Appendix E. Special-Status Table E-1. Special-Status Species with the Potential to Occur in the City of Modesto General Plan Area Page 1 of 6

Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab Alkali milk-vetch –/–/1B.2 Merced, Solano, and Yolo Counties. Grassy flats and vernal pool March–June Moderate Historically more widespread. margins, on alkali soils, below Astragalus tener var. tener 200 feet. Heartscale –/–/1B.2 Western Central Valley and valleys of Alkali grassland, alkali meadow, May–October Moderate adjacent foothills and alkali scrub, below 660 feet Atriplex cordulata Crownscale –/–/4.2 Southern , San Chenopod scrub, valley and April-October Moderate Joaquin valley, eastern south coast foothill grassland, vernal pools, Atriplex coronata var. inner range, Alameda, Contra Costa, on fine alkaline soils below 660’ coronata Fresno, Kings, Kern, Glenn, Merced, Monterey, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Solano, and Stanislaus Counties Brittlescale –/–/1B.2 Western Central Valley and valleys of Alkali grassland, alkali meadow, May–October Moderate adjacent foothills on west side of alkali scrub, chenopod scrub, Atriplex depressa Central Valley playas, and valley and foothill grasslands on alkaline or clay soils, below 660 feet Lesser saltscale –/–/1B.1 Butte, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Tulare Alkali grassland, alkali meadow, May–October High alkali scrub, and saltbush scrub, Atriplex minuscula between 50 and 650 feet Vernal pool (persistent- –/–/1B.2 Central Valley, from Glenn to Tulare Dry beds of vernal pools, on April-October Moderate fruited) saltscale County alkaline soils, 33-380' Atriplex persistens Big tarplant –/–/1B.1 Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin*, Valley and foothill grassland July-October High Stanislaus*, and Solano* counties Blepharizonia plumosa Round-leaved filaree –/–/2.1 Sacramento Valley, northern San Open sites, dry grasslands, and March–May Moderate Joaquin Valley, central-western shrublands below 4,000 feet. macrophylla California, south coast, and northern [ macrophyllum] Channel Islands (Santa Cruz Island).

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Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab Sharsmith’s harebell (Mt. –/–/1B.2 Mt. Hamilton range Barren, rocky serpentinite areas May-June None—no serpentine known in Hamilton harebell in chaparral, 1,300-3,000' the area Campanula sharsmithiae Succulent owl’s-clover T/E/1B.2 Fresno, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, Vernal pools between 165 and April-May Moderate San Joaquin, Stanislaus 2,500 feet Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta California jewel- E/E/1B.1 Historically common in western San Sandy or loamy soils in annual February-May Moderate Joaquin Valley and interior foothills, grassland, chenopod scrub, californicus currently at scattered locations in pinyon-juniper woodland Fresno, Kern, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties Lemmon’s jewel-flower –/–/1B.2 Western Central Valley and valleys of Pinyon and juniper woodland, March–May Low adjacent foothills on west side of and valley and foothill grassland, Caulanthus coulteri var. Central Valley between 250 and 4,000 feet lemmonii Hoover’s spurge T/–/1B.2 Central Valley from Butte County to Below the high-water marks of July Moderate Tulare County large northern hardpan and Chamaesyce hooveri volcanic vernal pools, below 800' Mt. Hamilton thistle –/–/1B.2 Mt. Hamilton Range, eastern San Freshwater seeps and streams on April-October None—no serpentine known in Francisco Bay area: Alameda, Santa serpentinite outcrops, chaparral, the area Cirsium foninale var. Clara, and Stanislaus Counties cismontane woodland, valley and campylon foothill grassland, 1000-2500’ Beaked clarkia –/–/1B.3 Central Foothills, San Annual grassland and blue oak- April-May Moderate Joaquin Valley, Hell Hollow, and foothill pine woodland, on dry Clarkia rostrata Merced River drainage: Merced, slopes, 200-1,500' Mariposa, and Stanislaus Counties Small-flowered morning –/–/4.2 , central western and Chaparral openings, coastal March-July None—no serpentine known in glory southwestern California, southern scrub, valley and foothill the area Channel Islands; Baja California grassland, on clay soils in Convolvulus simulans serpentinite seeps, 100-2,300' Mt. Hamilton coreopsis –/–/1B.2 Eastern San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara Steep shale talus slopes of March-May None—no talus slopes in the and Stanislaus Counties cismontane woodland area Coreopsis hamiltonii

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Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab Hoover’s cryptantha –/–/1A Northern and central San Joaquin Coarse, sandy soil in valley and April–May Moderate Valley. Alameda, Contra Costa, foothill grassland between 30 and Cryptantha hooveri Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and 500’. Stanislaus Counties. Recurved larkspur –/–/1B.2 Central Valley from Colusa* to Kern Alkaline soils in valley and March-June Moderate Counties foothill grassland, saltbush scrub, Delphinium recurvatum cismontane woodland; below 2,500’ Dwarf downingia –/–/2.2 Central Valley Vernal pools and valley and March-May Moderate foothill grasslands Downingia pusilla Delta button-celery –/E/1B.1 San Joaquin River delta, floodplains, Riparian scrub, seasonally June-August High and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills: inundated depressions along Eryngium racemosum Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin*, and floodplains on clay soils, below Stanislaus Counties 250' Spiny-sepaled button- –/–/1B.2 Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, Tulare, Valley and foothill grasslands and April–May Moderate celery Tuolumne vernal pools, between 330 and 830 feet Eryngium spinosepalum Diamond-petaled –/–/1B.1 Interior foothills of south Coast Ranges Grassland, chenopod scrub, on March–April Moderate California poppy from Contra Costa County to Stanislaus clay soils, where grass cover is County. Carrizo Plain in San Luis sparse enough to allow growth of Eschscholzia rhombipetala Obispo County. low annuals. Talus fritillary –/–/1B.2 South inner coast ranges. Alameda, Chaparral, oak woodland, closed- March-May None—no serpentine known in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and cone coniferous forest, on the area Fritillaria falcata Stanislaus Counties serpentinite talus Legenere –/–/1B.1 Primarily located in the lower Deep, seasonally wet habitats May–June Moderate Sacramento Valley, also from north such as vernal pools, ditches, Legenere limosa Coast Ranges, northern San Joaquin marsh edges, and river banks, Valley, and Santa Cruz Mountains. below 500 feet. Red-flowered lotus –/–/1B.1 Inner north Coast Ranges and San Cismontane woodland, valley and April-June Low Francisco Bay area, Colusa, Stanislaus, foothill grassland, on sterile red Lotus rubriflorus and Tehama Counties soils and volcanic mudflow deposits

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Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab Showy madia –/–/1B.1 Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Cismontane woodland, valley and March–May Moderate Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Benito, foothill grassland, between 80 Madia radiata San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo and 3,000 feet Merced monardella –/–/1A Presumed extirpated, last seen in 1941, Moist, sub-alkaline soils May-August Low historically known from northern San associated with low elevation Monardella leucocephala Joaquin Valley grassland, in sandy depressions and riverbeds, 115-330' San Joaquin woolythreads E/–/1B.2 Carrizo Plain and western San Joaquin Saltbush scrub, grassland, on flats March-May Moderate valley from San Benito County to Kern in alkaline or loamy soils Monolopia (Lembertia) County congonii Little mousetail –/–/3.1 Central Valley, South Coast: Alameda, Alkaline vernal pools and March-June Moderate Butte, Contra Costa, Colusa, Kern, marshes Myosurus minimus ssp. Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, apus Solano, and Stanislaus Counties Colusa grass T/E/1B.1 Merced, Solano, and Yolo counties Vernal pools on adobe soils May-August Moderate Neostapfia colusana California adder’s tongue –/–/4.2 Northern and central Sierra Nevada Vernal pools margins, moist areas December-May Moderate foothills, central and southern coast, in grassland and chaparral, 200- Ophioglossum Amador, Butte, Merced, Monterey, 1,000' californicum Mariposa, Orange, San Bernardino*, San Diego, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Baja California San Joaquin Valley T/E/1B.1 Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus*, Vernal pools from 100 to 2,500 April–September Moderate orcutt grass Tulare Counties feet Orcuttia inaequalis Hairy orcutt grass –/–/1B.1 Butte, Glenn, Madera, Merced, Vernal pools from 150 to 650 feet May–September Low Stanislaus, Tehama Counties Orcuttia pilosa Mount Diablo phacelia –/–/1B.2 South Coast Ranges from Contra Costa Chaparral, oak woodland, April-May None—no suitable habitat County to San Benito County adjacent to trails, on rock known in the area Phacelia phacelioides outcrops and talus slopes, 2,000- 3,000'

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Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab Hartweg’s golden sunburst E/E/1B.1 Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, Woodland, valley and foothill March–April Moderate Sutter, Yuba Counties grassland on clay soils, between Pseudobahia bahiifolia 50 and 500 feet Delta woolly-marbles –/–/4.2 Deltaic central valley and San Vernal pools, 30-1,650' May-June Moderate Francisco bay area, Alameda, Napa, Psilocarphus brevissimus Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Solano, var. multiflorus Stanislaus, and Yolo Counties Greene’s tuctoria E/R/1B.1 Butte, Fresno, Glenn, Madera, Merced, Vernal pools between 95 and May–September Moderate Shasta, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, 3,500 feet Tuctoria greenei Tehama, Tulare Sources: CNDDB 2006; CNPS 2006

Notes: * = Extirpated from this county. CNDDB = California Natural Diversity Database. CNPS = California Native Plant Society.

a Status explanations: Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. – = No status definition. State E = listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. R = listed as rare under the California Native Plant Protection Act and California Endangered Species Act. – = No status definition. California Native Plant Society (CNPS) 1A = List 1A species: presumed extinct in California 1B = List 1B species: rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere 2 = List 2 species: rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere 3 = List 3 species: about which we need more information—a review list 4 = List 4 species: plants of limited distribution—a watch list CNPS Code Extensions: .1 = seriously endangered in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened / high degree and immediacy of threat .2 = fairly endangered in California (20- 80% of occurrences threatened) .3 = not very endangered in California (<20% of occurrences threatened or not current threats known)

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Statusa: Common and Federal/State/ Potential for Occurrence in the Scientific Name CNPS Distribution Preferred Habitats Blooming Period General Plan Areab b Definitions of levels of occurrence likelihood:

High: Known occurrence of plant within 5 miles of the project from Natural Diversity Data Base, California Native Plant Society Inventory, or other documents; and suitable habitat and microhabitat conditions present.

Moderate: Known occurrence of plant in Stanislaus County, but more than 5 miles from the project, from Natural Diversity Data Base, California Native Plant Society Inventory, or other documents; or suitable habitat conditions present, but suitable microhabitat conditions unlikely to be present or of poor quality.

Low: Plant not known to occur in the region from the Natural Diversity Data Base, California Native Plant Society Inventory, or other documents in the vicinity of the project, or plant is known only historically from the region; and habitat conditions of poor quality.

None: Plant not known to occur in the region from the Natural Diversity Data Base, California Native Plant Society Inventory, or other documents in the vicinity of the project; and suitable habitat not present in any condition.

Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in the City of Modesto General Plan Area Page 1 of 5

Status Common and Scientific Name Federal/State Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Study Area Invertebrates Conservancy fairy shrimp E/-- Disjunct occurrences in Solano, Stanislaus, Large, deep vernal pools in annual None. Required large pools not known to Merced, Tehama, Ventura, Butte, and Glenn grasslands occur within the General Plan Area. Known to Branchinecta conservatio Counties occur in pools located on Mapes Ranch, west of the General Plan Area. Valley elderberry longhorn T/-- Stream side habitats below 3,000 feet Riparian and oak savanna habitats with Moderate. May occur in riparian habitat that beetle throughout the Central Valley elderberry shrubs; elderberries are the host supports elderberry shrubs. plant Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Vernal pool fairy shrimp T/-- Central Valley, central and south Coast Ranges Common in vernal pools; also found in High. Known to occur within the General Plan from Tehama County to Santa Barbara County. sandstone rock outcrop pools Area. Branchinecta lynchi Isolated populations also in Riverside County Vernal pool tadpole shrimp E/-- Shasta County south to Merced County Vernal pools and ephemeral stock ponds High. Known to occur within the General Plan Area. packardi Amphibians California red-legged frog T/SSC Found along the coast and coastal mountain Permanent and semipermanent aquatic None. Extirpated from the Central Valley. ranges of California from Marin County to San habitats, such as creeks and cold-water Rana aurora draytoni Diego County and in the Sierra Nevada from ponds, with emergent and submergent Tehema County to Fresno County vegetation. May estivate in rodent burrows or cracks during dry periods. California tiger salamander T/SSC Central Valley, including Sierra Nevada Small ponds, lakes, or vernal pools in grass- Low. May have been extirpated from General foothills, up to approximately 1,000 feet, and lands and oak woodlands for larvae; rodent Plan Area. May occur in grassland areas with Ambystoma californiense coastal region from Butte County south to burrows, rock crevices, or fallen logs for vernal pools and seasonal wetlands. northeastern San Luis Obispo County. cover for adults and for summer dormancy Foothill yellow-legged frog --/SSC Occurs in the Klamath, Cascade, north Coast, Creeks or rivers in woodland, forest, mixed None. No suitable habitat occurs within the south Coast, Transverse, and Sierra Nevada chaparral, and wet meadow habitats with General Plan Area. Rana boylii Ranges up to approximately 6,000 feet rock and gravel substrate and low overhanging vegetation along the edge. Usually found near riffles with rocks and sunny banks nearby. Western spadefoot --/SSC Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, Coast Shallow streams with riffles and seasonal Low. May occur in grassland areas with vernal Ranges, coastal counties in southern California wetlands, such as vernal pools in annual pools and seasonal wetlands. Scaphiopus hammondii grasslands and oak woodlands. Table E-2. Continued Page 2 of 5

Status Common and Scientific Name Federal/State Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Study Area Reptiles California horned lizard --/SSC Sacramento Valley, including foothills, south to Grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, and Low. Not known to occur within General Plan southern California; Coast Ranges south of open coniferous forest with sandy or loose Area, though may occur in areas with suitable Phrynosoma coronatum Sonoma County; below 4,000 feet in northern soil; requires abundant ant colonies for habitat frontale California foraging Giant garter snake T/T Central Valley from the vicinity of Burrel in Sloughs, canals, low gradient streams and Low. May have been extirpated from General Fresno County north to near Chico in Butte freshwater marsh habitats where there is a Plan Area, though may occur in areas with Thamnophis couchi gigas County; has been extirpated from areas south of prey base of small fish and amphibians; suitable aquatic habitat. Fresno also found in irrigation ditches and rice fields; requires grassy banks and emergent vegetation for basking and areas of high ground protected from flooding during winter Silvery legless lizard --/SSC Along the Coast, Transverse, and Peninsular Habitats with loose soil for burrowing or Moderate. May occur in riparian habitats Ranges from Contra Costa County to San Diego thick duff or leaf litter; often forages in leaf located in the General Plan Area. Anniella pulchra pulchra County with spotty occurrences in the San litter at plant bases; may be found on Joaquin Valley beaches, sandy washes, and in woodland, chaparral, and riparian areas Western pond turtle --/SSC Occurs along the central coast of California east Woodlands, grasslands, and open forests; Moderate. May occur in areas with suitable to the Sierra Nevada and along the southern aquatic habitats, such as ponds, marshes, or aquatic habitat located within General Plan Clemmys marmorata California coast inland to the Mojave and streams, with rocky or muddy bottoms and Area Sonora Deserts; range overlaps with that of the vegetation for cover and food northwestern pond turtle throughout the Delta and in the Central Valley Birds American peregrine falcon --/E Permanent resident along the north and south Nests and roosts on protected ledges of high Low. Does not nest within the General Plan Coast Ranges. May summer in the Cascade and cliffs, usually adjacent to lakes, rivers, or Area. May be an occasional winter visitor. Falco peregrinus anatum Klamath Ranges and through the Sierra Nevada marshes that support large prey populations to Madera County. Winters in the Central Valley south through the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the plains east of the Cascade Range Bald eagle --/E Nests in Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, In western North America, nests and roosts Low. Does not nest within the General Plan Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Tehama, Lake, and in coniferous forests within 1 mile of a lake, Area. May be an occasional winter visitor. Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mendocino Counties and in the Lake Tahoe reservoir, stream, or the ocean Basin. Reintroduced into central coast. Winter range includes the rest of California, except the southeastern deserts, very high altitudes in the Sierra Nevada, and east of the Sierra Nevada south of Mono County Table E-2. Continued Page 3 of 5

Status Common and Scientific Name Federal/State Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Study Area Cooper’s hawk --/SSC Throughout California except high altitudes in Nests in a wide variety of habitat types, High. May nest in riparian areas located within the Sierra Nevada. Winters in the Central from riparian woodlands and digger pine- the General Plan Area Accipiter cooperii Valley, southeastern desert regions, and plains oak woodlands through mixed conifer east of the Cascade Range forests Golden eagle --/SSC, FP Foothills and mountains throughout California. Nest on cliffs and escarpments or in tall Low. Does not nest within the General Plan Uncommon nonbreeding visitor to lowlands trees overlooking open country. Forages in Areas. May occasionally forage in grassland Aquila chrysaetos such as the Central Valley annual grasslands, chaparral, and oak and pastures within the General Plan Area. woodlands with plentiful medium and large-sized mammals Greater sandhill crane --/T Breeds in Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, and Summers in open terrain near shallow lakes Low. Does not nest in the Central Valley. Sierra Counties. Winters in the Central Valley, or freshwater marshes. Winters in plains Only occurs during the winter within the Grus canadensis tabida southern Imperial County, Lake Havasu and valleys near bodies of fresh water General Plan Area. National Wildlife Refuge, and the Colorado River Indian Reserve Loggerhead shrike --/SSC Resident and winter visitor in lowlands and Prefers open habitats with scattered shrubs, High. May nest in areas throughout the foothills throughout California. Rare on coastal trees, posts, fences, utility lines, or other General Plan Area. Lanius ludovicianus slope north of Mendocino County, occurring perches only in winter Northern harrier --/SSC Occurs throughout lowland California. Has Grasslands, meadows, marshes, and Moderate. May nest in grasslands, pastures, been recorded in fall at high elevations seasonal and agricultural wetlands and fresh marsh areas located within General Circus cyaneus Plan Area. Sharp-shinned hawk --/SSC Permanent resident in the Sierra Nevada, Dense canopy ponderosa pine or mixed- Low. May nest in riparian areas located within Cascade, Klamath, and north Coast Ranges at conifer forest and riparian habitats the General Plan Area. Accipiter striatus mid elevations and along the coast in Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. Winters over the rest of the state except at very high elevations Short-eared owl --/SSC Permanent resident along the coast from Del Freshwater and salt marshes, lowland Moderate. May nest in pastures and/or marshes Norte County to Monterey County although meadows, and irrigated alfalfa fields; needs located within General Plan Area. Asio flammeus very rare in summer north of San Francisco Bay, dense tules or tall grass for nesting and in the Sierra Nevada north of Nevada County, in daytime roosts the plains east of the Cascades, and in Mono County; small, isolated populations Suisun song sparrow --/SSC Restricted to the extreme western edge of the Brackish and tidal marshes supporting None. Though collected in the General Plan Delta, between the cities of Vallejo and cattails, tules, various sedges, and Area in the early 1900’s, these may have been Melospiza melodia maxillaris Pittsburg near Suisun Bay pickleweed vagrants. General Plan Area outside of known range. Table E-2. Continued Page 4 of 5

Status Common and Scientific Name Federal/State Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Study Area Swainson’s hawk --/T Lower Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, the Nests in oaks or cottonwoods in or near High. Known to nest within General Plan Area Klamath Basin, and Butte Valley. Highest riparian habitats. Forages in grasslands, Buteo swainsoni nesting densities occur near Davis and irrigated pastures, and grain fields Woodland, Yolo County Tricolored blackbird --/SSC Permanent resident in the Central Valley from Nests in dense colonies in emergent marsh Moderate. May nest in areas with suitable Butte County to Kern County. Breeds at vegetation, such as tules and cattails, or nesting habitat. Agelaius tricolor scattered coastal locations from Marin County upland sites with blackberries, nettles, south to San Diego County; and at scattered thistles, and grainfields. Habitat must be locations in Lake, Sonoma, and Solano large enough to support 50 pairs. Probably Counties. Rare nester in Siskiyou, Modoc, and requires water at or near the nesting colony Lassen Counties Western burrowing owl --/SSC Lowlands throughout California, including the Level, open, dry, heavily grazed or low High. Known to nest within General Plan Area Central Valley, northeastern plateau, stature grassland or desert vegetation with Athene cunicularia hypugea southeastern deserts, and coastal areas. Rare available burrows along south coast Western yellow-billed cuckoo C/E Nests along the upper Sacramento, lower Wide, dense riparian forests with a thick Low. May be extirpated from General Plan Feather, south fork of the Kern, Amargosa, understory of willows for nesting; sites with Area. Last known occurrence in Stanislaus Co. Coccyzus americanus Santa Ana, and Colorado Rivers a dominant cottonwood overstory are was in 1973. occidentalis preferred for foraging; may avoid valley- oak riparian habitats where scrub jays are abundant White-tailed kite --/FP Lowland areas west of Sierra Nevada from the Low foothills or valley areas with valley or Moderate. May nest in large trees near areas head of the Sacramento Valley south, including live oaks, riparian areas, and marshes near with suitable foraging habitat. Elanus leucurus coastal valleys and foothills to western San open grasslands for foraging Diego County at the Mexico border Yellow-breasted chat --/SSC Nests locally in coastal mountains and Sierra Nests in dense riparian habitats dominated Low. Mainly found in the foothills but may Nevada foothills, east of the Cascades in by willows, alders, Oregon ash, tall weeds, occur in riparian habitat within the General Icteria virens northern California, along the Colorado river, blackberry vines, and grapevines Plan Area. and very locally inland in southern California Mammals Greater western mastiff bat --/SSC Occurs along the western Sierra primarily at low Found in a wide variety of habitats from None. General Plan Area is outside of known to mid elevations and widely distributed desert scrub to montane conifer. Roosts range. No suitable habitat occurs within the Eumops perotis californicus throughout the southern coast ranges. Recent and breeds in deep, narrow rock crevices, General Plan Area. surveys have detected the species north to the but may also use crevices in trees, Oregon border buildings, and tunnels. Roost entrances must have vertical faces and be high enough to drop off to take flight. Table E-2. Continued Page 5 of 5

Status Common and Scientific Name Federal/State Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Study Area Pacific Townsend’s --/SSC Coastal regions from Del Norte County south to Roosts in caves, tunnels, mines, and dark Low. May roost in riparian areas located (=western) big-eared bat Santa Barbara County attics of abandoned buildings. Very within the General Plan Area. sensitive to disturbances and may abandon Corynorhinus townsendii a roost after one onsite visit townsendii Pallid bat --/SSC Occurs throughout California except the high Occurs in a variety of habitats from desert Moderate. May roost throughout the General Sierra from Shasta to Kern County and the to coniferous forest. Most closely Plan Area. Antrozous pallidus northwest coast, primarily at lower and mid associated with oak, yellow pine, redwood, elevations and giant sequoia habitats in northern California and oak woodland, grassland, and desert scrub in southern California. Relies heavily on trees for roosts Riparian (San Joaquin Valley) E/SSC Historical distribution along the San Joaquin, Riparian habitats with dense shrub cover, Low. Known to occur in riparian habitat along woodrat Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Rivers, and Caswell willow thickets, and an oak overstory the Stanislaus River. West of the General Plan State Park in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Area. Neotoma fuscipes riparia Merced Counties; presently limited to San Joaquin County at Caswell State Park and a possible second population near Vernalis Riparian brush rabbit E/E Limited to San Joaquin County at Caswell State Native valley riparian habitats with large Low. Known to occur in riparian habitat along Park near the confluence of the Stanislaus and clumps of dense shrubs, low-growing vines, the Stanislaus River. West of the General Plan Sylvilagus bachmani riparius San Joaquin Rivers and Paradise Cut area on and some tall shrubs and trees Area. Union Pacific right-of-way lands San Joaquin kit fox E/T Principally occurs in the San Joaquin Valley and Saltbush scrub, grassland, oak, savanna, None. General Plan Area is outside of known adjacent open foothills to the west; recent and freshwater scrub range. Records for San Joaquin kit fox in Vulpes macrotis mutica records from 17 counties extending from Kern Stanislaus Co. include areas west of I-5 and County north to Contra Costa County extreme eastern county near La Grange. Status explanations:

Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. C = candidate species under the federal Endangered Species Act. = no listing

State E = listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. FP = fully protected under the California Fish and Game Code. SSC = species of special concern in California. – = no listing.