State of California The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Biogeographic Data Branch California Natural Diversity Database STATE AND FEDERALLY LISTED ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS OF CALIFORNIA August 2007 This is a list of the animals found within California or off the coast of the State that have been classified as Endangered or Threatened by the California Fish and Game Commission (state list) or by the U. S. Secretary of the Interior or the U. S. Secretary of Commerce (federal list). The official California listing of Endangered and Threatened animals is contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 670.5. The official federal listing of Endangered and Threatened animals is published in the Federal Register, 50 CFR 17.11. The California Endangered Species Act of 1970 created the categories of “Endangered” and “Rare”. The California Endangered Species Act of 1984 created the categories of “Endangered” and “Threatened”. On January 1, 1985, all animal species designated as “Rare” were reclassified as “Threatened”. Animals that are candidates for state listing and animals proposed for federal listing are also included on this list. A state candidate species is one that the Fish and Game commission had formally noticed as being under review by the Department for addition to the State list. A federal proposed species is one for which a proposed regulation has been published in the Federal Register. Code Designation: Totals as of August 2007 SE = State-listed as Endangered 47 ST = State listed as Threatened 32 SR = State listed as Rare – old designation, all animals reclassified to Threatened on 1/1/85 0 FE = Federally listed as Endangered (18.5% of all U.S. listed endangered animals as of 8/08/07) 83 FT = Federally listed as Threatened (25.2% of all U.S. listed threatened animals as of 8/08/07) 40 SCE = State candidate (Endangered) 0 SCT = State Candidate (Threatened) 0 SCD = State Candidate (Delisting) 1 FPE = Federally proposed (Endangered) 0 FPT = Federally proposed (Threatened) 1 FPD = Federally proposed (Delisting) 0 Total number of animals listed (includes subspecies & population segments) 155 Total number of candidate/proposed animals for listing 1 Number of animals State listed only 32 Number of animals Federally listed only 70 Number of animals listed under both State & Federal Acts 53 Common and scientific names are shown as they appear on the state or federal lists. If the nomenclature differs for a species that is included on both lists, the state nomenclature is given and the federal nomenclature is shown in a footnote. Synonyms, name changes, and other clarifying points are also footnoted. Critical Habitat is defined in Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act as specific areas, both occupied and unoccupied, that is essential to the conservation of a listed species and that may require special management considerations or protection. Recovery Plans are discussed in Section 4 of the federal Endangered Species Act. Each plan incorporates site-specific management actions necessary for the conservation and survival of the species. The “List Date” for final federal listing and final Critical Habitat designation is the date the listing or designation becomes effective, this is usually not the date of publication of the rule in the Federal Register; it is usually about 30 days after publication, but may be longer. Changes to this update of the list are denoted by * Endangered and Threatened Animals of California LISTING STATUS CRITICAL RECOVERY HABITAT PLAN Effective List List Effective State Date Federal Date Designation Date Version Date GASTROPODS Trinity bristle snail ST1 10-02-80 Monadenia setosa Morro shoulderband (=banded dune) snail FE 01-17-95 Final 03-09-01 Final 1998 Helminthoglypta walkeriana White abalone FE 06-28-01 *Draft 2006 Haliotis sorenseni CRUSTACEANS Riverside fairy shrimp FE 08-03-93 Final2 05-12-05 Final 1998 Streptocephalus woottoni Proposed 04-27-04 Final 06-29-01 Conservancy fairy shrimp FE 09-19-94 Final3 02-10-06 Final 2006 Branchinecta conservatio Proposed 12-28-04 Final 08-06-03 Proposed 09-24-02 Longhorn fairy shrimp FE 09-19-94 Final 02-10-06 Final 2006 Branchinecta longiantenna Proposed3 12-28-04 Final 08-06-03 Proposed 09-24-02 Vernal pool fairy shrimp FT 09-19-94 Final 02-10-06 Final 2006 Branchinecta lynchi Proposed3 12-28-04 Final 08-06-03 Proposed 09-24-02 San Diego fairy shrimp FE 02-03-97 Proposed4 04-22-03 Final 1998 Branchinecta sandiegoensis Final 10-23-00 Vernal pool tadpole shrimp FE 09-19-94 Final 02-10-06 Final 2006 Lepidurus packardi Proposed3 12-28-04 Final 08-06-03 Proposed 09-24-02 Shasta crayfish SE 02-26-88 FE 09-30-88 Final 1998 Pacifastacus fortis ST 10-02-80 California freshwater shrimp SE 10-02-80 FE 10-31-88 Final 1998 Syncaris pacifica INSECTS Zayante band-winged grasshopper FE 02-24-97 Final 03-09-01 Final 1998 Trimerotropis infantilis Mount Hermon June beetle FE 02-24-97 Final 1998 Polyphylla barbata 1 On January 1, 1985, all species designated as “rare” were reclassified as “threatened”, as stipulated by the California Endangered Species Act. 2 The Federal Circuit Court vacated critical habitat for the Riverside fairy shrimp on 10-30-02. The judge instructed the USFWS to begin the process of re-designating critical habitat for this species. New critical habitat was proposed 4-27-04 and finalized effective 5-12-05. 3 On October 28, 2004 the courts ordered the USFWS to reconsider the areas excluded from the final critical habitat designation made August 6, 2003. The December 28 2004 proposed rule is only for lands previously excluded and does not affect the areas included in the August 6, 2003 final rule. The non-economic exclusions made to the August 6, 2003 final rule were confirmed effective March 8, 2005 4 Due to court order the previously designated critical habitat was vacated and the USFWS was directed to re-proposed critical habitat. The existing final critical habitat boundaries remain in effect until the new proposed boundaries become final, estimated to be about May 2004. 2 August 2007 Endangered and Threatened Animals of California LISTING STATUS CRITICAL RECOVERY HABITAT PLAN Effective List List Effective State Date Federal Date Designation Date Version Date Delta green ground beetle FT 08-08-80 Final 08-08-80 Final 2006 Elaphrus viridis Final 1985 Valley elderberry longhorn beetle FT 08-08-80 Final 08-08-80 Final 1984 Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Ohlone tiger beetle FE 10-03-01 Cicindela ohlone Kern primrose sphinx moth FT 04-08-80 Proposed 07-03-78 Final 1984 Euproserpinus euterpe Mission blue butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Final 1984 Icaricia icarioides missionensis5 Lotis blue butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Final 1985 Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis6 Palos Verdes blue butterfly FE 07-02-80 Final 07-02-80 Final 1984 Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis El Segundo blue butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Final 1998 Euphilotes battoides allyni Smith’s blue butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Final 1984 Euphilotes enoptes smithi San Bruno elfin butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Final 1984 Callophrys mossii bayensis Lange’s metalmark butterfly FE 06-01-76 Proposed 02-08-77 Revised 1984 Apodemia mormo langei Bay checkerspot butterfly FT 10-18-87 Final 05-30-01 Final 1998 Euphydryas editha bayensis Quino checkerspot FE 01-16-97 Proposed 02-07-01 Final 2003 Euphydras editha quino (=E.e.wrighti) Carson wandering skipper FE 08-07-02 Draft 2005 Pseudocopaeodes enus obscurus Laguna Mountains skipper FE 01-16-97 *Final 01-11-07 Pyrgus ruralis lagunae Callippe silverspot butterfly FE 12-05-97 Proposed 03-28-80 Speyeria callippe callippe Behren’s silverspot butterfly FE 12-05-97 Draft 2004 Speyeria zerene behrensii Oregon silverspot butterfly FT 07-02-80 Final 07-02-80 Revised 2001 Speyeria zerene hippolyta Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly FE 06-22-92 Final 1998 Speyeria zerene myrtleae Delhi Sands flower-loving fly FE 09-23-93 Final 1997 Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis FISHES Green sturgeon – southern DPS FT7 07-06-06 Acipenser medirostris 5 Current taxonomy is Plebejus icarioides missionensis 6 Current taxonomy is Plebejus idas lotis 7 Includes all spawning populations south of the Eel River 3 August 2007 Endangered and Threatened Animals of California LISTING STATUS CRITICAL RECOVERY HABITAT PLAN Effective List List Effective State Date Federal Date Designation Date Version Date Chinook salmon-Winter-run8 SE 09-22-89 FE9 08-29-05 Final 03-23-99 Draft 1997 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha FE 02-03-94 Chinook salmon-California coastal ESU10 FT11 08-29-05 Final 01-02-06 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha FT12 11-15-99 Proposed 12-10-04 Rescinded 04-30-02 Final 02-16-00 Chinook salmon-Spring-run ST 02-05-99 FT13 08-29-05 Final 01-02-06 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha FT14 11-15-99 Proposed 12-10-04 Rescinded 04-30-02 Final 02-16-00 Coho salmon-Central California Coast ESU SE15 12-31-95 FE16 08-29-05 Final 06-04-99 Oncorhynchus kisutch FT17 12-02-96 Coho salmon-So. Oregon/No. Calif ESU ST18 FT19 08-29-05 Final 03-17-00 Oncorhynchus kisutch FT20 06-05-97 Little Kern golden trout FT 04-13-78 Final 04-13-78 Exempt Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei Lahontan cutthroat trout FT 07-16-75 Final 1995 Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi FE 10-13-70 Paiute cutthroat trout FT 07-16-75 Revised 2004 21 Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris FE 03-11-67 Final 1985 22 23 Steelhead-Northern California ESU FT 02-06-06 Final 01-02-06 Oncorhynchus mykiss FT 08-07-00 Proposed 12-10-04 8 Federal: Sacramento River winter run Chinook salmon 9 The NMFS has completed comprehensive status reviews for 27 west coast salmon & steelhead ESUs, 10 of these in California.