Endangered and Threatened Species of the Colorado Plateau States

Source: EE-Link (Environmental Education on the Internet). 2000. Endangered species: state and regional lists. <http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/EndSpp/organizations-stateandregional.html> 8/27/2000.

See also: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2000. Species information: threatened and endangered animals and plants. <http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html> 8/27/2000.

Note: These are state lists: not all of the listed species occur on the Colorado Plateau.

Utah--39 Species

Animals--18 species
E -- Ambersnail, Kanab (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) *
E -- Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans) *
E -- Chub, humpback (Gila cypha) *
E -- Chub, Virgin River (Gila robusta semidnuda) *
E -- Condor, California (Gymnogyps californianus)
E -- Crane, whooping (Grus americana) *
T -- Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) *
E -- Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum) *
E -- Ferret, black-footed (Mustela nigripes) *
E -- Flycatcher, Southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus) *
T -- Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida) *
E -- Pikeminnow (=squawfish), Colorado (Ptychocheilus lucius) *
E -- Pygmy-owl, cactus ferruginous (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum)
T -- Prairie dog, Utah (Cynomys parvidens)
E -- Snail, Utah valvata (Valvata utahensis)
E -- Sucker, June (Chasmistes liorus)
E -- Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus) *
T -- Tortoise, desert (Gopherus agassizii) *
T -- Trout, Lahontan cutthroat (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) clarki henshawi) *
E -- Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) *

Plants--21 species
E -- Brady pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi)
E -- Dwarf bear-poppy (Arctomecon humilis)
T -- Welsh's milkweed (Asclepias welshii)
T -- Heliotrope milk-vetch (Astragalus montii)
T -- Navajo sedge (Carex specuicola)
T -- Jones cycladenia (Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii)
T -- Maguire daisy (Erigeron maguirei)
E -- Barneby ridge-cress (=peppercress) (Lepidium barnebyanum)
E -- Kodachrome bladderpod (Lesquerella tumulosa)
E -- San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii)
T -- Siler pincushion cactus (Pediocactus sileri)
T -- Winkler cactus (Pediocactus winkleri) *
E -- Clay phacelia (Phacelia argillacea)
T -- Maguire primrose (Primula maguirei)
E -- Autumn buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis var. aestivalis)
T -- Clay reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe argillacea) *
E -- Barneby reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe barnebyi)
E -- Shrubby reed-mustard (=toad-flax cress) (Schoenocrambe suffrutescens)
T -- Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) *
E -- Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae)
T -- Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
T -- Last Chance townsendia (Townsendia aprica)

Arizona--52 Species

Animals--35 species
E -- Ambersnail, Kanab (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) *
E -- Bat, lesser (=Sanborn's) long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) *
E -- Bobwhite, masked (quail) (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)
T -- Catfish, Yaqui (Ictalurus pricei) *
E -- Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans) *
E -- Chub, humpback (Gila cypha) *
T -- Chub, Sonora (Gila ditaenia)
E -- Chub, Virgin River (Gila robusta semidnuda) *
E -- Chub, Yaqui (Gila purpurea) *
T -- Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) *
E -- Falcon, Northern aplomado (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
E -- Flycatcher, Southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus) *
E -- Jaguar (Panthera onca) *
E -- Jaguarundi, Sinaloan (Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi tolteca) *
T -- Minnow, loach (Rhinichthys (=Tiaroga) cobitis)
E -- Ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis) *
T -- Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida) *
E -- Pronghorn, Sonoran (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) *
E -- Pupfish, desert (Cyprinodon macularius)
E -- Pygmy-owl, cactus ferruginous (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) *
E -- Rail, Yuma clapper (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) *
T -- Rattlesnake, New Mexico ridge-nosed (Crotalus willardi obscurus)
E -- Salamander, Sonoran tiger (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) *
T -- Shiner, beautiful (Cyprinella (=Notropis) formosa) *
T -- Spikedace (Meda fulgida) *
T -- Spinedace, Little Colorado (Lepidomeda vittata) *
E -- Squawfish, Colorado [a.k.a. Colorado pikeminnow] (Ptychocheilus lucius) *
E -- Squirrel, Mount Graham red (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis) *
E -- Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus) *
E -- Topminnow, Gila (incl. Yaqui) (Poeciliopsis occidentalis) *
T -- Tortoise, desert (Gopherus agassizii) *
T -- Trout, Apache (=Arizona) (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) apache) *
E -- Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) gilae) *
E -- Vole, Hualapai Mexican (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis)
E -- Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) *

Plants--17 species
E -- Arizona agave (Agave arizonica)
E -- Kearney's blue-star (Amsonia kearneyana)
T -- Welsh's milkweed (Asclepias welshii)
E -- Sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax)
T -- Navajo sedge (Carex specuicola)
T -- Cochise pincushion cactus (Coryphantha (=Escobaria) robbinsorum)
E -- Pima pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina)
T -- Jones cycladenia (Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii)
E -- Nichol's Turk's head cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii)
E -- Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus)
E -- Huachuca water-umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp. recurva)
E -- Brady pincushion cactus (Pediocactus bradyi)
E -- Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus)
T -- Siler pincushion cactus (Pediocactus sileri)
E -- Arizona cliffrose (Purshia subintegra)
T -- San Francisco Peaks groundsel (Senecio franciscanus)
E -- Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes delitescens)

New Mexico--39 Species

Animals--25 species
E -- Bat, lesser (=Sanborn's) long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) *
E -- Bat, Mexican long-nosed (Leptonycteris nivalis) *
T -- Chub, Chihuahua (Gila nigrescens) *
E -- Crane, whooping (Grus americana) *
T -- Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) *
E -- Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum) *
E -- Flycatcher, Southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus) *
E -- Gambusia, Pecos (Gambusia nobilis) *
E -- Isopod, Socorro (Thermosphaeroma (=Exosphaeroma) thermophilus) *
E -- Jaguar (Panthera onca) *
T -- Minnow, loach (Rhinichthys (=Tiaroga) cobitis)
E -- Minnow, Rio Grande silvery (Hybognathus amarus) *
T -- Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida) *
T -- Rattlesnake, New Mexican ridge-nosed (Crotalus willardi obscurus)
T -- Shiner, Arkansas River (native pop. only) (Notropis girardi) *
T -- Shiner, beautiful (Cyprinella (=Notropis) formosa) *
T -- Shiner, Pecos bluntnose (Notropis simus pecosensis)
T -- Spikedace (Meda fulgida) *
E -- Springsnail, Alamosa (Tryonia alamosae)
E -- Springsnail, Socorro (Pyrgulopsis neomexicana) *
E -- Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus) *
E -- Tern, least (Sterna antillarum) *
E -- Topminnow, Gila (incl. Yaqui) (Poeciliopsis occidentalis) *
E -- Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) gilae) *
E -- Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) *

Plants--14 species
E -- Sacramento prickly-poppy (Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta)
E -- Mancos milk-vetch (Astragalus humillimus)
T -- Sacramento Mountains thistle (Cirsium vinaceum)
T -- Lee pincushion cactus (Coryphantha sneedii var. leei)
E -- Sneed pincushion cactus (Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii) *
E -- Kuenzler hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri)
E -- Lloyd's hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus lloydii) *
T -- Lloyd's Mariposa cactus (Echinomastus (=Sclerocactus) mariposensis)
T -- Zuni (=rhizome) fleabane (Erigeron rhizomatus)
T -- Gypsum wild-buckwheat (Eriogonum gypsophilum)
E -- Todsen's pennyroyal (Hedeoma todsenii)
E -- Holy Ghost ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus)
E -- Knowlton cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii) *
T -- Mesa Verde cactus (Sclerocactus mesae-verdae)

Colorado--30 Species

Animals--18 species
T -- Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos) *
E -- Butterfly, Uncompahgre fritillary (Boloria acrocnema)
E -- Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans) *
E -- Chub, humpback (Gila cypha) *
E -- Crane, whooping (Grus americana) *
T -- Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) *
E -- Falcon, American peregrine (Falco peregrinus anatum) *
E -- Ferret, black-footed (Mustela nigripes) *
E -- Flycatcher, Southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus) *
T -- Mouse, Preble's meadow jumping (Zapus hudsonius preblei) *
T -- Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida) *
E -- Pikeminnow (=squawfish), Colorado (Ptychocheilus lucius) *
T -- Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus) *
T -- Skipper, Pawnee montane (Hesperia leonardus (=pawnee) montana)
E -- Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus) *
E -- Tern, least (Sterna antillarum) *
T -- Trout, greenback cutthroat (Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) clarki stomias) *
E -- Wolf, gray (Canis lupus) *

Plants--12 species
E -- Mancos milk-vetch (Astragalus humillimus)
E -- Osterhout milk-vetch (Astragalus osterhoutii)
E -- Clay-loving wild-buckwheat (Eriogonum pelinophilum)
T -- Penland alpine fen mustard (Eutrema penlandii)
T -- Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Lesquerella congesta) *
E -- Knowlton cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii) *
E -- Penland beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii)
E -- North Park phacelia (Phacelia formosula)
T -- Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata)
T -- Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) *
T -- Mesa Verde cactus (Sclerocactus mesae-verdae) *
T -- Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)