Washington's Federally Protected Species
The species listed below are those for which we have developed additional information. It is not a representation of all of Washington's species recognized under the Endangered Species Act.
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Mammals
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Roy Prairie Pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama glacialis)
Olympia Pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama pugetensis)
Tenino Pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama tumuli)
Yelm Pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama yelmensis)
SPECIES OF CONCERN
Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
Birds
Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus)
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata)
Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
SPECIES OF CONCERN
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates
Plants
Golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)
Umtanum desert buckwheat (Eriogonum codium)
Showy stickseed (Hackelia venusta)
Water howellia (Howellia aquatilis)
Bradshaw's desert parsley (Lomatium bradshawii)
Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus spp. kincaidii)
White Bluffs Bladderpod (Physaria douglasii ssp. tuplashensis)
Nelson's checker-mallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana)
Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva)
Spalding's catchfly (Silene spaldingii)
Ute Ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
CANDIDATE SPECIES
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis)
