Plants
There are 1,168 species of vascular plants in Westchester County, according to the Parks Department. Literary environmental writer Alex Shoumatoff hailed it as the "most richly diversified deciduous forest in the world" in a 1978 The New Yorker profile, at the time estimating 4,200 species.
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Endangered plants:
Threatened plants:
Special concern plants:
Invasive plants:
Birds
There are 311 species of birds in Westchester County, as documented by the Parks Department. The local Audubon Society chapter records 368 bird species.
Endangered birds:
Threatened birds:
Special Concern birds:
Mammals
There are 33 species of mammals in Westchester County.
Special concern mammals:
Reptiles
There are 19 species of reptiles in Westchester County.
Endangered reptiles:
Threatened reptiles:
Special concern reptiles: