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Summary Table Report California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Query Criteria: Quad is (Canada Gobernadora (3311755) or Dana Point (3311746) or Laguna Beach (3311757) or San Clemente (3311745) or San Juan Capistrano (3311756) or San Onofre Bluff (3311735)) Elev. Element Occ. Ranks Population Status Presence CNDDB Listing Status Range Total Historic Recent Poss. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks (Fed/State) Other Lists (ft.) EO's A B C D X U > 20 yr <= 20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Accipiter cooperii G5 None CDFW_WL-Watch List 311 103 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 Cooper's hawk S4 None IUCN_LC-Least S:2 Concern 500 Agelaius tricolor G2G3 None BLM_S-Sensitive 250 694 1 4 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 0 tricolored blackbird S1S2 None CDFW_SSC-Species S:6 of Special Concern 550 IUCN_EN-Endangered NABCI_RWL-Red Watch List USFWS_BCC-Birds of Conservation Concern Aimophila ruficeps canescens G5T3 None CDFW_WL-Watch List 120 195 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 13 0 0 S:13 southern California rufous-crowned sparrow S2S3 None 800 Ammodramus savannarum G5 None CDFW_SSC-Species 450 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 grasshopper sparrow S3 None of Special Concern S:1 IUCN_LC-Least 450 Concern Anaxyrus californicus G2G3 Endangered CDFW_SSC-Species 120 134 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 0 0 arroyo toad S2S3 None of Special Concern S:5 IUCN_EN-Endangered 730 Antrozous pallidus G5 None BLM_S-Sensitive 190 402 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 pallid bat S3 None CDFW_SSC-Species S:4 of Special Concern 900 IUCN_LC-Least Concern USFS_S-Sensitive WBWG_H-High Priority Aphanisma blitoides G3G4 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 10 67 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 0 0 S:4 aphanisma S2 None 150 Commercial Version -- Dated February, 2 2016 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 1 of 9 Report Printed on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Information Expires 8/2/2016 Summary Table Report California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Elev. Element Occ. Ranks Population Status Presence CNDDB Listing Status Range Total Historic Recent Poss. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks (Fed/State) Other Lists (ft.) EO's A B C D X U > 20 yr <= 20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Aquila chrysaetos G5 None BLM_S-Sensitive 900 312 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 golden eagle S3 None CDF_S-Sensitive S:1 CDFW_FP-Fully 900 Protected CDFW_WL-Watch List IUCN_LC-Least Concern USFWS_BCC-Birds of Conservation Concern Asio otus G5 None CDFW_SSC-Species 500 42 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 long-eared owl S3? None of Special Concern S:5 IUCN_LC-Least 1,300 Concern Aspidoscelis hyperythra G5 None CDFW_SSC-Species 60 346 4 1 0 0 1 12 15 3 17 0 1 orangethroat whiptail S2 None of Special Concern S:18 IUCN_LC-Least 730 Concern USFS_S-Sensitive Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri G5T3T4 None 80 113 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 S:1 coastal whiptail S2S3 None 80 Athene cunicularia G4 None BLM_S-Sensitive 80 1875 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 burrowing owl S3 None CDFW_SSC-Species S:4 of Special Concern 670 IUCN_LC-Least Concern USFWS_BCC-Birds of Conservation Concern Atriplex coulteri G3 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 60 75 0 1 0 0 0 11 6 6 12 0 0 Coulter's saltbush S2 None SB_RSABG-Rancho S:12 Santa Ana Botanic 970 Garden Atriplex pacifica G4 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 10 76 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 S:5 south coast saltscale S2 None 600 Atriplex parishii G1G2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 300 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 USFS_S-Sensitive S:1 Parish's brittlescale S1 None 300 Atriplex serenana var. davidsonii G5T1 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Davidson's saltscale S1 None S:1 Bombus crotchii G3G4 None 150 232 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 S:2 Crotch bumble bee S1S2 None 700 Commercial Version -- Dated February, 2 2016 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 2 of 9 Report Printed on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Information Expires 8/2/2016 Summary Table Report California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Elev. Element Occ. Ranks Population Status Presence CNDDB Listing Status Range Total Historic Recent Poss. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks (Fed/State) Other Lists (ft.) EO's A B C D X U > 20 yr <= 20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Branchinecta sandiegonensis G2 Endangered IUCN_EN-Endangered 30 119 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 5 0 0 S:5 San Diego fairy shrimp S2 None 800 Brodiaea filifolia G2 Threatened Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 130 131 1 4 3 3 2 27 5 35 38 0 2 thread-leaved brodiaea S2 Endangered SB_RSABG-Rancho S:40 Santa Ana Botanic 1,000 Garden Calochortus weedii var. intermedius G3G4T2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 200 117 2 6 4 0 0 27 25 14 39 0 0 intermediate mariposa-lily S2 None SB_RSABG-Rancho S:39 Santa Ana Botanic 1,500 Garden USFS_S-Sensitive Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus G5T3Q None CDFW_SSC-Species 100 150 5 9 4 0 1 14 21 12 32 1 0 sandiegensis of Special Concern S:33 S3 None 1,380 coastal cactus wren USFS_S-Sensitive USFWS_BCC-Birds of Conservation Concern Centromadia parryi ssp. australis G3T2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 460 87 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 southern tarplant S2 None SB_RSABG-Rancho S:4 Santa Ana Botanic 660 Garden Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana G5T1T2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 23 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 Orcutt's pincushion S1 None BLM_S-Sensitive S:3 SB_RSABG-Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Chaetodipus californicus femoralis G5T3 None CDFW_SSC-Species 40 54 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 of Special Concern S:4 Dulzura pocket mouse S3 None 400 Chaetodipus fallax fallax G5T3T4 None CDFW_SSC-Species 10 94 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 of Special Concern S:3 northwestern San Diego pocket mouse S3S4 None 300 Choeronycteris mexicana G4 None CDFW_SSC-Species 125 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Mexican long-tongued bat S1 None of Special Concern S:1 IUCN_NT-Near 125 Threatened WBWG_H-High Priority Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina G5T3 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 560 130 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 long-spined spineflower S3 None BLM_S-Sensitive S:1 SB_RSABG-Rancho 560 Santa Ana Botanic Garden Commercial Version -- Dated February, 2 2016 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 3 of 9 Report Printed on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Information Expires 8/2/2016 Summary Table Report California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Elev. Element Occ. Ranks Population Status Presence CNDDB Listing Status Range Total Historic Recent Poss. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks (Fed/State) Other Lists (ft.) EO's A B C D X U > 20 yr <= 20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Clinopodium chandleri G2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 1,100 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 San Miguel savory S2 None BLM_S-Sensitive S:1 USFS_S-Sensitive 1,100 Coelus globosus G1G2 None IUCN_VU-Vulnerable 8 49 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 S:2 globose dune beetle S1S2 None 10 Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. G3T2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 200 106 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 diversifolia BLM_S-Sensitive S:5 S2 None 700 summer holly SB_RSABG-Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Crotalus ruber G4 None CDFW_SSC-Species 300 173 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 0 0 red-diamond rattlesnake S3 None of Special Concern S:5 USFS_S-Sensitive 800 Danaus plexippus pop. 1 G4T2T3 None USFS_S-Sensitive 10 378 0 2 2 0 1 6 7 4 10 0 1 S:11 monarch - California overwintering population S2S3 None 400 Dipodomys stephensi G2 Endangered IUCN_EN-Endangered 400 219 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 S:1 Stephens' kangaroo rat S2 Threatened 400 Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae G3T2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 50 79 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 2 3 0 3 Blochman's dudleya S2 None SB_RSABG-Rancho S:6 Santa Ana Botanic 250 Garden Dudleya multicaulis G2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 50 147 4 8 0 0 6 38 35 21 50 3 3 many-stemmed dudleya S2 None BLM_S-Sensitive S:56 SB_RSABG-Rancho 1,500 Santa Ana Botanic Garden USFS_S-Sensitive Dudleya stolonifera G1 Threatened Rare Plant Rank - 1B.1 25 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 Laguna Beach dudleya S1 Threatened SB_RSABG-Rancho S:6 Santa Ana Botanic 600 Garden Dudleya viscida G2 None Rare Plant Rank - 1B.2 950 23 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 USFS_S-Sensitive S:4 sticky dudleya S2 None 1,200 Elanus leucurus G5 None BLM_S-Sensitive 110 158 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 8 8 0 0 white-tailed kite S3S4 None CDFW_FP-Fully S:8 Protected 575 IUCN_LC-Least Concern Commercial Version -- Dated February, 2 2016 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 4 of 9 Report Printed on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Information Expires 8/2/2016 Summary Table Report California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Elev.
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