipper | - | Apparently secure | - | |
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Large-flowered Yellow Ladyslipper | - | Apparently secure | - | |
| Diphasiastrum tristachyum | Ground Cedar | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Gymnoderma lineare | Rock Gnome Lichen | Endangered | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Helianthus smithii | Smith Sunflower | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Helonias bullata | Swamp-pink | Threatened | Critically imperiled | Threatened | |
| Huperzia appressa | Fir Clubmoss | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal | - | Imperiled | Endangered | |
| Hymenophyllum tayloriae | Taylor Filmy Fern | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Hypericum buckleii | Blue Ridge St. Johnswort | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Isotria medeoloides | Small Whorled Pogonia | Threatened | Imperiled | Threatened | |
| Juglans cinerea | Butternut (nut-bearing Only) | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Juncus gymnocarpus | Naked-fruit Rush | - | Imperiled to rare | - | |
| Kalmia carolina | Carolina Bog Myrtle | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Leiophyllum buxifolium | Sand-myrtle | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Lejeunea blomquistii | Blomquist Leafy Liverwort | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Lindernia saxicola | Rock False Pimpernel | - | Presence not confirmed | Endangered | |
| Listera smallii | Appalachian Twayblade | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Lycopodium clavatum | Ground Pine | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Lygodium palmatum | Climbing Fern | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Lysimachia fraseri | Fraser's Loosestrife | - | Critically imperiled | Rare | |
| Melanthium latifolium | Broadleaf Bunchflower | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Menziesia pilosa | Minniebush | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Monotropsis odorata | Sweet Pinesap | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Packera millefolia | Blue Ridge Golden Ragwort | - | Critically imperiled | Threatened | |
| Panax quinquefolius | American Ginseng | - | Rare | - | |
| Panax trifolius | Dwarf Ginseng | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Parnassia grandifolia | Largeleaf Grass-of-parnassus | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Plagiochila caduciloba | Gorge Leafy Liverwort | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Plagiochila sharpie | Sharp's Leafy Liverwort | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Plagiochila sullivantii | Sullivant's Leafy Liverwort | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Plagiomnium carolinianum | Mountain Wavy-leaf Moss | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Platanthera integrilabia | Monkeyface Orchid | Candidate | Critically imperiled | Threatened | |
| Platyhypnidium pringlei | Pringle's Platyhypnidium (moss) | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Prunus pensylvanica | Fire Cherry | - | Imperiled | - | |
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Canada Burnet | - | Critically imperiled | Threatened | |
| Sarracenia purpurea | Purple Pitcherplant | - | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Shortia galacifolia | Oconee Bells | - | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Solidago simulans | Cliffside Goldenrod | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Sorbus americana | American Mountain-ash | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Tofieldia glutinosa or Triantha glutinosa | Sticky False Asphodel | - | Presence not confirmed | - | |
| Trillium persistens | Persistent Trillium | Endangered | Critically imperiled | Endangered | |
| Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina Hemlock | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Vaccinium erythrocarpum | Bearberry | - | Critically imperiled | - | |
| Xerophyllum asphodeloides | Eastern Turkeybeard | - | Critically imperiled | Rare |