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ENDANGERED, THREATENED, PROPOSED, and CANDIDATE SPECIES within the GEOGRAPHIC AREA (NV and part of CA) covered by the NEVADA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICE
(Updated May 2, 2008)

SPECIES
FEDERAL
STATUS
CRITICAL
HABITAT
IN NV/CA
LEAD
OFFICE
STATE
CA/NV
 
Mammals
   
  Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis californiana ( Sierra Nevada DPS)
E
P
VFWO
CA
  Fisher, Martes pennanti (West Coast DPS)
C
N/A
YFWO
CA
 
Birds
  Southwestern willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii extimus
E
Y
AESFO
NV

 

 Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (Western U.S. DPS)
C
N/A
SFWO
NV/CA
  Yuma clapper rail, Rallus longirostris yumanensis
E
N
AESFO
NV
 
Reptile
  Desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Mojave population)
T
Y
NFWO
NV/CA
 
Amphibians
  Columbia spotted frog, Rana luteiventris (Great Basin DPS)
C
N/A
NFWO
NV
  Mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa ( Sierra Nevada DPS)
C
N/A
SFWO
NV/CA
  Relict leopard frog, Rana onca
C
N/A
SNFO
NV
  Yosemite toad, Bufo canorus
C
N/A
SFWO
CA
 
Fishes
  Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish, C. nevadensis mionectes
E
Y
SNFO
NV
  Ash Meadows speckled dace, R. osculus nevadensis
E
Y
SNFO
NV
  Big Spring spinedace, Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Bonytail chub, Gila elegans
E
Y
AESFO
NV
  Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus (Jarbidge River DPS)
T
N
NFWO
NV
  Clover Valley speckled dace, R. osculus oligoporus
E
N
NFWO
NV
  Colorado pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus lucius *
E
N
CESFO
NV
  Cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus
E
N
NFWO
NV
  Desert dace, Eremichthys acros
T
Y
NFWO
NV
  Devils Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Hiko White River springfish, Crenichthys baileyi grandis
E
Y
SNFO
NV
  Humpback chub, Gila cypha *
E
N
CESFO
NV
  Independence Valley speckled dace, Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus
E
N
NFWO
NV
  Lahontan cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi
T
N
NFWO
NV/CA
  Moapa dace, Moapa coriacea
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Pahranagat roundtail chub, Gila robusta jordani
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Pahrump poolfish, Empetrichthys latos
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Paiute cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris
T
N
NFWO
CA
  Railroad Valley springfish, Crenichthys nevadae
T
Y
NFWO
NV
  Razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus
E
Y
AESFO
NV
  Virgin River chub, Gila seminuda ‡
E
Y
UFOSLC
NV
  Warm Springs pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Warner sucker, Catostomus warnerensis
T
N
BFO
NV/CA
  White River spinedace, Lepidomeda albivallis
E
Y
NFWO
NV
  White River springfish, Crenichthys baileyi baileyi
E
Y
SNFO
NV
  Woundfin, Plagopterus argentissimus
E
Y
UFOSLC
NV
 
Invertebrates
  Ash Meadows naucorid, Ambrysus amargosus
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Carson wandering skipper, Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus
E
N
NFWO
NV/CA
  Elongate mud meadows springsnail, Pyrgulopsis notidicola
C
N/A
NFWO
NV
 
Plants
  Amargosa niterwort, Nitrophila mohavensis
E
N
SNFO
NV
  Ash Meadows blazing star, Mentzelia leucophylla
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Ash Meadows gumplant, Grindelia fraxinopratensis
T
Y
SNFO
NV

 

 Ash Meadows ivesia (mousetail) Ivesia eremica (= I. kingii var. eremica )
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Ash Meadows milk-vetch, Astragalus phoenix
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Ash Meadows sunray, Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Churchill Narrows buckwheat, Eriogonum diatomaceum
C
N/A
NFWO
NV
  Goose Creek Milkvetch, Astragalus Anserinus
C
N/A
UFOWVC
NV
  Las Vegas Buckwheat, Eriogonum corymbosum var . nilesil
C
N/A
SNFO
NV
  Soldier Meadows cinquefoil, Potentilla basaltica
C
N/A
NFWO
NV
  Spring-loving centaury, Centaurium namophilum
T
Y
SNFO
NV
  Steamboat buckwheat, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae
E
N
NFWO
NV
  Tahoe yellow cress, Rorippa subumbellata
C
N/A
NFWO
NV/CA
  Ute lady's tresses, Spiranthes diluvialis
T
N
UFOSLC
NV
  Webber's ivesia, Ivesia webberi
C
N/A
NFWO
NV/CA
 

 

E = Endangered; T = Threatened; C=Candidate;
Y = Yes; N = No; P = Proposed; N/A = Not Applicable
* = Believed extirpated from Nevada ; ‡ Endangered only in the Virgin River; population in Muddy River is species of concern.

AESFO = Arizona Ecological Services Field Office, BFO = Bend Field Office, CESFO = Colorado Ecological Services Field Office, KFFWO = Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office, NFWO = Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, SFWO = Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, SNFO = Southern Nevada Field Office, UFOSLC = Utah Field Office Salt Lake City, UFOWVC = Utah Field Office West Valley City, VFWO = Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, YFWO = Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office

 
Last updated: October 19, 2009