National Forests in the Sierra Nevada: A Conservation Strategy Appendix B: Summary of Special Status Species B-1 APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES The following tables list the special status species found in the Sierra Nevada. The status for a number of species is currently under review by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service and California Department of Fish and Game. The tables below will be updated as new information is made available. The definitions for status noted for each species in the tables below: FE Federally Endangered Species FT Federally Threatened Species FC Federal Candidate for listing FWBP Federal “Warranted but Precluded” FSS Forest Service, Region 5, Sensitive Species SAR Forest Service, Region 5, Species at Risk (L = low vulnerability; M = moderate vulnerability; H = high vulnerability) MIS Forest Service, Region 5, Management Indicator Species CE California Endangered Species CT California Threatened Species CC California Candidate for listing CSSC California Species of Special Concern CFP California Fully Protected ACWL Audubon California Watch List Species GS Natural Heritage Network conservation status ranking from NatureServe WL California Department of Fish and Game Watch List Species BCC U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird of Conservation Concern SC1 Threatened or Endangered or qualifies as such (Moyle et al. 2011) SC2 Special Concern (Moyle et al. 2011) SC3 Watch list (Moyle et al. 2011) CRPR California Rare Plant Rank (Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California and Elsewhere) 1B.1: Seriously threatened in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened / high degree and immediacy of threat) 1B.2: Fairly threatened in California (20-80% occurrences threatened / moderate degree and immediacy of threat) 1B.3: Not very threatened in California (<20% of occurrences threatened / low degree and immediacy of threat or no current threats known) Table B-1. Special status mammal species of the Sierra Nevada (USDA Forest Service 2001, USDA Forest Service 2007). Scientific Name Common Name Status Martes caurina Pacific marten FSS, CSSC, MIS Martes pennanti Pacific fisher FSS, FWBP, CSSC Vulpes vulpes necator Sierra Nevada red fox FSS, CT Gulo gulo Wolverine FSS August 27, 2012 National Forests in the Sierra Nevada: A Conservation Strategy Appendix B: Summary of Special Status Species B-2 Scientific Name Common Name Status Ovis canadensis sierrae Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep FE Taxidea taxus American badger CSSC Ursus americanus Black bear SAR-M Aplodontia rufa californica Sierra Nevada mountain beaver GS, CSSC Brachylagus idahoensis Pygmy rabbit CSSC, SAR-H Lepus americanus tahoensis Sierra snowshoe hare CSSC, SAR-H Lepus townsendii White-tailed jackrabbit CSSC, SAR-H Lepus californicus Black-tailed jackrabbit CSSC, SAR-H Sorex lyelli Mt. Lyell Shrew GS Lasirurs blossevillii Western red bat FSS Antrozous pallidus Pallid bat FSS Plecotus townsendii Townsend’s/Pacific Western big-eared FSS bat Myotis evotis Long-eared Myotis CSSC, SAR-M Myotis volans Long-legged Myotis CSSC, SAR-M Myotis thysanodes Fringed Myotis CSSC, SAR-M Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat CSSC, SAR-M Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat CSSC, SAR-M Euderma maculatum Spotted bat CSSC, SAR-M Eumops perotis Western mastiff bat CSSC, SAR-M Ochotona princeps muiri Yosemite pika GS-T3 vulnerable Ochotona princes albata Mt. Whitney pika GS-T3 vulnerable Ochotona princeps Gray-headed pika GS-T3 vulnerable schisticeps Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying squirrel MIS Neotoma fuscipes Dusky-footed woodrat MIS Spermophilus lateralis Golden-mantled ground squirrel MIS Table B-2. Special status bird species of the Sierra Nevada (USDA Forest Service 2001, USDA Forest Service 2007, California Department of Fish and Game 2011). Scientific Name Common Name Status Strix occidentalis occidentalis California spotted owl FSS, MIS Strix nebulosa Great gray owl FSS, CE Asio otus Long-eared owl CSSC Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk FSS Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s hawk WL Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk WL Otus flammeolus Flammulated owl ACWL, BCC Dendragapus obscurus Sooty grouse MIS, SAR-M Dendragapus fuliginosus howardi Mt. Pinos sooty grouse CSSC August 27, 2012 National Forests in the Sierra Nevada: A Conservation Strategy Appendix B: Summary of Special Status Species B-3 Scientific Name Common Name Status Centrocercus urophasianus Greater sage grouse FSS, MIS Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle FSS Gymnogyps californianus California condor FE, CE, CFP Pandion haliaetus Osprey WL Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin duck CSSC Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed pigeon SAR-M Cypseloides niger Black swift ACWL, SAR-M, CSSC Chaetura vauxi Vaux’s swift CSSC Buteo swainsoni Swainson’s hawk FSS Grus canadensis Greater sandhill crane FSS Picoides villosus Hairy woodpecker MIS Melanerpes lewis Lewis’ woodpecker BCC, ACWL Picoides nuttallii Nuttall’s woodpecker CSSC, ACWL Picoides arcticus Black-backed woodpecker MIS Picoides albolarvatus White-headed woodpecker CSSC, ACWL Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted sapsucker CSSC Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson’s sapsucker CSSC, ACWL Stellula calliope Calliope hummingbird ACWL Certhia familiaris Brown creeper MIS Chamaea fasciata Wrentit ACWL Toxostoma redivivum California thrasher ACWL Dendroica occidentalis Hermit warbler CSSC, ACWL Dendroica petechia Yellow warbler MIS Empidonax traillii Willow flycatcher CE Contopus cooperi Olive-sided flycatcher SAR-M, CSSC, ACWL Vireo gilvus Warbling vireo MIS Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville vireo MIS Poecile atricapillus Black-capped chickadee WL Oreortyx pictus Mountain quail ACWL, SAR-L Passerella iliaca Fox sparrow MIS Spizella breweri Brewer’s sparrow CSSC, ACWL Amphispiza belli Sage sparrow CSSC, ACWL Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned sparrow CSSC, ACWL Carduelis lawrencei Lawrence’s goldfinch ACWL Table B-3. Special status reptile species of the Sierra Nevada (USDA Forest Service 2001, USDA Forest Service 2007). Scientific Name Common Name Status Xantusia vigilis sierrae Sierra night lizard FSS Elgaria panamintina Panamint alligator lizard FSS, CSSC August 27, 2012 National Forests in the Sierra Nevada: A Conservation Strategy Appendix B: Summary of Special Status Species B-4 Table B-4. Special status amphibian species of the Sierra Nevada (USDA Forest Service 2001, USDA Forest Service 2007, California Department of Fish and Game 2011). Scientific Name Common Name Status Rana sierrae and R. Mountain yellow-legged frog complex FWBP, FSS, CSSC muscosa Rana draytonii California red-legged frog FT, CSSC Bufo canorus Yosemite toad FC, FSS, CSSC Batrachoseps simatus Kern Canyon slender salamander FSS, CT Rana cascadae Cascades frog FSS, CSSC Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog FSS, CSSC Batrachoseps robustus Kern Plateau salamander FSS Hydromantes brunus Limestone salamander FSS, CT, CFP Batrachoseps stebbinsi Tehachapi slender salamander FSS Batrachoseps campi Inyo Mountains slender salamander FSS, CSSC, BLMS Batrachoseps relictus Relictual slender salamander FSS Batrachoseps regius Kings River slender salamander FSS Batrachoseps kawia Sequoia slender salamander FSS Hydromantes shastae Shasta salamander CT, FSS Hydromantes platycephalus Mt. Lyell salamander CSSC Anaxyrus exsul Black toad CT, CFP Batrachoseps spp. Breckenridge Mt. slender salamander CSSC, FSS Ambystoma californiense California tiger salamander FT, CT, CSSC Rana boylii Foothill yellow-legged frog CSSC, FSS, BLMS Table B-5. Special status fish species in the Sierra Nevada (California Department of Fish and Game 2011, Moyle et al. 2011). Moyle et al. Species Status 2011 Status Modoc Lassen Plumas Tahoe Eldorado Stanislaus Inyo Sierra Sequoia California golden trout x Oncorhychus mykiss aguabonita SC2 2-Vulnerable Central California roach x x x x x x x x Lavinia symmetricus symmetricus SC3 3-Watch List Eagle Lake rainbow trout SC2, FSS, x Oncorhychus mykiss aquilarum CSSC, AFST 2-Vulnerable Eagle Lake tui chub SC3, FSS, x Siphatales bicolor subsp. CSSC, AFST 3-Watch List Goose Lake lamprey SC2, CSSC, x Entosphenus sp. ADSV 2-Vulnerable Goose Lake redband trout SC3, CSSC, x Oncorhychus mykiss subsp. FSS, AFSV 3-Watch List August 27, 2012 National Forests in the Sierra Nevada: A Conservation Strategy Appendix B: Summary of Special Status Species B-5 Moyle et al. Species Status 2011 Status Modoc Lassen Plumas Tahoe Eldorado Stanislaus Inyo Sierra Sequoia Goose Lake sucker Catostomus occidentalis SC2, CSSC, x lacusanserinus FSS, AFSV 2-Vulnerable Goose Lake tui chub SC3, CSSC, x Siphatales thalassinus thalassinus ADSV 3-Watch List Cowhead tui chub SC2, CSSC, x Siphatales thalassinus vaccaceps AFSE 2-Vulnerable Hardhead SC3, CSSC, x x x x x x x x Mylopharodon conocephalus FSS 3-Watch List Kern brook lamprey SC2, CSSC, x x Lampetra hubbsi AFST 2-Vulnerable Kern River rainbow trout SC1, FSS, x Oncorhychus mykiss gilberti CSSC, AFST 1-Endangered Lahontan Lake tui chub SC2, CSSC, x Siphateles bicolor pectinifer FSS 2-Vulnerable Long Valley speckled dace x Rinichthys osculus subsp. SC1 1-Endangered McCloud River redband trout SC1, CSSC, x x Oncorhychus mykiss stonei FSS, AFSV 1-Endangered Mountain sucker x x Catostomus platyrhynchus SC3, CSSC 3-Watch List Mountain whitefish x Prosopium williamsoni SC3 3-Watch List Owens speckled dace SC1, CSSC, x Rinichthys osculus. subsp. AFST 1-Endangered Owens sucker x Catostomus fumeiventris SC3, CSSC 3-Watch List Pacific lamprey x Entosphenus tridentata SC3 3-Watch List Red Hills roach x Lavinia. symmetricus. subsp. SC2, 2-Vulnerable Sacramento hitch