Habitat Types

Montane Habitat

Historically, longleaf pine forests dominated southern and southwestern slopes and ridgelines up to about 2000 feet above sea level in north Alabama and northwest Georgia. This habitat also includes an isolated ridge starting at Pine Mountain, GA and extending to Thomson, GA. Since much of the northern boundary of the longleaf pine is found in this habitat type, the forest gradually transitions from all longleaf pine to a mix of tree species in its northern borders. Soil in this habitat type tends to be rockier. Fires every 3-5 years in this habitat type keeps the ecosystem healthy.

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Species in Montane Habitat

Plant & Legume Species

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Secure

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Goat's Rue

Tephrosia virginiana

Secure

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Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Secure

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Bird species

Bachman's Sparrow

Peucaea aestivalis

Vulnerable

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Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Secure

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Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Secure

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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Dryobates borealis

Vulnerable

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Reptile & Amphibian Species

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Secure

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Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis

Secure

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E. Spadefoot Toad

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Secure

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Mammal Species

Red Wolf

Canis rufus

Critically Imperiled

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Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

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Appalachian Cottontail

Sylvilagus obscurus

Secure

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White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Secure

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