Wildlife Resources Inventory Appendix A:
Endangered and Threatened Species and Candidate Species That May Occur in or Be Affected by Projects in the Area of Big Chico Creek Watershed

Listed Species

Birds

Aleutian Canada goose, Branta canadensis leucopareia(T)

American peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus anatum(E)

bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus(T)

Reptiles

giant garter snake, Thamnophis gigas(T)

Amphibians

California red-legged frog, Rana aurora draytonii(T)

Fish

Central Valley steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss(T)

Sacramento splittail, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus(T)

delta smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus(T)

spring-run chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha(PE)

winter-run chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha(E)

winter-run chinook salmon critical habitat, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha(E)

Invertebrates

Conservancy fairy shrimp, Branchinecta conservatio(E)

valley elderberry longhorn beetle, Desmocerus californicus dimorphus(T)

vernal pool fairy shrimp, Branchinecta lynchi(T)

vernal pool tadpole shrimp, Lepidurus packardi(E)

Plants

Butte County (Shippee) meadowfoam, Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica(E)

Greene's tuctoria, Tuctoria greenei(E)

Hoover's spurge, Chamaesyce hooveri(T)

hairy Orcutt grass, Orcuttia pilosa(E)

slender Orcutt grass, Orcuttia tenuis(T)

Proposed Species

Fish

Central Valley fall/late fall-run chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha(PT)

Species of Concern

Mammals

Marysville Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus eximius(SC)

Pacific fisher, Martes pennanti pacifica(SC)

Pacific western big-eared bat, Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii townsendii(SC)

San Joaquin pocket mouse, Perognathus inornatus(SC)

Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus tahoensis(SC)

Yuma myotis bat, Myotis yumanensis(SC)

fringed myotis bat, Myotis thysanodes(SC)

greater western mastiff-bat, Eumops perotis californicus(SC)

long-eared myotis bat, Myotis evotis(SC)

long-legged myotis bat, Myotis volans(SC)

pale Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii pallescens(SC)

small-footed myotis bat, Myotis ciliolabrum(SC)

spotted bat, Euderma maculatum(SC)

Birds

California spotted owl, Strix occidentalis occidentalis(SC)

ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis(SC)

tricolored blackbird, Agelaius tricolor(SC)

western burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia hypugea(SC)

white-faced ibis, Plegadis chihi(SC)

Reptiles

California horned lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum frontale(SC)

northwestern pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata marmorata(SC)

Amphibians

Cascades frog, Rana cascadae(SC)

foothill yellow-legged frog, Rana boylii(SC)

mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa(SC)

western spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus hammondii(SC)

Fish

longfin smelt, Spirinchus thaleichthys(SC)

river lamprey, Lampetra ayresi(SC)

Invertebrates

Antioch Dunes anthicid beetle, Anthicus antiochensis(SC)

California linderiella, Linderiella occidentalis(SC)

Sacramento anthicid beetle, Anthicus sacramento(SC)

Plants

Ahart's whitlow-wort, Paronychia ahartii(SC)

Butte County (western) catchfly, Silene occidentalis ssp. longistipitata(SC)

Butte County morning-glory, Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. buttensis(SC)

Butte County sidalcea, Sidalcea robusta(SC)

Butte fritillary, Fritillaria eastwoodiae(SC)

California beaked-rush, Rhynchospora californica(SC)

Ferris's milk-vetch, Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae(SC)

Jepson's onion, Allium jepsonii(SC)

Tracy's sanicle, Sanicula tracyi(SC)

adobe lily, Fritillaria pluriflora(SC)

adobe lily, Fritillaria pluriflora(SC)

valley sagittaria, Sagittaria sanfordii(SC)

veiny monardella, Monardella douglasii ssp. venosa(SC)

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