Appendix J CNDDB SPECIES LISTS Table J-1. List of Animal Species Considered in this SEIR Federal Calif listing Common name listing status status Other Status General Habitat Micro Habitat Wet meadows near sea level in a few restricted locales in Santa Aquatic larvae prefer shallow (<12 inches) water, using clumps of Santa Cruz long-toed salamander Endangered Endangered DFG-Fully Protected Cruz and Monterey counties. vegetation or debris for cover. Adults use mammal burrows. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; CDF- Sensitive; IUCN-Critically Require vast expanses of open savannah, grasslands, and foothill Deep canyons containing clefts in the rocky walls provide nesting sites. California condor Endangered Endangered Endangered chaparral in mountain ranges of moderate altitude. forages up to 100 miles from roost/nest. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; DFG- Found in salt marshes traversed by tidal sloughs, where cordgrass Requires dense growth of either pickleweed or cordgrass for nesting or light-footed clapper rail Endangered Endangered Fully Protected and pickleweed are the dominant vegetation. escape cover; feeds on molluscs and crustaceans. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; DFG- Salt-water & brackish marshes traversed by tidal sloughs in the Associated with abundant growths of pickleweed, but feeds away from California clapper rail Endangered Endangered Fully Protected vicinity of San Francisco Bay. cover on invertebrates from mud-bottomed sloughs. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; DFG- Nests along the coast from San Francisco Bay south to northern Colonial breeder on bare or sparsely vegetated, flat substrates: sand California least tern Endangered Endangered Fully Protected Baja California. beaches, alkali flats, land fills, or paved areas. ABC-Watch List of Birds of southwestern willow flycatcher Endangered Endangered Conservation Concern Riparian woodlands in Southern California. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; IUCN- Summer resident of Southern California in low riparian in vicinity of Nests placed along margins of bushes or on twigs projecting into least Bell's vireo Endangered Endangered Near Threatened water or in dry river bottoms; below 2000 ft. pathways, usually willow, Baccharis, mesquite. Federal listing = pops between Punta Gorda & San Lorenzo River. Require beds of loose, silt-free, coarse gravel for spawning. Also need coho salmon - central California coast ESU Endangered Endangered AFS-Endangered State listing = pops south of Punta Gorda. cover, cool water & sufficient dissolved oxygen. Sacramento River below Keswick Dam. Spawns in the Sacramento Requires clean, cold water over gravel beds with water temperatures chinook salmon - Sacramento River winter-run ESEndangered Endangered AFS-Endangered River but not in tributary streams. between 6 & 14 C for spawning. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Endemic to the Mojave River basin, adapted to alkaline, mineralized Needs deep pools, ponds, or slough-like areas. Needs vegetation for Mohave tui chub Endangered Endangered Protected waters. spawning. Owens tui chub Endangered Endangered AFS-Endangered Endemic to the Owens River basin in a variety of habitats. Needs clear, clean water, adequate cover, and aquatic vegetation. AFS-Endangered; IUCN- Adapted for swimming in swift water, but both adults & young need bonytail Endangered Endangered Endangered Found in the Colorado River bordering California. backwaters & eddies. Needs gravel riffles for spawning AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Found in large, shallow, muddy-bottomed pools. They are even found in Modoc sucker Endangered Endangered Protected; IUCN-Endangered Found in tributary streams of the upper Pit River. intermittent streams. Spawn in riffle areas. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Native to the Klamath and Lost River systems in California & Spend most of year in open waters of large lakes. They feed on plankton. shortnose sucker Endangered Endangered Protected; IUCN-Endangered Oregon. Spawn in tributary streams. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Adapted for swimming in swift currents but also need quiet waters. Spawn razorback sucker Endangered Endangered Protected; IUCN-Endangered Found in the Colorado River bordering California. in areas of sand/gravel/rocks in shallow water. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Primarily a lake species found in fairly deep water. Adults run up tributary Lost River sucker Endangered Endangered Protected; IUCN-Endangered Native to the Lost River system in California & Oregon. streams to spawn in the spring. Can live in salinities from fresh water to 68 ppt, can withstand temps from 9 desert pupfish Endangered Endangered AFS-Endangered Desert ponds, springs, marshes and streams in Southern California. - 45 C & dissolved oxygen levels down to 0.1 ppm. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Prefers warm, clear, shallow water free of exotic fishes. Needs areas of Owens pupfish Endangered Endangered Protected; IUCN-Endangered Shallow water habitats in the Owens Valley. firm substrate for spawning. AFS-Endangered; DFG-Fully Weedy pools, backwaters, and among emergent vegetation at the unarmored threespine stickleback Endangered Endangered Protected stream edge in small Southern California streams. Cool (<24 C), clear water with abundant vegetation. Riparian areas on the San Joaquin River in northern Stanislaus riparian brush rabbit Endangered Endangered County. Dense thickets of wild rose, willows, and blackberries. Page 1 of 32 Table J-1. List of Animal Species Considered in this SEIR Federal Calif listing Common name listing status status Other Status General Habitat Micro Habitat Morro Bay kangaroo rat Endangered Endangered DFG-Fully Protected Coastal sage scrub on the south side of Morro Bay. Needs sandy soil, but not active dunes, prefers early seral stages. Annual grasslands on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley, giant kangaroo rat Endangered Endangered IUCN-Endangered marginal habitat in alkali scrub. Need level terrain & sandy loam soils for burrowing. Bare alkaline clay-based soils subject to seasonal inundation, with more Fresno kangaroo rat Endangered Endangered IUCN-Vulnerable Alkali sink-open grassland habitats in western Fresno County. friable soil mounds around shrubs & grasses. Saltbrush scrub and sink scrub communities in the Tulare Lake Needs soft friable soils which escape seasonal flooding. Digs burrows in Tipton kangaroo rat Endangered Endangered IUCN-Vulnerable Basin of the southern San Joaquin Valley. elevated soil mounds at bases of shrubs. DFG-Fully Protected; IUCN- Only in the saline emergent wetlands of San Francisco Bay and its Pickleweed is primary habitat. Do not burrow, build loosely organized salt-marsh harvest mouse Endangered Endangered Endangered tributaries. nests. Require higher areas for flood escape. Burrows in soft soil. Nests are constructed in the burrows. Creates Amargosa vole Endangered Endangered Known only from bulrush marshes along the Amargosa River. runway system through grasses from burrow. Historically found along the east side and crest of the Sierra Available water and steep, open terrain free of competition from other Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Endangered Endangered DFG-Fully Protected Nevada, and on the Great Western Divide. grazing ungulates. DFG-Fully Protected; IUCN- Resident of sparsely vegetated alkali and desert scrub habitats, in Seeks cover in mammal burrows, under shrubs or structures such as fence blunt-nosed leopard lizard Endangered Endangered Endangered areas of low topographic relief. posts; they do not excavate their own burrows. Vicinity of freshwater marshes, ponds and slow moving streams in Prefers dense cover & water depths of at least one foot. upland areas near San Francisco garter snake Endangered Endangered DFG-Fully Protected San Mateo County & extreme northern Santa Cruz County. water are also very important. Endemic to Marin, Napa, & Sonoma cos. Found in low elev, low Shallow pools away from main streamflow. winter: undercut banks California freshwater shrimp Endangered Endangered IUCN-Endangered gradient streams where riparian cover is moderate to heavy. w/exposed roots. Summer: leafy branches touching water. Found only in the Fall and Hat Creek sub-drainages of the Pit River Inhabits cool, clear water w/low gradient and temp variability; substrate is Shasta crayfish Endangered Endangered IUCN-Critically Endangered system. volcanic rubble on sand/gravel; little veg. ABC-Watch List of Birds of Conservation Concern; DFG- Nests in fresh-water marshes along the Colorado River and along Prefers stands of cattails and tules dissected by narrow channels of flowing Yuma clapper rail Endangered Threatened Fully Protected the south and east ends of the Salton Sea. water; principle food is crayfish. Primarily annual & perennial grasslands, but also occurs in coastal Prefers buckwheat, chamise, brome grass & filaree. Will burrow into firm Stephens' kangaroo rat Endangered Threatened IUCN-Endangered scrub & sagebrush with sparse canopy cover. soil. Annual grasslands or grassy open stages with scattered shrubby San Joaquin kit fox Endangered Threatened vegetation. Need loose-textured sandy soils for burrowing, and suitable prey base. Open desert slopes below 4,000 ft elevation from San Gorgonio Optimal habitat includes steep walled canyons and ridges bisected by peninsular bighorn sheep Endangered Threatened DFG-Fully Protected Pass south into Mexico. rocky or sandy washes, with available water. DFG-Species of Special Concern; IUCN-Endangered; Federal listing refers to populations