Dalatias licha This blunt-faced shark has small, lobed fins and large eyes, best suited for its deep-water habitat. Normally it scavenges for small fish and crustaceans, but its top teeth are sharp and curve inward for grabbing, and its bottom teeth are straight and serrated for cutting, making i
Danger to Humans The kitefin shark poses no danger to humans due to its small size
Hardwood hammocks are home to many threatened and endangered plant species. Tropical hardwood hammocks are found along both coasts of south Florida as well as throughout the Everglades and Florida Keys. In the northern portion of the Everglades, hammocks are dominated by trees of temperate
endangered species: a species in danger of becoming extinct that is protected by
The Hawaiian Islands once had over 800 different types of snails. Scientists estimate that nearly half have been lost to extinction in recent history, due to predation by introduced species and habitat loss. Summary Hawaiian Snails Carelia bicolor, Achatinella vittata, and Achatinella rosea
those, only 15 can still be found alive today and most of those are in imminent danger
Two faculty members at the Florida Museum of Natural History have been elected as 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society. David Blackburn, curator of herpetology, and Robert Guralnick, curator of biodiversity
Life on Earth Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger
Hardwood hammocks provide habitat for many threatened and endangered species. Threatened and endangered species residing in tropical hardwood hammocks include numerous trees, shrubs, and vines. Hammock trees currently listed as threatened or endangered include: brittle thatch palm (Thrinax
endangered species: a species in danger of becoming extinct that is protected by
Urobatis jamaicensis These rays have a round pectoral disc and rounded pelvic fins, no dorsal fins on their short tail, and a venomous spine set back near their small caudal (tail) fin. They prefer sandy bottoms and shallow waters in the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding area of the western Atlantic
Danger to Humans Tail spine of a yellow stingray.
Sciaenops ocellatus This large, elongated near-shore fish is a dark copper to pale silver color, with a distinct eye spot at the tail. It is very tolerant of water temperature variations as well as salinity levels so it ranges in a wide variety of habitats from surf zones and seagrass beds to est
Danger to Humans Red drums pose no danger to humans.
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central and South America. Despite inclement weather, the count marked another exceptionally good year for birds in Gainesville, Florida, where volunteers observed
of multiple species from the sky, which work together to confront the suspected danger
Mobula birostris This is the largest ray in the world, its ‚wing span‘ averaging about 22 feet across, but measured at almost 30 feet in rare cases. It has distinct triangular pectoral wings that arch backwards, and cephalic fins on either side of its mouth that can be unfurled and angled to dire
Danger to Humans Mantas are of minimal danger to humans.
There have been two primary reasons for the decline of the smalltooth populations: bycatch in various commercial and recreational fisheries along with habitat loss and degradation. Since the U.S. smalltooth sawfish population was listed as endangered in 2003, these threats greatly decreased (some o
The ESA defines an “endangered species� as “any species which is in danger
