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CLARK COUNTY RARE SPECIES LIST
(18 March 2004)
As of the date above, this list provides information for the 194 Clark County plants and animals included on the Nevada At-risk Animal and At-risk Plant and Lichen tracking lists and on the Nevada Plant and Animal Watch List. These data reflect only what was entered in our computer databases as of the above date; additional information for some species may await processing in paper files, or may have been entered subsequently.

Information provided for each taxon in the columns below include the various agency status and rank designations, sand and wetland habitat indicators, and endemic status within Nevada. A new Occurrence Status (OCC) column has been added to the left side of the list to show any special status within the county: ?=possible or predicted in the county but not yet confirmed, e=endemic in-state (known in Nevada only from this county), E=endemic (known worldwide only from this county), and I=only introduced or re-introduced occurrence(s) present in this county.

More detailed state-wide information
for these taxa is available in our Detailed Rare Plant and Lichen and Detailed Rare Animal lists, and in the Nevada Rare Plant Atlas, which provides comprehensive information on habitat, life-history, description, threats, survey status, literature sources, and known locations for most plant taxa. Further information may be available on-line for some taxa in other lists or reports, or as maps or images, and general information is available for nearly all taxa on the NatureServe Explorer web site.

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OCC RANKS..... ESA. BLM FS. TAXON NAME AND (VERNACULAR NAME).............. NV. 2N  HAB   END


                                            AT-RISK TAXA TRACKED


*************** Plants - Bryophytes (moss allies)

e   G2                      Crossidium seriatum                                W
       S2                      (rough fringemoss)

e   G2G3             n      Didymodon nevadensis                               W
       S1                      (Gold Butte moss)

e   G1                      Grimmia americana                                  W
       S1                      (American grimmia)

e   G2?                     Trichostomum sweetii                               W
       S1                      (Sweet trichostomum)


*************** Plants - Pteridophytes (fern allies)

e   G2G3       xC2      sc  Botrychium ascendens                               W    W
       S1                      (upswept moonwort)

    G3         xC2   n  si  Botrychium crenulatum                              W    W
       S1?                     (dainty moonwort)

e   G2G3                    Selaginella utahensis                              W
       SH                      (Utah spikemoss)


*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots

E   G2         xC2   n   s  Angelica scabrida                                  T    W     Y
       S2                      (rough angelica)

E   G1G2       xC2       s  Antennaria soliceps                                W          Y
       S1S2                    (Charleston pussytoes)

e   G3         xC2   s      Arctomecon californica                         CE  T
       S3                      (Las Vegas bearpoppy)

    G3         xC2   n   s  Arctomecon merriamii                               W
       S3                      (white bearpoppy)

    T2?G5                   Arenaria congesta var. charlestonensis             W
       S2?                     (Mount Charleston sandwort)

E   T2G4       xC2       s  Arenaria kingii ssp. rosea                         W          Y
       S2                      (rosy King sandwort)

    G2                      Arenaria stenomeres                                W          Y
       S2                      (Meadow Valley sandwort)

    G2                      Astragalus ackermanii                              W          Y
       S2                      (Ackerman milkvetch)

E   G2         xC2   n   s  Astragalus aequalis                                W          Y
       S2                      (Clokey milkvetch)

    T2G5       xC2   n      Astragalus amphioxys var. musimonum                W
       S2                      (Sheep Range milkvetch)

    T2QG5                   Astragalus calycosus var. monophyllidius           W
       S2                      (one-leaflet Torrey milkvetch)

    G2         xC2  nc   s  Astragalus funereus                                W
       S2                      (black woollypod)

    T2T3G4?    xC2   s      Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus              CE  T    S
       S2S3                    (threecorner milkvetch)

e   T3?G5                i  Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis             W
       S1                      (Kern Plateau milkvetch)

    T2T3G5                  Astragalus lentiginosus var. stramineus            W    s
       S1S2                    (straw milkvetch)

    T2T3G3     xC2  sc   s  Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus           CE  E          Y
       S2S3                    (halfring milkvetch)

e   G2G3Q            n      Astragalus mokiacensis                             W
       S1S2                    (Mokiak milkvetch)

    G3                      Astragalus nyensis                                 D
       S3                      (Nye milkvetch)

    T2G4       RA    s   s  Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus                W          Y
       S2                      (Clokey eggvetch)

E   G2         xC2   n   s  Astragalus remotus                                 W          Y
       S2                      (Spring Mountains milkvetch)

    G1         xC2   n      Chrysothamnus eremobius                            W          Y
       S1                      (remote rabbitbrush)

E   G2G3                    Cirsium clokeyi                                    D          Y
       S2S3                    (Clokey thistle)

e   G2         xC2          Cirsium virginense                                 W    W
       S1                      (Virgin River thistle)

E   GHQ        xC2*  s      Cryptantha insolita                            CE  PE         Y
       SH                      (Las Vegas catseye)

e   G1G2                    Draba brachystylis                                 W    w
       S1                      (Wasatch draba)

E   G2         xC2       s  Draba jaegeri                                      W          Y
       S2                      (Jaeger whitlowcress)

E   G1G2       xC2       s  Draba paucifructa                                  W    w     Y
       S1S2                    (Charleston draba)

e   G2G3             n      Enceliopsis argophylla                             W
       S1?                     (silverleaf sunray)

    G2         xC2   n   s  Epilobium nevadense                                W
       S2                      (Nevada willowherb)

    G3?                     Ericameria cervina                                 W
       S1                      (Antelope Canyon goldenbush)

E   G2?                  s  Ericameria compacta                                W          Y
       S2?                     (Charleston goldenbush)

    G2         xC2   n      Erigeron ovinus                                    W          Y
       S2                      (sheep fleabane)

    G2         xC2  nc      Eriogonum bifurcatum                               T
       S2                      (Pahrump Valley buckwheat)

e   T2T3?QG5         n      Eriogonum corymbosum var. (unnamed)            CE# W
       S1S2                    (Las Vegas buckwheat)

    T2G5             n   s  Eriogonum heermannii var. clokeyi                  W          Y
       S2                      (Clokey buckwheat)

    G2         xC2   s      Eriogonum viscidulum                           CE  T    S
       S2                      (sticky buckwheat)

E   G2         xC2       s  Glossopetalon clokeyi                              W          Y
       S2                      (Clokey greasebush)

e   T1QG2G3    xC2  nc   s  Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum                 W
       S1                      (smooth dwarf greasebush)

    T2QG2G3          n      Glossopetalon pungens var. pungens                 W          Y
       S2                      (rough dwarf greasebush)

    G2G3Q                   Helianthus deserticola                             W    S
       S2                      (dune sunflower)

E   G1               n      Ionactis caelestis                                 W          Y
       S1                      (Red Rock Canyon aster)

E   G2         xC2       s  Ivesia cryptocaulis                                W          Y
       S2                      (hidden ivesia)

e   G2G3       xC2  nc   s  Ivesia jaegeri                                     W
       S2S3                    (Jaeger ivesia)

e   T1G4?            n      Lotus argyraeus var. multicaulis                   W
       S1?                     (scrub lotus)

E   T1QG4?     RI    s      Opuntia whipplei var. multigeniculata          CE  T          P
       S1                      (Blue Diamond cholla)                       CY

e   G3         xC2          Pediomelum castoreum                               W
       S3                      (Beaver Dam breadroot)

    G2         xC2  nc      Penstemon albomarginatus                           T    S
       S2                      (white-margined beardtongue)

e   T2QG3      xC2   n   s  Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor                     W
       S2                      (yellow twotone beardtongue)

    T3QG3      xC2   n   s  Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus                      W
       S3                      (rosy twotone beardtongue)

?   T3G4       xC2  nc   s  Penstemon fruticiformis ssp. amargosae             T
       S2                      (Death Valley beardtongue)

E   T2G3                    Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii                  W          Y
       S2                      (Charleston beardtongue)

E   T2G4                    Penstemon thompsoniae ssp. jaegeri                 W          Y
       S2                      (Jaeger beardtongue)

    G2               n      Phacelia filiae                                    W          Y
       S2                      (Clarke phacelia)

    G2G3       xC2  nc      Phacelia parishii                                  W    W
       S2S3                    (Parish phacelia)

    G2         xC2   n      Porophyllum pygmaeum                               W          Y
       S2                      (pygmy poreleaf)

E   T3G5       xC2   n   s  Salvia dorrii var. clokeyi                         W          Y
       S3                      (Clokey mountain sage)

E   G2         xC2       s  Silene clokeyi                                     W          Y
       S2                      (Clokey catchfly)

E   G2                   s  Sphaeromeria compacta                              W          Y
       S2                      (Charleston tansy)

E   G2G3                 s  Synthyris ranunculina                              W    W     Y
       S2S3                    (Charleston kittentails)

    T3G4       xC2   n   s  Townsendia jonesii var. tumulosa                   W          Y
       S3                      (Charleston grounddaisy)

e   G3Q                     Viola charlestonensis                              W
       S2S3                    (Charleston violet)


*************** Plants - Flowering Monocots

    G2         xC2  nc   c  Calochortus striatus                               W
       S1                      (alkali mariposa lily)

    G2?Q                    Sisyrinchium radicatum                             W    W
       S1S2                    (St. George blue-eyed grass)


*************** Mollusks

E   G1G2       xC2          Pyrgulopsis avernalis                                   W     Y
       S1S2                    (Moapa pebblesnail)

E   G1                      Pyrgulopsis carinifera                                  W     Y
       S1                      (Moapa Valley springsnail)

E   GH                      Pyrgulopsis coloradensis                                W     Y
       SH                      (Blue Point springsnail)

E   G1               n      Pyrgulopsis deaconi                                     W     Y
       S1                      (Spring Mountains pyrg)

E   G1                      Pyrgulopsis fausta                                      W     Y
       S1                      (Corn Creek springsnail)

    G2                      Pyrgulopsis turbatrix                                   W
       S2                      (southeast Nevada springsnail)

    G2         xC2   n      Tryonia clathrata                                       W     Y
       S2                      (grated tryonia)


*************** Insects

E   G1?              n      Aegialia knighti                                        S     Y
       S1                      (aegialian scarab beetle)

e   G2               n      Andrena balsamorhizae
       S2                      (Mojave Gypsum Bee)

    T1G4G5           n      Chlosyne acastus robusta                                      Y
       S1                      (Spring Mountains acastus checkerspot)

    T2G5                    Euphilotes ancilla purpura                                    Y
       S1S2                    (Spring Mountains dark blue)

E   T2G5       xC2          Euphydryas anicia morandi                                     Y
       S2                      (Morand's checkerspot)

    T3G5       xC2          Hesperia colorado mojavensis                                  Y
       S3                      (Spring Mountains comma skipper)

e   G2G3       xC2   n      Hesperopsis gracielae
       S1                      (MacNeill sooty wing)

E   T2G5       xC2          Icaricia icarioides austinorum                                Y
       S2                      (Spring Mountains icarioides blue)

E   T2G5       xC2          Icaricia shasta charlestonensis                               Y
       S2                      (Spring Mountains blue)

E   G1?                     Lasius nevadensis                                             Y
       S1                      (endemic ant)

    T2T3G5     xC2          Limenitis weidemeyerii nevadae                                Y
       S2S3                    (Nevada admiral)

E   G1                      Limnocoris moapensis                                    W     Y
       S1                      (Warm Springs naucorid)

E   G2                      Megandrena mentzeliae                                         Y
       S2                      (Red-tailed Blazing Star Bee)

    T1G1G3           n      Pelocoris shoshone shoshone                                   Y
       S1                      (Pahranagat naucorid bug)

e   G?                      Perdita cephalotes
       S?                      (big-headed perdita)

e   G2               n      Perdita meconis
       S2                      (Mojave poppy bee)

E   G2G3       xC2          Speyeria carolae                                              Y
       S2S3                    (Carole's silverspot)

E   G1         xC2   n      Stenelmis moapa                                         W     Y
       S1                      (Moapa Warm Spring riffle beetle)


*************** Fishes

e   G3G4       xC2   n      Catostomus latipinnis                                   W
       S1                      (flannelmouth sucker)

E   T2G2       xC2          Crenichthys baileyi moapae                     yes      W     Y
       S2                      (Moapa White River springfish)

E   T1G1       LEPT  s      Empetrichthys latos latos                      yes      W     Y
       S1                      (Pahrump poolfish)

e   G1         LE    s   e  Gila elegans                                   yes      W
       S1                      (bonytail chub)

e   G1         LE    s      Gila seminuda                                  yes      W
       S1                      (Virgin River chub)

E   T1QG1      LE    n      Gila seminuda pop                              yes      W     Y
       S1                      (Virgin River chub (Muddy River pop.))

    T1G1             n      Lepidomeda mollispinis mollispinis             yes      W
       S1                      (Virgin River spinedace)

E   G1         LE    s      Moapa coriacea                                 yes      W     Y
       S1                      (Moapa dace)

e   G1         LEXN  s      Plagopterus argentissimus                      yes      W
       S1                      (woundfin)

E   T1G5       xC2   n      Rhinichthys osculus moapae                     yes      W     Y
       S1                      (Moapa speckled dace)

e   G1         LE    s   e  Xyrauchen texanus                              yes      W
       S1                      (razorback sucker)


*************** Amphibians

    G3G4             n      Bufo microscaphus                                       W
       S1S2                    (southwestern toad)

e   G1         C            Rana onca                                      yes      W
       S1                      (relict leopard frog)


*************** Reptiles

    G4         LTNL  s   t  Gopherus agassizii                             yes
       S3                      (desert tortoise (Mojave Desert pop.))

    T4G4       xC2N nc      Heloderma suspectum cinctum                    yes
       S2      L               (banded Gila monster)


*************** Mammals

    G4              nc  si  Corynorhinus townsendii
       S3B                     (Townsend's big-eared bat)

    G4         xC2   s   s  Euderma maculatum                              yes
       S1S2                    (spotted bat)

e   T4G5       xC2  nc      Eumops perotis californicus
       S1                      (greater western mastiff bat)

e   G3G4       xC2   n      Idionycteris phyllotis
       S1                      (Allen's big-eared bat)

    G5               n   i  Lasiurus blossevillii
       S1S2                    (western red bat)

e   G5                      Lasiurus xanthinus
       S1                      (western yellow bat)

e   G4         xC2  nc   c  Macrotus californicus
       S2                      (California leaf-nosed bat)

    G5               n      Myotis californicus
       S3B                     (California myotis)

    G5         xC2  nc      Myotis ciliolabrum
       S3B                     (western small-footed myotis)

?   G5               n      Myotis lucifugus
       S1S2                    (little brown myotis)

    G4G5       xC2  nc      Myotis thysanodes
       S2B                     (fringed myotis)

e   G5         xC2  nc      Myotis velifer
       S1                      (cave myotis)

E   G2         xC2          Neotamias palmeri                                             Y
       S2                      (Palmer's chipmunk)

E   THG5       xC2          Neotamias umbrinus nevadensis                                 Y
       SH                      (Hidden Forest Uinta chipmunk)

e   G5         xC2   n      Nyctinomops macrotis
       S1N                     (big free-tailed bat)


*************** Birds

    TUG4       xC2  nc      Athene cunicularia hypugaea                    yes
       S3B                     (Western Burrowing Owl)

    G4         xC2   n      Buteo regalis                                  yes
       S3                      (Ferruginous Hawk)

    T3G5       C     s   i  Coccyzus americanus occidentalis               yes      W
       S1B                     (Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo)

    T1T2G5     LE    s   e  Empidonax traillii extimus                     yes      W
       S1B                     (Southwestern Willow Flycatcher)

    G4         LENL  n   e  Falco peregrinus                               yes
       S2                      (Peregrine Falcon)

    T2T3G5     xC2   n      Ixobrychus exilis hesperis                     yes      W
       S2N                     (Western Least Bittern)

    G4               n   s  Otus flammeolus                                yes
       S4?B                    (Flammulated Owl)

    G5               n      Phainopepla nitens                             yes
       S2B                     (Phainopepla)

    T?G5       LE           Rallus longirostris yumanensis                 yes      W
       S1                      (Yuma Clapper Rail)


                                            WATCH-LIST TAXA


*************** Plants - Pteridophytes (fern allies)

?   G1         C         c  Botrychium lineare                                 W    W
       SR                      (slender moonwort)


*************** Plants - Gymnosperms (conifers)

    G3                      Ephedra funerea                                    D
       S2                      (Death Valley Mormon tea)


*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots

    T3T4G4               i  Abronia nana ssp. covillei
       S1?                     (Coville abronia)

    G3                  ci  Arabis shockleyi                                   D
       S3                      (Shockley rockcress)

    T3?G3                   Astragalus mohavensis var. mohavensis
       S2S3                    (Mojave milkvetch)

e   T2T3G4                  Astragalus preussii var. laxiflorus                     s
       S1S2                    (Littlefield milkvetch)

    T3QG3Q                  Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi                   D
       S3                      (Clokey paintbrush)

    G4?                  s  Cryptantha tumulosa                                W
       S2                      (New York Mountains catseye)

    T4T5G4G5                Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. arizonica
       S3                      (chalk liveforever)

    T3?G3G4                 Erigeron uncialis var. conjugans                   D          Y
       S3?                     (Charleston fleabane)

    G2?                     Eriogonum contiguum                                D
       S1                      (Amargosa buckwheat)

e   G2G3                    Eriogonum mensicola
       S1                      (Pinyon Mesa buckwheat)

e   G4G5             n      Eustoma exaltatum                                  M    W
       S1                      (catchfly gentian)

    T4?QG5               s  Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei          CY
       S4                      (Mojave barrel cactus)

    G3                      Gilia ripleyi                                      D
       S3                      (Ripley gilia)

    G3                      Lesquerella hitchcockii                            D          Y
       S3                      (Hitchcock bladderpod)

    G3?                     Linanthus arenicola                                D    S
       S3                      (dune linanthus)

e   T3?G4                   Lomatium graveolens var. alpinum                   D
       S2S3                    (Alpine stinking lomatium)

    T3T4G5                  Machaeranthera grindelioides var. depressa         D
       S3                      (rayless tansy aster)

    G3                      Mirabilis pudica                                   D          Y
       S3                      (bashful four-o'clock)

E   T3QG4      xC2          Pedicularis semibarbata var. charlestonensis       D          Y
       S3                      (Charleston pinewood lousewort)

    G3Q                     Perityle intricata                                 D          P
       S3                      (desert rockdaisy)

    G2G3                    Phacelia anelsonii                                 D              
       S1S2                    (Aven Nelson phacelia)

    T3T4G5                  Phacelia hastata var. charlestonensis                         Y
       S3S4                    (Spring Mountains phacelia)

    G3G4             p      Phacelia petrosa                                   M
       S2                      (rock phacelia)


*************** Plants - Flowering Monocots

    T3QG4                   Agave utahensis var. eborispina                    D
       S3                      (ivory-spined agave)

    T3QG4                   Agave utahensis var. nevadensis                    D
       S3                      (Clark Mountain agave)


*************** Insects

e   G?                      Haliplus eremicus                                       W
       S?                      (Warm Springs crawling water beetle)

    G4                      Stenelmis occidentalis                                  W
       S1S2                    (neararctic riffle beetle)


*************** Amphibians

    G5               n  il  Rana pipiens                                            W
       S2S3                    (northern leopard frog)


*************** Reptiles

    G5         xC2   n      Sauromalus obesus
       S3S4                    (common chuckwalla)


*************** Mammals

    G5              nc   i  Antrozous pallidus
       S3B                     (pallid bat)

    G5                      Chaetodipus penicillatus
       S2                      (desert pocket mouse)

e   G5                      Chaetodipus spinatus
       S3                      (spiny pocket mouse)

e   G4         xC2          Choeronycteris mexicana
       SA                      (Mexican long-tongued bat)

    G5               n      Lasionycteris noctivagans
       S3N                     (silver-haired bat)

    G5               n      Lasiurus cinereus
       S3?                     (hoary bat)

    G5         xC2  nc      Myotis evotis
       S4B                     (long-eared myotis)

    G5         xC2   n      Myotis volans
       S4B                     (long-legged myotis)

    G5         xC2  nc      Myotis yumanensis
       S4B                     (Yuma myotis)

    G5               n      Pipistrellus hesperus
       S4                      (western pipistrelle)

    G3G4                    Sorex tenellus
       S2                      (Inyo shrew)

    G5               n      Tadarida brasiliensis
       S4B                     (Brazilian free-tailed bat)


*************** Birds

    G5               n      Aquila chrysaetos                              yes
       S4                      (Golden Eagle)

    G5               n      Asio otus                                      yes
       S4                      (Long-eared Owl)

    G2         PT    s      Charadrius montanus                            yes
       SZN                     (Mountain Plover)

    G5               p      Dendroica petechia                             yes      W
       S3B                     (Yellow Warbler)

    G5               n      Falco mexicanus                                yes
       S4                      (Prairie Falcon)

    G5               p      Geothlypis trichas                             yes      W
       S3B                     (Common Yellowthroat)

    G5               n      Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus                      yes
       S4                      (Pinyon Jay)

    G5               n      Icteria virens                                 yes
       S3B                     (Yellow-breasted Chat)

    G4         xC2N  n      Lanius ludovicianus                            yes
       S3      L               (Loggerhead Shrike)

    G4         LENL  s      Mycteria americana                             yes      W
       SAN                     (Wood Stork)

    G5               n      Pooecetes gramineus                            yes
       S4B                     (Vesper Sparrow)

    G5               n      Sphyrapicus nuchalis                           yes
       S4S5B                   (Red-naped Sapsucker)

e   G4         LENL  s      Sterna antillarum                              yes      W
       SAN                     (Least Tern)

    G5               n      Toxostoma crissale                             yes
       S3S4                    (Crissal Thrasher)

e   G3              nc      Toxostoma lecontei                             yes
       S3                      (Le Conte's Thrasher)

    G5               n      Vermivora luciae                               yes
       S3B                     (Lucy's Warbler)

    G4              nc      Vireo vicinior                                 yes
       S3S4B                   (Gray Vireo)
 
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