Appendix 9 

APPENDIX 9—SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES 

WILDLIFE 

Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and Candidate Species 

Table A9-1. Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and 

Candidate Species in the Pinedale Planning Area 

Species Status Expected Occurrence 

Canada Lynx 

(Lynx Canadensis) 

Threatened Resident of forested areas 

Black-Footed Ferret 

(Mustela nigripes) 

Endangered Potential resident in prairie dog 

towns 

Kendall Warm Springs Dace 

(Rhinichthys osculus thermalis) 

Endangered Kendall Warm Spring, Sublette 

County 

Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo 

(Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) 

Candidate Along waterways in the lower 

Green River Basin 

Gray Wolf 

(canis lupis) 

Non-essential 

experimental Greater Yellowstone ecosystem 

*Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) has been removed from the proposed list. 

Source: Pinedale Field Office, Updated April 8, 2004 

If a proposed action will lead to water depletion (consumption) in the Colorado River system, impacts on 

the species listed in Table A9-2 should be included in the evaluation. 

Table A9-2. Downstream Threatened, Endangered, 

Proposed, and Candidate Species 

Species Status Expected Occurrence 

Bonytail 

(Gila elegans) 

Endangered Downstream resident of the 

Colorado River 

Colorado Pikeminnow 

(Ptychocheilus lucius) 

Endangered Downstream resident of the 

Colorado River 

Humpback Chub 

(Gila cypha) 

Endangered Downstream resident of the 

Colorado River 

Razorback Sucker 

(Xyrauchen texanus) 

Endangered Downstream resident of the 

Colorado River 

Kendall Warm Springs Dace 

(Rhinichthys osculus thermalis) 

Endangered Kendall Warm Spring, Sublette 

County 

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Sensitive Species 

Table A9-3. BLM Sensitive Animals in the Pinedale Planning Area 

Sensitive Species 

Common Name Scientific Name Habitat 

Mammals 

Long-Eared Myotis Myotis evotis Conifer and deciduous forests, coves, and 

mines 

Idaho Pocket Gopher Thomomys idahoensis Shallow stony soils 

White-Tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys leucurus Basin-prairie shrub, grasslands 

Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Basin-prairie and riparian shrub 

Gray Wolf Canis lupus Conifer and deciduous forests 

Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis Forests and mountain woodlands and 

meadows 

Birds 

White-Faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Marshes, wet meadows 

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Lakes, ponds, rivers 

Northern Goshawk Accipter gentilis Conifer and deciduous forests 

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Basin-prairie shrub, grassland, rock outcrops 

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Tall cliffs 

Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Basin-prairie shrub, mountain-foothill shrub 

Long-Billed Curlew Numenius americanus Grasslands, plains, foothills, wet meadows 

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

Areas (including conifer and deciduous forests) 

with open water and near concentrations of 

winter ungulates, waterfowl, and/or fish 

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Open woodlands, streamside willow and alder 

groves 

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Grasslands, basin-prairie shrub 

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Basin-prairie shrub, mountain-foothill shrub 

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Basin-prairie shrub, mountain-foothill shrub 

Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri Basin-prairie shrub 

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Basin-prairie shrub, mountain-foothill shrub 

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Grasslands, basin-prairie shrub 

Fish 

Roundtail Chub Gila robusta Colorado River drainage, mostly large rivers, 

also streams and lakes 

Leatherside Chub Gila copei Bear, Snake, and Green River drainages, 

clear, cool streams and pools 

Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus Bear, Snake, and Green River drainages, all 

waters 

Flannelmouth Sucker Catostomus latipinnis Colorado River drainage, large rivers, streams, 

and lakes 

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Sensitive Species 

Common Name Scientific Name Habitat 

Yellowstone Cutthroat 

Trout Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri Yellowstone River drainage, clear mountain streams 

Colorado River Cutthroat 

Trout Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus 

Colorado River drainage, clear mountain 

streams 

Fine-Spotted Snake River 

Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki ssp. Snake River drainage, clear, fast water 

Amphibians 

Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens Beaver ponds, permanent water in plains and 

foothills 

Boreal (Northern Rocky 

Mountain Population)Toad Bufo boreas boreas Pond margins, wet meadows, riparian areas 

Spotted Frog Ranus pretiosa (lutieventis) Ponds, sloughs, small streams 

Source: BLM Wyoming Sensitive Species List, July 10, 2003. 

PLANTS 

Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and Candidate Species 

Table A9-4. Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, 

and Candidate Species in the Pinedale Planning Area 

Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat 

Ute Ladies’ Tresses Spiranthes diluvialis Threatened 

Seasonally moist soils and wet 

meadows of drainages below 

7,000 feet 

Sensitive Species 

Table A9-5. Sensitive Plants in the Pinedale Planning Area 

Common Name Latin Name 

Meadow Pussytoes Antennaria arcuata1 

Trelease ’s Milkvetch Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei1 

Cedar Rim Thistle Cirsium aridum1 

Large-fruited Bladderpod Lesquerella macrocarpa1 

Beaver Rim Phlox Phlox pungens1 

Tufted Twinpod Physaria condensate1,2 

Sickle Saltbush Atriplex falcata [Atriplex gardneri var. falcata] 

Divergent Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum divaricatum 

California Hesperochiron Hesperochiron californicus 

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Common Name Latin Name 

Mountain Peppergrass Lepidium montanum var. alyssoides [Lepidium alyssoides 

var. a.] 

Juniper Prickly-Pear Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina 

Desert Glandular Phacelia Phacelia glandulosa var. deserta 

Nelson Phacelia Phacelia salina 

Dwarf Woolly-Heads Psilocarphus brevissimus 

Hoary Willow Salix candida 

Low Spike-Moss Selaginella selaginoides 

1 2003 BLM Wyoming, Sensitive Species Policy and List 2 2004 Nature Conservancy, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database 

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