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Native Species of the Virgin River Basin
Status
ESA UT NV AZ
Holmgren milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum) Cl S
Beaver Dam milkvetch C2
Hay's sedge (Carex haysii) C2 S
Virgin thistle (cirsium virginensis) c2 S
Zion tansy (sphaeromeria ruthiae)
Cliff jamesia (Jamesia americana) c2 S
Nevada goldenrod S
Virgin phacelia (Phacelia cephalotes)
Invertebrates: *
Tiger beetle (Cicindela oregona) C2 S
Utah hydroporous diving beetle (Hygrotus utahensis) c2
Utah minute moss beetle (Limnebius crassalus) C2
Utah water scavenger beetle (Chaetarthria utahensis) C2 5
MacNeil sooty wing skipper (Hesperopsis gracielae) c2 5
Wet Wall snail (Physa zionis) C2 S
Desert spring snail (pyrgulopsis deserta) S
Note: Only federal candidate species of plants and invertebrates are included.
Fish:
Virgin spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis) PT E P E
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) E E E E
Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda) E E S E
Flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) c2 S
Desert sucker (Ca tostomus clarki) c2 S
Speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)
Amphibians:
Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Southwestern toad (Bufo microscaphus) c2 S
Red-spotted toad (Eufo punctatus)
Woodhouse's toad (Bufo wocahousei)
Great Basin spadefoot (Scaphiopus intermontanus)
Canyon treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)
Pacific treefrog (psuedacris regilla) S
Northern leopard frog (Rana pipi ens) C
Lowland leopard frog (Rana yavapaiensis) c2 5 C
Relict leopard frog (Rana onca) 3A S
Reptiles:
Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) T E T C
Utah banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) S
Desert night lizard (Xantusia vigilis)S
Desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) S
Western chuckwalla (sauromalus obesus)C2 T
Collared lizard (crotophytus collaris)
Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenji)
Zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides) S
Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Eastern fence lizard (sceloporus undulatus)
Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
Tree lizard (Urosaurus >ornatus)
Long-tailed brush lizard (Urosaurus graciosus)
Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi)
Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
Great Basin skink (Eumeces skiltcnianus)
Western whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
Plateau striped whiptail (Cnemidophorus velox)
Banded gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) C2 E S
Western blind snake (Leptotyphlops humilis) S
Regal ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus)
western leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus)
Red coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
Striped whipsnake (Masticophis taenia tus)
Mojave patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepsis) S
Great Basin gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) S
California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus) S
Utah Mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) S
Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)
Ground snake (Sonora semiannulata)
Utah black-headed snake (Tantilla utahensis) S
Night snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
Sonoran lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) S
Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) S
Southwest speckled rattlesnake (crotalus mitcheilli) S
Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) S
Birds:
Common loon (Gavia immer)
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) C
American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) S
Double-crested connorant (Phalacrocorax auri tus)
American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) C
Western least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) c2 S C
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
Great egret (Casimerodius albus) E
Snowy egret (Egretta thula) T
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus)
Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
White-faced ibis (Plegadis chiLi) c2
Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Wood duck (AiM sponsa)
Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern pin tail (Anas acuta)
Blue-winged teal (Anas discors)
Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Gadwall (Anas stepera)
American wigeon (Anas americana)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria0
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cuculla tus)
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ruddy duck (oxyura jamaicensis)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
osprey (Pandion haijaetus) S T
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) E E E
Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter stria tus)
Cooper's hawk (Accipiter coopeni)
Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) c2 S C
Common black-hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) C
Swainson "s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) S
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jaimaicensis)
Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) c2 T T
Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
American kestrel (Fal o sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) E E E C
Prairie falcon (Fal co mexicanus)
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopava)
Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Commen moorhen (Gal linula chloropus)
American coot (Fulica americana)
Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) CS S C
Mountain plover (charadrius mon tanus) C2 S
Semipalmated plover (charadrius semipalmatus)
Killdeer (charadrius vociferus)
Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Willet (Ca toptrophorus semipalmatus)
Spotted sandpiper (Actitus macularia)
Whimbrel (Numenius phacopus)
Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) S
Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Least sandpiper (calidris iminutilla)
Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Red-necked phalarope (rhalaropus loba tus)
Franklin's gull (Larus pipixcan)
Bonaparte's gull (Larus philadelphia)
Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
California gull (Larus californicus)
Herring gull (Larus argenta tus)
Caspian tern (Sterna caspia) S
Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)
Black tern (Chlidonias niger) C2 S
Band-tailed pigeon (Columba tasciata)
White-winged dove (Zenaida asia tica)
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
yellow-hilled cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) T T
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Common barn-owl (Tyto alba)
Flammula ted owl (Otus flammeolus)
Western screech owl (Otus kennicotti)
Great horned owl (Buho virginianus)
Northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
Western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) C2 S
Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) T T T
Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) S
Lesser nighthawk (Chordeilus acutipennis)
Common nighthawk (Chordeilus minor)
Common poorwill (phalaenoptilus nut talii)
white-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
Black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) C
Lewis' woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) S
Red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Ladder-backed woodpecker (pi coi des scalaris)
Downy woodpecker (picoides pubescens)
Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Northern flicker (Colaptes aura tus)
Olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
Western wood-pewee (Con topus sordidulus)
Southwest willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) PE S E
Hammond's flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Gray flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Cordillean flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Ash-throa ted flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Tree swallow (Tachycineta hi color)
Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Bank swallow (Riparia riparia)
Cliff swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Stellar's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Common raven (Corvus corax)
Black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Mountain chickadee (Parus gambeli)
Plain titmouse (Parus inorna tus)
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Red-breasted nuthatch (Si tta canadensis)
white-breasted nuthatch (Si tta carolinensis)
Pygmy nuthatch (Si tta pygmaea)
Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) S
Rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon wren (Ca therpes mexicanus)
Bewick's wren (Troglodytes bewickii)
House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)
American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus cal endula)
Blue-gray knatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) S
Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend's solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Swainson 's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglot tos)
Sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes mon tanus)
Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
Crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale) S
LeConte 's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrul us)
Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Northern shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) S
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) S
Gray vireo (Vireo vicinior)
Solitary vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Orange-crowned warbler (Vermivora celata)
Nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
Virginia 's warbler (Vermivora virginiae)
Lucy's warbler (Vermivora luciae)
Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica corona ta)
Black-throated gray warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
Grace's warbler (Dendroica graciae)
Nothern waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
MacGillivray's warbler (oporornis tolmiei)
Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) S
Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)
Summer tanager (Piranga rubra)
Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Black-headed grosbeak (pheucticus melanocephalus)
Blue grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
Lazuli bunting (Passerina ciris)
Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Rufous-sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Abert's towhee (Pipilo aberti)
American tree sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Chipping sparrow (Spizella pall ida)
Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis)
Vesper sparrow (pooecetes gramineus)
Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Black-throa ted sparrow (Asphispiza bilineata)
Sage sparrow (Amphispiza belli)
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum)
Cassin's finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Pine siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Evening grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Mammals:
Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolis)
Northern water shrew (Sorex palustris) E
Desert shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) S
California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) C2 C
Little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Yuma nyotis (M'otis yamanensis) C2
Long-eared myotis (hy6tis evotis) C2
Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) C2
Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) C2
California nyotis (Myotis californicus)
Western small-footed nyotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) C2
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) S C
Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) C2 5 T C
Pale Townsend's big-eared bat (Plecotus townsendii) C2
Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) C2
Pallid bat (An trozous pallidus)
Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) C2 5
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) C2 S
Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Mountain cottontail (Slyvilagus nuttalli)
Desert cottontail (Slyvilagus audoboni)
Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
Cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)
Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus luecurus)
Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variega tus)
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Virgin River pocket gopher (Thomomys hot tae) S
Virgin little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Great Basin pocket mouse (Perogna thus parvus)
Long-tailed pocket mouse (Chaetodipus formosus)
Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps)
Merriam '5 kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) C2 S
Desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) S
Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) S
Deer mouse (Peromyscus mani cula tus)
Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
Pinyon mouse (Peromsycus truei)
Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) S
Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
Virgin River mon tane vole (Microtus montanus) C2 S
Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) S
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) S
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)
Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Mountain lion (Felis concolor)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Status
E = Endangered
T = Threatened
Cl = Candidate species (Category 1)
C2 = Candidate species (Category 2)
C3 = Candidate species (Category 3)
3A = Extinct
PE = Proposed as endangered
PT = Proposed as threatened
5 = Sensitive
p = Protected
C = Candidate for state list