Appendix 13. List of Terrestrial Animal Targets Showing Conservation Status
Note: Terrestrial animals are listed here according to group. Conservation status assigned by Natureserve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation Data Centre of British Columbia, and the Natural Heritage Programs of Washington and Oregon. This list does not include some special animal targets (see Table 2.11 in assessment.) U.S.A. S Rank Status ESA Common Name Scientific Name G rank status BC OR WA BC OR WA Mammals Baird's shrew Sorex bairdi G4 -- SU -- Pacific water shrew Sorex bendirii G4 S1S2 S4 S5? red Vancouver Island water shrew Sorex palustris brooksi G5T2 S2 -- -- red Townsend's mole Scapanus townsendii G5 S1 S4 S5 red Townsend's western big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii G4T3T4 SC S2S3 S2S3 S2 blue Cr C Keen's long-eared myotis Myotis keenii G2G3 S1S3 -- S1 red C black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus G5 -- S4 S4 C gray-tailed vole Microtus canicaudus G4 -- S4 S3 C Shaw Island Townsend's vole Microtus townsendii pugeti G5T1T2 -- -- S1? western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus G5 C -- S4? S2 U T Camas pocket gopher Thomomys bulbivorus G3G4 SC -- S3S4 -- western pocket gopher ssp. Thomomys mazama G4G5T2 SC -- SU S1 C Brush Prairie pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides douglasi G5T1 -- -- S2 C Vancouver island ermine Mustela erminea anguinae G5T3 S3 -- -- blue Columbian white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus leucurus G5T2 E -- S2 S2 Vu E Birds great blue heron Ardea herodias G5 S3B S4 S4S5 blue S1B, G5 S3S4B S3 blue Vu E sandhill crane Grus canadensis S1N trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator G4 S3S4B S2 S3N blue Aleutian Canada goose Branta canadensis leucopareia G5T2 SXN S2N SZN blue T T dusky Canada goose Branta canadensis occidentalis G5T2 S1N S2N blue snow goose Chen caerulescens G5 S2N S4 S3N yellow harlequin duck (wintering) Histrionicus histrionicus G4 SC S3N S3N S3N yellow U blue grouse Dendragapus obscurus G5 S4 S4 S5 yellow S2B, G4T3 SC S2 S1 red E S peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus S3N
Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 13 March 2004 Page 1 of 5 U.S.A. S Rank Status ESA Common Name Scientific Name G rank status BC OR WA BC OR WA bald eagle G4 S4 S3B S3S4B yellow T T (winter roosts and feeding areas) Haliaeetus leucocephalus northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis G5 SC S4B S3 S3 yellow Cr C black tern Chlidonas niger G4 SC S4B S3B S4B yellow marbled murrelet (nesting) Brachyramphus marmoratus G3G4 T S2B S2 S3 red T T band-tailed pigeon (breeding) Columba fasciata G5 SC S3S4B S4 S4B blue yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus G5 SC SXB S1B SHB red Cr C short-eared owl Asio flammeus G5 S3B S4? S4B blue northern spotted owl Strix occidentalis caurina G3T3 T -- S3 S3 T T burrowing owl Athene cunicularia hypugaea G4TU SC S1B S2?B S3B red Cr C common nighthawk Chordeiles minor G5 S4S5B S5 S4B yellow Cr Vaux's swift Chaetura vauxi G5 S4B S5 S3S4B yellow C rufous hummingbird Selasphorous rufus G5 S3S5B S4 S5B yellow acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus G5 SC -- S3? S1 Lewis' woodpecker Melanerpes lewis G5 SC SXB S3B S3 red Cr C red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis G5 S5B S4 S4S5 yellow Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidonax difficilis G5 S4S5B S4 S5B yellow willow flycatcher Empidonax trailli brewsteri G5 SC S4B S4 S5B yellow U olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi G4 SC S4B S4 S4S5B yellow Vu western wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus G5 S4B S4 S5B yellow purple martin Progne subis G5 SC S2B S3B S3B red Cr C chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens G5 S5B S5 S5 yellow white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis aculeata G5 S4 S4 S1 yellow C western bluebird Sialia mexicana G5 SHB S4B S3B red Vu golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa G5 S5B S4 S5B yellow black-throated gray warbler Dendroica nigrescens G5 S4S5B S5 S5B yellow hermit warbler Dendroica occidentalis G4G5 -- S4 S4B Townsend's warbler Dendroica townsendi G5 -- S4 S5B Oregon vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus affinis G5T3 SC -- S2B S1B Cr C grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum G5 S2B S2B? S3B red Vu tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor G3 SC -- S2B SA streaked horned lark Eremophila alpestris strigata G5T2 SC SH S2? S1B red Cr C
Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 13 March 2004 Page 2 of 5 U.S.A. S Rank Status ESA Common Name Scientific Name G rank status BC OR WA BC OR WA western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta G5 SXB S5 S5B red Cr Bullock's oriole Icterus galbula G5 S5B S4 S4S5B yellow Reptiles painted turtle Chrysemys picta G5 S3S4 S2 S5 blue Cr Northwestern pond turtle Clemmys marmorata marmorata G3T3 SC SX S2 S1 red Cr E western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis G5 -- S5 S5 Racer Coluber constrictor G5 S3S4 S4? S5 blue sharptail snake Contia tenuis G5 S1 S3 S2 red Vu C pacific ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus amabilis G5T4 -- S4? S3 gopher snake Pituophis catenipher catenipher G5T5 SX S5 S5 red western rattlesnake Crotalus viridis G5 S3 S4 S5 blue Vu Amphibians Cope's giant salamander Dicamptodon copei G3 -- S2 S3S4 U Pacific giant salamander Dicamptodon tenebrosus G5 S2 S4 S5 red Cascade torrent salamander Rhyacotriton cascadei G3 -- S2 S3 Vu C Columbia torrent salamander Rhyacotriton kezeri G3 -- S3 S3 Cr C Olympic torrent salamander Rhyacotriton olympicus G2 -- -- S3 southern torrent salamander Rhyacotriton variegatus G3 -- S3 -- Vu Dunn's salamander Plethodon dunni G4 -- S4 S2S3 C Larch Mountain salamander Plethodon larselli G2 SC -- S2 S3 Vu S Van Dyke's salamander Plethodon vandykei G2 SC -- -- S3 C Oregon slender salamander Batrachoseps wrighti G3 SC -- S3 -- U clouded salamander Aneides ferreus G3 -- S3 -- U tailed frog Ascaphus truei G4 S3S4 S3 S4 red Vu western toad Bufo boreas G4 SC S4 S4 S3S4 yellow Vu C Oregon spotted frog Rana pretiosa G2G3 C S1 S2 S1 red Cr E northern red-legged frog Rana aurora aurora G4T4 SC S3S4 S3 S4 blue Vu foothill yellow-legged frog Rana boylii G3 SC -- S2 -- Vu Lepidoptera Vancouver Island ringlet Coenonympha california insulana G5T3T4 S2 -- -- red western sulphur Colias occidentalis occidentalis G3 -- S? S5 -- large marble, new subspecies Euchloe ausonides, new ssp. G1T1 SX S? S? red
Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 13 March 2004 Page 3 of 5 U.S.A. S Rank Status ESA Common Name Scientific Name G rank status BC OR WA BC OR WA Edith's checkerspot Euphydryas editha taylori G5T1 SC SH S? S4 red Dun skipper, vestris subsp Euphyes vestris vestris G5T3 S3 S? S1 blue Oregon branded skipper Hesperia comma oregonia G5 -- -- S2 -- Puget blue (Blackmore’s blue) Icaricia icarioides blackmorei G5T3 S3 -- S2 blue C Fender's blue Icaricia icarioides fenderi G5T1 LE -- S1 -- Johnson's hairstreak Mitoura johnsoni G3 S1S2 S2? S2S3 red C greater arctic (great grayling) Oeneis nevadensis gigas G5 S3 S? SH blue C Vancouver Island (greenish) blue Plebeius saepiolus insulanus G5T1? SH S? S5 red Mardon skipper Polites mardon G2G3 C -- S2 S1 -- E Sonora skipper (dog star) Polites sonora siris G4 S? S? S4 yellow Willamette callippe fritillary Speyeria callippe ssp. G5T1? SC S5 SH -- yellow great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele pugetensis G5 -- S? S4 valley silverspot (Bremner’s) Speyeria zerene bremnerii G5T3T4 SC -- SH S2 C Clark's sphinx moth Proserpinus clarikiae G4G5 -- SU SU noctuid moth Autographa speciosa G1? S1 -- -- endemic moth Catacola allusa -- S? SU Other insects marsh carabid beetle Acupalpus punctulatus G2? -- S2? -- Beller's ground beetle Agonum belleri G3 SC -- S1? S3 C Big idol leaf beetle Donacia idola G? -- -- S? C Hatch's click beetle Eanus hatchii G2? SC -- S? S1 C Wood-borer beetle 1 Oistus edmonstoni -- S? SU Wood-borer beetle 2 Buprestis gibbsi -- S? SU Mirid bug 1 Clivenema fusca G1? -- S? SU Mirid bug 2 Ceratocapsus downesi G1? -- S? SU Coreid bug Coriomeris insularis G2G3 -- S? SU American grass bug Acetropis americana G1 -- S1 -- Foliaceous lace bug Derephysia foliacea G? -- S1 SU Siskiyou chloealtis grasshopper Chloealtis aspasma G2? SC -- S1 -- Molluscs Puget oregonian (snail) Cryptomastix devia G2? -- S1 S? evening fieldslug Deroceras hesperium G1 -- S1 SU
Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 13 March 2004 Page 4 of 5 U.S.A. S Rank Status ESA Common Name Scientific Name G rank status BC OR WA BC OR WA warty jumping-slug Hemphillia glandulosa G2 -- S1 SU Oregon megomphix (snail) Megomphix hemphilli G2 -- S2S3 SU Columbia (Pacific) sideband (snail) Monadenia fidelis columbiana G?T1 -- S1 SU Bald (oak springs) hesperian Vespericola sp1 G1 -- S1 SU Annelids Driloleirus macelfreshi (megascolides G1 SC -- S1 -- Oregon giant earthworm macelfreshi)
Rank Meaning Status Codes Meaning G1, S1, T1 critically imperiled E, red listed as endangered G2, S2, T2 imperiled T, blue listed as threatened G3, S3, T3 vulnerable to extirpation or extinction SC, yellow species of concern G4, S4, T4 apparently secure S listed as sensitive; Washington only G5, S5, T5 demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure C candidate for listing G_ global rank Cr critical, candidate for listing; Oregon only S_ state or subnational rank Vu vulnerable; Oregon only T_ taxonomic or subspecies rank U status undetermined; Oregon only X extirpated B breeding population N non-breeding population H historic A accidental occurrence, not breeding E exotic species U unrankable ? ranking questionable R reported but unconfirmed -- does not exist in state or province
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