| Animals -- 116 Status Listing E Albatross, short-tailed ( Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus) T Beetle, delta green ground ( Elaphrus viridis) E Beetle, Mount Hermon June ( Polyphylla barbata) T Beetle, valley elderberry longhorn ( Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) T Butterfly, bay checkerspot ( Euphydryas editha bayensis) E Butterfly, Behren's silverspot ( Speyeria zerene behrensii) E Butterfly, callippe silverspot ( Speyeria callippe callippe) E Butterfly, El Segundo blue ( Euphilotes battoides allyni) E Butterfly, Lange's metalmark ( Apodemia mormo langei) E Butterfly, lotis blue ( Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis) E Butterfly, mission blue ( Icaricia icarioides missionensis) E Butterfly, Myrtle's silverspot ( Speyeria zerene myrtleae) T Butterfly, Oregon silverspot ( Speyeria zerene hippolyta) E Butterfly, Palos Verdes blue ( Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis) E Butterfly, Quino checkerspot ( Euphydryas editha quino (=E. e. wrighti)) E Butterfly, San Bruno elfin ( Callophrys mossii bayensis) E Butterfly, Smith's blue ( Euphilotes enoptes smithi) E Chub, bonytail ( Gila elegans) E Chub, Mohave tui ( Gila bicolor mohavensis) E Chub, Owens tui ( Gila bicolor snyderi) E Condor, California (U.S.A. only) ( Gymnogyps californianus) E Crayfish, Shasta ( Pacifastacus fortis) T Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) E Fairy shrimp, Conservancy ( Branchinecta conservatio) E Fairy shrimp, longhorn ( Branchinecta longiantenna) E Fairy shrimp, Riverside ( Streptocephalus woottoni) E Fairy shrimp, San Diego ( Branchinecta sandiegonensis) T Fairy shrimp, vernal pool ( Branchinecta lynchi) E Fly, Delhi Sands flower-loving ( Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) E Flycatcher, southwestern willow ( Empidonax traillii extimus) E Fox, San Joaquin kit ( Vulpes macrotis mutica) T Frog, California red-legged (subspecies range clarified) ( Rana aurora draytonii) E Frog, mountain yellow-legged (southern California DPS) ( Rana muscosa) T Gnatcatcher, coastal California ( Polioptila californica californica) E Goby, tidewater Entire ( Eucyclogobius newberryi) E Grasshopper, Zayante band-winged ( Trimerotropis infantilis) E Kangaroo rat, Fresno ( Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) E Kangaroo rat, giant ( Dipodomys ingens) E Kangaroo rat, Morro Bay ( Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) E Kangaroo rat, San Bernardino Merriam's ( Dipodomys merriami parvus) E Kangaroo rat, Stephens' ( Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. cascus)) E Kangaroo rat, Tipton ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) E Lizard, blunt-nosed leopard ( Gambelia silus) T Lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed ( Uma inornata) T Lizard, Island night ( Xantusia riversiana) T Moth, Kern primrose sphinx ( Euproserpinus euterpe) E Mountain beaver, Point Arena ( Aplodontia rufa nigra) E Mouse, Pacific pocket ( Perognathus longimembris pacificus) E Mouse, salt marsh harvest ( Reithrodontomys raviventris) T Murrelet, marbled (CA, OR, WA) ( Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus) X Otter, southern sea [XN] ( Enhydra lutris nereis) T Otter, southern sea (except where XN) ( Enhydra lutris nereis) T Owl, northern spotted ( Strix occidentalis caurina) E Pelican, brown (except U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL) ( Pelecanus occidentalis) E Pikeminnow (=squawfish), Colorado (except Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ) ( Ptychocheilus lucius) T Plover, western snowy (Pacific coastal pop.) ( Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) E Pupfish, desert ( Cyprinodon macularius) E Pupfish, Owens ( Cyprinodon radiosus) E Rabbit, riparian brush ( Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) E Rail, California clapper ( Rallus longirostris obsoletus) E Rail, light-footed clapper (U.S.A. only) ( Rallus longirostris levipes) E Rail, Yuma clapper (U.S.A. only) ( Rallus longirostris yumanensis) E Salamander, California tiger U.S.A. (CA - Santa Barbara County) ( Ambystoma californiense) E Salamander, California tiger U.S.A. (CA - Sonoma County) ( Ambystoma californiense) E Salamander, desert slender ( Batrachoseps aridus) E Salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed ( Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) E Salmon, chinook (winter Sacramento R.) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) tshawytscha) T Salmon, chinook (CA Central Valley spring-run) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) tshawytscha) T Salmon, chinook (CA coastal) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) tshawytscha) T Salmon, coho (OR, CA pop.) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) kisutch) T Salmon, coho (central CA coast) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) kisutch) T Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas) E Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea) T Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta) T Seal, Guadalupe fur ( Arctocephalus townsendi) T Sea-lion, Steller (eastern pop.) ( Eumetopias jubatus) E Sheep, bighorn (Peninsular CA pop.) ( Ovis canadensis) E Sheep, bighorn (Sierra Nevada DPS) ( Ovis canadensis californiana) E Shrew, Buena Vista Lake ornate ( Sorex ornatus relictus) E Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead ( Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) E Shrimp, California freshwater ( Syncaris pacifica) E Skipper, Carson wandering ( Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) E Skipper, Laguna Mountains ( Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) T Smelt, delta ( Hypomesus transpacificus) E Snail, Morro shoulderband (=Banded dune) ( Helminthoglypta walkeriana) T Snake, giant garter ( Thamnophis gigas) E Snake, San Francisco garter ( Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) T Sparrow, San Clemente sage ( Amphispiza belli clementeae) E Steelhead (southern CA coast) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss) T Steelhead (central CA coast) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss) T Steelhead (south central CA coast) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss) T Steelhead northern CA ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss) T Steelhead (Central Valley CA) ( Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) mykiss) E Stickleback, unarmored threespine ( Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) E Sucker, Lost River ( Deltistes luxatus) E Sucker, Modoc ( Catostomus microps) E Sucker, razorback ( Xyrauchen texanus) T Sucker, Santa Ana (3 CA river basins) ( Catostomus santaanae) E Sucker, shortnose ( Chasmistes brevirostris) E Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool ( Lepidurus packardi) E Tern, California least ( Sterna antillarum browni) E Tiger beetle, Ohlone ( Cicindela ohlone) E Toad, arroyo (=arroyo southwestern) ( Bufo californicus (=microscaphus)) T Tortoise, desert (outside/taken from Sonoran Desert) ( Gopherus agassizii) T Tortoise, desert (U.S.A., except in Sonoran Desert) ( Gopherus agassizii) T Towhee, Inyo California ( Pipilo crissalis eremophilus) T Trout, Lahontan cutthroat ( Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) T Trout, Little Kern golden ( Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei) T Trout, Paiute cutthroat ( Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris) E Vireo, least Bell's ( Vireo bellii pusillus) E Vole, Amargosa ( Microtus californicus scirpensis) E Whale, blue ( Balaenoptera musculus) E Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae) T Whipsnake (=striped racer), Alameda ( Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) T Wolf, gray Western Distinct Population Segment ( Canis lupus) E Woodrat, riparian (=San Joaquin Valley) ( Neotoma fuscipes riparia) Plants -- 180 Status Listing T Thornmint, San Diego ( Acanthomintha ilicifolia) E Thornmint, San Mateo ( Acanthomintha obovata ssp. duttonii) E Onion, Munz's ( Allium munzii) E Alopecurus, Sonoma ( Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis) E Ambrosia, San Diego ( Ambrosia pumila) E Fiddleneck, large-flowered ( Amsinckia grandiflora) E Rock-cress, Hoffmann's ( Arabis hoffmannii) E Rock-cress, McDonald's ( Arabis mcdonaldiana) E Manzanita, Santa Rosa Island ( Arctostaphylos confertiflora) E Manzanita, Del Mar ( Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia) E Manzanita, Presidio ( Arctostaphylos hookeri var. ravenii) T Manzanita, Morro ( Arctostaphylos morroensis) T Manzanita, Ione ( Arctostaphylos myrtifolia) T Manzanita, pallid ( Arctostaphylos pallida) E Sandwort, Marsh ( Arenaria paludicola) T Sandwort, Bear Valley ( Arenaria ursina) E Milk-vetch, Cushenbury ( Astragalus albens) E Milk-vetch, Braunton's ( Astragalus brauntonii) E Milk-vetch, Clara Hunt's ( Astragalus clarianus) E Milk-vetch, Lane Mountain ( Astragalus jaegerianus) E Milk-vetch, Coachella Valley ( Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae) T Milk-vetch, Fish Slough ( Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis) T Milk-vetch, Peirson's ( Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii) E Milk-vetch, Ventura Marsh ( Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus) E Milk-vetch, coastal dunes ( Astragalus tener var. titi) E Milk-vetch, triple-ribbed ( Astragalus tricarinatus) E Crownscale, San Jacinto Valley ( Atriplex coronata var. notatior) T Baccharis, Encinitas ( Baccharis vanessae) E Barberry, Nevin's ( Berberis nevinii) E Barberry, island ( Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis) E Sunshine, Sonoma ( Blennosperma bakeri) T Brodiaea, thread-leaved ( Brodiaea filifolia) T Brodiaea, Chinese Camp ( Brodiaea pallida) T Mariposa lily, Tiburon ( Calochortus tiburonensis) T Pussypaws, Mariposa ( Calyptridium pulchellum) E Morning-glory, Stebbins' ( Calystegia stebbinsii) T Evening-primrose, San Benito ( Camissonia benitensis) E Sedge, white ( Carex albida) E Paintbrush, Tiburon ( Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta) T Owl's-clover, fleshy ( Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta) T Paintbrush, ash-grey ( Castilleja cinerea) E Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island ( Castilleja grisea) E Paintbrush, soft-leaved ( Castilleja mollis) E Jewelflower, California ( Caulanthus californicus) E Ceanothus, coyote ( Ceanothus ferrisae) T Ceanothus, Vail Lake ( Ceanothus ophiochilus) E Ceanothus, Pine Hill ( Ceanothus roderickii) T Centaury, spring-loving ( Centaurium namophilum) E Mountain-mahogany, Catalina Island ( Cercocarpus traskiae) T Spurge, Hoover's ( Chamaesyce hooveri) T Amole, purple ( Chlorogalum purpureum) E Spineflower, Howell's ( Chorizanthe howellii) E Spineflower, Orcutt's ( Chorizanthe orcuttiana) E Spineflower, Ben Lomond ( Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana) T Spineflower, Monterey ( Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens) E Spineflower, Robust (incl. Scotts Valley) ( Chorizanthe robusta (incl. vars. robusta and hartwegii)) E Spineflower, Sonoma ( Chorizanthe valida) E Thistle, fountain ( Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale) E Thistle, Chorro Creek bog ( Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense) E Thistle, Suisun ( Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum) E Thistle, La Graciosa ( Cirsium loncholepis) E Clarkia, Presidio ( Clarkia franciscana) E Clarkia, Vine Hill ( Clarkia imbricata) E Clarkia, Pismo ( Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata) T Clarkia, Springville ( Clarkia springvillensis) E Bird's-beak, salt marsh ( Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus) E Bird's-beak, soft ( Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis) E Bird's beak, palmate-bracted ( Cordylanthus palmatus) E Bird's-beak, Pennell's ( Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris) E Cypress, Santa Cruz ( Cupressus abramsiana) T Cypress, Gowen ( Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana) T Tarplant, Otay ( Deinandra (=Hemizonia) conjugens) E Larkspur, Baker's ( Delphinium bakeri) E Larkspur, yellow ( Delphinium luteum) E Larkspur, San Clemente Island ( Delphinium variegatum ssp. kinkiense) E Spineflower, slender-horned ( Dodecahema leptoceras) T Dudleya, Conejo ( Dudleya abramsii ssp. parva) T Dudleya, marcescent ( Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens) T Dudleyea, Santa Monica Mountains ( Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia) T Dudleya, Santa Cruz Island ( Dudleya nesiotica) E Dudleya, Santa Clara Valley ( Dudleya setchellii) T Liveforever, Laguna Beach ( Dudleya stolonifera) E Liveforever, Santa Barbara Island ( Dudleya traskiae) T Dudleya, Verity's ( Dudleya verityi) E Mallow, Kern ( Eremalche kernensis) E Woolly-star, Santa Ana River ( Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum) T Woolly-star, Hoover's ( Eriastrum hooveri) T Daisy, Parish's ( Erigeron parishii) E Mountain balm, Indian Knob ( Eriodictyon altissimum) E Yerba santa, Lompoc ( Eriodictyon capitatum) E Buckwheat, Ione (incl. Irish Hill) ( Eriogonum apricum (incl. var. prostratum)) T Wild-buckwheat, southern mountain ( Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum) E Buckwheat, cushenbury ( Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum) E Sunflower, San Mateo woolly ( Eriophyllum latilobum) E Button-celery, San Diego ( Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii) E Thistle, Loch Lomond coyote ( Eryngium constancei) E Wallflower, Contra Costa ( Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum) E Wallflower, Menzies' ( Erysimum menziesii) E Wallflower, Ben Lomond ( Erysimum teretifolium) E Flannelbush, Pine Hill ( Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens) E Flannelbush, Mexican ( Fremontodendron mexicanum) E Bedstraw, island ( Galium buxifolium) E Bedstraw, El Dorado ( Galium californicum ssp. sierrae) E Gilia, Monterey ( Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria) E Gilia, Hoffmann's slender-flowered ( Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii) T Gumplant, Ash Meadows ( Grindelia fraxino-pratensis) T Rush-rose, island ( Helianthemum greenei) E Tarplant, Gaviota ( Hemizonia increscens ssp. villosa) T Dwarf-flax, Marin ( Hesperolinon congestum) T Tarplant, Santa Cruz ( Holocarpha macradenia) T Howellia, water ( Howellia aquatilis) E Goldfields, Burke's ( Lasthenia burkei) E Goldfields, Contra Costa ( Lasthenia conjugens) E Layia, beach ( Layia carnosa) E Bladderpod, San Bernardino Mountains ( Lesquerella kingii ssp. bernardina) E Lessingia, San Francisco ( Lessingia germanorum (=L.g. var. germanorum)) E Lily, Western ( Lilium occidentale) E Lily, Pitkin Marsh ( Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense) E Meadowfoam, Butte County ( Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica) E Meadowfoam, Sebastopol ( Limnanthes vinculans) E Woodland-star, San Clemente Island ( Lithophragma maximum) E Broom, San Clemente Island ( Lotus dendroideus ssp. traskiae) E Lupine, Nipomo Mesa ( Lupinus nipomensis) E Lupine, clover ( Lupinus tidestromii) E Bush-mallow, San Clemente Island ( Malacothamnus clementinus) E Bush-mallow, Santa Cruz Island ( Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus) E Malacothrix, Santa Cruz Island ( Malacothrix indecora) E Malacothrix, island ( Malacothrix squalida) E Monardella, willowy ( Monardella linoides ssp. viminea) E Wooly-threads, San Joaquin ( Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii) T Navarretia, spreading ( Navarretia fossalis) E Navarretia, few-flowered ( Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora (=N. pauciflora)) E Navarretia, many-flowered ( Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha) T Grass, Colusa ( Neostapfia colusana) E Niterwort, Amargosa ( Nitrophila mohavensis) E Evening-primrose, Eureka Valley ( Oenothera avita ssp. eurekensis) E Evening-primrose, Antioch Dunes ( Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii) E Cactus, Bakersfield ( Opuntia treleasei) E Orcutt grass, California ( Orcuttia californica) T Orcutt grass, San Joaquin ( Orcuttia inaequalis) E Orcutt grass, hairy ( Orcuttia pilosa) T Orcutt grass, slender ( Orcuttia tenuis) E Orcutt grass, Sacramento ( Orcuttia viscida) E Oxytheca, cushenbury ( Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana) E Stonecrop, Lake County ( Parvisedum leiocarpum) E Pentachaeta, white-rayed ( Pentachaeta bellidiflora) E Pentachaeta, Lyon's ( Pentachaeta lyonii) E Phacelia, island ( Phacelia insularis ssp. insularis) E Phlox, Yreka ( Phlox hirsuta) E Piperia, Yadon's ( Piperia yadonii) E Allocarya, Calistoga ( Plagiobothrys strictus) E Bluegrass, San Bernardino ( Poa atropurpurea) E Bluegrass, Napa ( Poa napensis) E Mesa-mint, San Diego ( Pogogyne abramsii) E Mesa-mint, Otay ( Pogogyne nudiuscula) E Polygonum, Scotts Valley ( Polygonum hickmanii) E Potentilla, Hickman's ( Potentilla hickmanii) E Sunburst, Hartweg's golden ( Pseudobahia bahiifolia) T Sunburst, San Joaquin adobe ( Pseudobahia peirsonii) E Watercress, Gambel's ( Rorippa gambellii) T Butterweed, Layne's ( Senecio layneae) E Rockcress, Santa Cruz Island ( Sibara filifolia) E Checker-mallow, Keck's ( Sidalcea keckii) E Checker-mallow, Kenwood Marsh ( Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida) E Checker-mallow, pedate ( Sidalcea pedata) E Jewelflower, Metcalf Canyon ( Streptanthus albidus ssp. albidus) E Jewelflower, Tiburon ( Streptanthus niger) E Seablite, California ( Suaeda californica) E Grass, Eureka Dune ( Swallenia alexandrae) E Taraxacum, California ( Taraxacum californicum) E Mustard, slender-petaled ( Thelypodium stenopetalum) E Penny-cress, Kneeland Prairie ( Thlaspi californicum) E Fringepod, Santa Cruz Island ( Thysanocarpus conchuliferus) T Bluecurls, Hidden Lake ( Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum) E Clover, showy Indian ( Trifolium amoenum) E Clover, Monterey ( Trifolium trichocalyx) E Tuctoria, Greene's ( Tuctoria greenei) E Grass, Solano ( Tuctoria mucronata) T Vervain, Red Hills ( Verbena californica) T Crownbeard, big-leaved ( Verbesina dissita) |
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| Includes non-nesting sea turtles and whales in State/Territory coastal waters. |
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