Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species in the Patagonias
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— Special Status Species in the Vicinity of Hermosa Mine (AGFD 2024) —
The Patagonia Mountains and Patagonia area are home to a long and diverse list of species, including flora and fauna. These creatures are yet another reason the protection and enjoyment of the Patagonias are so important to the wealth (physically, economically, and mentally) of our local community.
Continue reading for a list of federally threatened, endangered, and sensitive species in and around the Coronado National Forest and Patagonia Mountains. All species are listed by scientific name and common name.
Amphibians | Birds | Fishes | Invertebrates | Mammals | Reptiles | Flowering Plants
Amphibians
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Rana chiricahuensis
USFWS Designation: LT
Lowland Leopard Frog
Rana yavapaiensis
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium stebbinsi
USFWS Designation: LE
Birds
Abert's Towhee
USFS Designation: S
American Goshawk
Accipiter atricapillus
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
American Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus anatum
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus
USFS Designation: S
Arizona Woodpecker
Dryobates arizonae
USFS Designation: S
Baird’s Sparrow
Centronyx bairdii
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Bald Eagle – Winter Population
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
USFWS Designation: SC, BGA
USFS Designation: S
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
USFS Designation: S
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum
USFWS Designation: LT
USFS Designation: S
Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans
USFS Designation: S
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
USFWS Designation: SC
Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
USFWS Designation: SC
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
USFS Designation: S
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
USFWS Designation: SC
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucida
USFWS Designation: LT, CH
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
USFS Designation: S
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
USFWS Designation: SC
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
USFS Designation: S
Sprague’s Pipit
Anthus spragueii
USFWS Designation: SC
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
USFS Designation: S
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris
USFS Designation: S
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Ramosomyia violiceps
USFS Designation: S
Western Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia hypugaea
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis
USFS Designation: S
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
USFWS Designation: LT, CH
USFS Designation: S
Yellow-eyed-Junco
Junco phaeonotus
USFS Designation: S
Desert Pupfish
Cyprinodon macularius
USFWS Designation: LE
Desert Sucker
Catostomus clarkii
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Gila Longfin Dace
Agosia chrysogaster
USFWS Designation: SC
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
USFWS Designation: LE
Sonora Sucker
Catostomus insignis
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys osculus
USFWS Designation: SC
Huachuca Springsnail
Pyrgulopsis thompsoni
USFWS Designation: CCA
USFS Designation: S
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
USFWS Designation: C
Shortneck Snaggletooth
Gastrocopta dalliana
USFWS Designation: CCA
Big Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops macrotis
USFWS Designation: SC
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
USFWS Designation: CCA
Cave Myotis
Myotis velifer
USFWS Designation: SC
Desert Red Bat
Lasiurus frantzii
USFS Designation: S
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
USFWS Designation: SC
Jaguar
Panthera onca
USFWS Designation: LE, CH
Lesser Long-nosed Bat
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
USFWS Designation: SC
Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Choeronycteris mexicana
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
USFWS Designation: LE
Pale Townsend’s Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Western Red Bat
Lasiurus blossevillii
USFS Designation: S
Western Yellow Bat
Lasiurus xanthinus
USFS Designation: S
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Sigmodon ochrognathus
USFWS Designation: SC
Yuma Myotis
Sigmodon ochrognathus
USFWS Designation: SC
Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
Crotalus willardi
USFS Designation: S
Brown Vinesnake
Oxybelis aeneus
USFS Designation: S
Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake
Tantilla wilcoxi
USFS Designation: S
Giant Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis stictogrammus
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Mountain Skink
Plestiodon callicephalus
USFS Designation: S
Narrow-headed Gartersnake
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
USFWS Designation: LT
USFS Designation: S
Northern Green Ratsnake
Senticolis triaspis intermedia
USFS Designation: S
Northern Mexican Gartersnake
Thamnophis eques megalops
USFWS Designation: LT
USFS Designation: S
Slevin’s Bunchgrass Lizard
Sceloporus slevini
USFS Designation: S
Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Gopherus morafkai
USFWS Designation: CCA
USFS Designation: S
Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake
Gyalopion quadrangulare
USFS Designation: S
Yaqui Black-headed Snake
Tantilla yaquia
USFS Designation: S
Bartram Stonecrop
Graptopetalum bartramii
USFWS Designation: LT
USFS Designation: S
Beardless Chinchweed
Pectis imberbis
USFWS Designation: LE
USFS Designation: S
Chiricahua Mountain Brookweed
Samolus vagans
USFS Designation: S
Greene Milkweed
Asclepias uncialis
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Huachuca Milkvetch
Samolus vagans
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Huachuca Water-umbel
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp. recurva
USFWS Designation: LE
Large-flowered Blue Star
Amsonia grandiflora
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Metcalfe’s Tick-trefoil
Desmodium metcalfei
USFS Designation: S
Santa Cruz Striped Agave
Agave parviflora ssp. parviflora
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Sonoita Noseburn
Tragia laciniata
USFS Designation: S
Sonoran Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Lotus alamosanus
USFS Designation: S
Wiggins Milkweed Vine
Metastelma mexicanum
USFWS Designation: SC
USFS Designation: S
Woodland Spurge
Euphorbia macropus
USFWS Designation: SC
Status Definitions
BGA – Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; prohibits take of bald and golden eagles without prior USFWS permit.
C – Candidate. Species for which the USFWS has on file sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threats to support proposals to list as Endangered or Threatened under ESA. Proposed rules for these species is precluded at present by other higher priority listing actions.
CCA – Candidate Conservation Agreement: Formal, voluntary agreements between the USFWS and one or more parties to address the conservation needs of one or more candidate species or species likely to become candidates in the near future. Participants voluntarily commit to implement specific actions designed to remove or reduce threats to the covered species, so that listing may not be necessary. The degree of detail in CCAs can vary widely, and there are no specific permits or assurances associated with them. CCAs are primarily entered into between USFWS and other Federal agencies and States, but local governments, Tribes, private property owners, and other entities may also participate.
CH – Critical habitat present.
LE – Listed Endangered: imminent jeopardy of extinction.
LT – Listed Threatened: imminent jeopardy of becoming Endangered.
S – Sensitive: those taxa occurring on National Forests in Arizona which are considered sensitive by the Regional Forester.
SC – Species of Concern. The terms “Species of Concern” or “Species at Risk” should be considered as terms-of-art that describe the entire realm of taxa whose conservation status may be of concern to the USFWS, but neither term has official status.