Nevada Natural Heritage Program
ELKO COUNTY RARE SPECIES LIST
As of the date above, this list provides information for the 109 Elko County plants and animals included on the Nevada Sensitive Animal and Sensitive Plant and Lichen lists and on the Nevada Plant and Animal Watch List, including the various agency status and ranks, geographic range by state(s) and Nevada counties, and sand and wetland habitat indicators. 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. 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 many 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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RANKS..... ESA. BLM FS. NV. 3N TAXON NAME AND (VERNACULAR NAME).............. HAB HISTORIC RANGE. END
SENSITIVE TAXA
*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots
G2 xC2 n s W Antennaria arcuata W El
S1 (meadow pussytoes) /ID,WY
G1 xC2 n s W Arabis falcatoria El
S1 (Grouse Creek rockcress) /UT
G1G2 xC2 n W Arabis falcifructa El,La Y
S1S2 (Elko rockcress)
G2 xC2 n s W Astragalus anserinus El
S1 (Goose Creek milkvetch) /ID,UT
T2G5 W Astragalus calycosus var. monophyllidius Cl,El,Eu,Li,Ny
S2 (one-leaflet Torrey milkvetch) /UT
T3?G3G4 W Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus El,Wp
S2? (starveling milkvetch) /ID,UT,WY
T1G5 W Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus El,Wp Y
S1 (broad-pod freckled milkvetch)
T2T3G5 xC2 n s W Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis W El Y
S2S3 (Lamoille Canyon milkvetch)
G3 xC2 s s CE W Astragalus yoder-williamsii El,Hu
S1 (Osgood Mountains milkvetch) /ID
G1Q xC2 n W Collomia renacta El
S1 (Barren Valley collomia) /OR
G2 xC2 n W Erigeron latus El
S1 (broad fleabane) /ID,OR
G1 RA s CE E Eriogonum argophyllum W El Y
S1 (Sulphur Springs buckwheat)
G2G3Q xC2 n s W Eriogonum lewisii El,Eu Y
S2S3 (Lewis buckwheat)
T2G2 RI nc W Ivesia rhypara var. rhypara El,Hu,Wa
S2 (grimy ivesia) /OR
G2 xC2 n s W Lathyrus grimesii El Y
S2 (Grimes vetchling)
G3 xC2 W Lepidium davisii W El
S1 (Davis peppergrass) /ID,OR
G2 xC2 n W Leptodactylon glabrum El,Hu,Pe
S1 (Bruneau River prickly phlox) /ID
G1Q xC2 n T Mentzelia packardiae El
S1 (Packard stickleaf) /OR
T2T3G5 W Penstemon procerus var. modestus W El Y
S2S3 (small flower beardtongue)
G3 xC2 n s W Phacelia minutissima W El,Eu
S2 (least phacelia) /ID,OR#,WA
G1 xC2 n s W Potentilla cottamii El
S1 (Cottam cinquefoil) /UT
G1 xC2 s s CE W Primula capillaris w El Y
S1 (Ruby Mountains primrose)
G2 xC2 n s W Silene nachlingerae El,Ny,Wp Y
S2 (Nachlinger catchfly)
G2 xC2 n s W Trifolium leibergii El
S2 (Leiberg clover) /OR
G1 xC2 n s W Viola lithion El,Ny,Wp
S1 (rock violet) /UT
*************** Mollusks
G3 xC2 n c Anodonta californiensis W El,Wa
S1? (California floater)
G1 Pyrgulopsis cruciglans W El,Wp Y
S1 (transverse gland springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis hovinghi W El Y
S1 (upper Thousand Spring springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis humboldtensis W El Y
S1 (Humboldt springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis lentiglans W El Y
S1 (Crittenden springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis leporina W El Y
S1 (Elko springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis millenaria W El Y
S1 (Twentyone Mile springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis serrata W El,Wp Y
S1 (northern Steptoe springsnail)
G2 Pyrgulopsis variegata W El
S1 (northwest Bonneville springsnail)
G1 Pyrgulopsis vinyardi W El Y
S1 (Vinyard's springsnail)
*************** Insects
T1G3G4 xC2 n Euphilotes pallescens mattonii El Y
S1 (Mattoni's blue)
T1T2G5 xC2 n Limenitis archippus lahontani Ch,El,Eu,Hu,La, Y
S1S2 (Nevada viceroy) Ly,Pe,St,Wa
T3G5 Lycaena editha obscuramaculata El,Hu
S3 (Elko copper)
T3G5 Polites sabuleti nigrescens El,Eu,La,Li,Ny, Y
S3 (dark sandhill skipper) Wp
T2G5 Speyeria hesperis elko El Y
S2 (Elko silverspot)
T1T2G5 xC2 n Speyeria hesperis greyi El Y
S1S2 (Grey's silverspot)
*************** Fishes
T1QG4 xC2 n yes Gila bicolor isolata W El Y
S1 (Independence Valley tui chub)
G3G4 xC2 Gila copei W El
SH (leatherside chub)
T3G4 LT s t yes Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi W Ch,El,Eu,Hu,La,
S3 (Lahontan cutthroat trout) Mi,Ny,Wa
T2G4 xC2 n s yes Oncorhynchus clarki utah W El,Wp
S1 (Bonneville cutthroat trout)
T4?G5 n yes Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri W El
S2 (inland Columbia Basin redband trout)
G2G3 xC2 p yes Relictus solitarius W El,Wp Y
S2S3 (relict dace)
G5 Rhinichthys cataractae W El
SH (longnose dace)
T1G5 LE s yes Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus W El Y
S1 (Independence Valley speckled dace)
T1G5 LE s yes Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus W El Y
S1 (Clover Valley speckled dace)
G3 LTPT s t yes Salvelinus confluentus W El
S1 (bull trout)
*************** Amphibians
T?QG4 C s s Rana luteiventris pop W El,Eu,Hu,La,Ny,
S2S3 (Columbia spotted frog (Great Basin pop)) Wp
*************** Mammals
G4 (PS) n si Corynorhinus townsendii ALL BUT Do,Li
S3B (Townsend's big-eared bat)
G4 xC2 s s yes Euderma maculatum ALL BUT Hu
S1S2 (spotted bat)
G5 xC2 n Myotis ciliolabrum ALL COUNTIES
S3B (western small-footed myotis)
T3T4G5 xC2 Myotis lucifugus occultus Cl,El,Es,Li,Mi,
S1 (occult myotis) Ny,Wp
G4G5 xC2 n Myotis thysanodes ALL COUNTIES
S2B (fringed myotis)
G4 xC2 n Sorex preblei El,Hu,Wa
S2 (Preble's shrew)
*************** Birds
G5 RI p si yes Accipiter gentilis ALL BUT Cl,Do,
S3 (Northern Goshawk) Es,Li,Mi/CA
TUG4 xC2 p yes Athene cunicularia hypugaea ALL COUNTIES
S3B (Western Burrowing Owl)
G4 xC2 p yes Buteo regalis ALL COUNTIES
S3 (Ferruginous Hawk)
G5 p i yes Buteo swainsoni ALL BUT Cl
S2B (Swainson's Hawk)
G5 n yes Centrocercus urophasianus ALL BUT Cc,Cl,
S4 (Sage Grouse) Do,Li
G4 xC2 n yes Chlidonias niger W ALL BUT Cl,Do,
S2S3B (Black Tern) Es,Li
T3G5 p i yes Coccyzus americanus occidentalis W Ch,Cl,El,Eu,Hu,
S1B (Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo) Li,Ly,Wa
G4 xC2N s yes Cygnus buccinator W El,Wp
S2B L (Trumpeter Swan)
G4 s e yes Falco peregrinus Cl,Do,El,Ly,Mi
S2 (Peregrine Falcon)
G5 s yes Gavia immer W Cc,El,Mi,Wa
S2S3N (Common Loon)
G4 LTNL s t yes Haliaeetus leucocephalus W Ch,El,Ly,Mi
S1B (Bald Eagle (contiguous US pop))
TUG5 xC2 yes Ixobrychus exilis hesperis W Cl,El,Li,Ny
S2N (Western Least Bittern)
G4 p s yes Otus flammeolus ALL COUNTIES
S4?B (Flammulated Owl) /CA
G5 xC2 p yes Plegadis chihi W Ch,El,Eu,Hu,La,
S3B (White-faced Ibis) Ly,Mi,Ny,Pe,St+
WATCH-LIST TAXA
*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots
G3G4 D Agastache cusickii El,Hu,La,Ny
S2 (Cusick hyssop) /ID,MT,OR
T3T4G3G4 Arabis fernaldiana var. fernaldiana Do?,El,La?,Ny
S3? (Fernald rockcress) /CO,UT
T3G3G4 w Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa Do?,El,Es?,Hu?, P
S3 (Fernald rockcress) Ly?,Ny?,Wp?/CA?
G3 D Artemisia packardiae El,Hu,Wa?
S2 (Packard mugwort) /ID,OR
G4 D Artemisia papposa El,Hu?
S2 (Owyhee sagebrush) /ID,OR
T3?G5 xC2 s D Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis Ch,El,Eu,La,Li,
S3? (scorpion milkvetch) Mi,Ny,Wp/UT
G5 s D Cymopterus nivalis El,Ny,Wp
S1 (snow wavewing) /ID?,MT,OR,WY
T3?G4 Draba cusickii var. pedicellata El,Eu?,Ny,Wp Y
S3? (stalked Cusick whitlowgrass)
G2G3 W Draba sphaeroides El Y
S2S3 (Elko whitlowgrass)
G3G4 D Ericameria watsonii El,La,Li,Mi,Ny,
S3 (Watson goldenbush) Wp/UT
G3 D Hackelia ophiobia El,Hu
S2 (rattlesnake stickseed) /ID,OR
G3 D Lepidium nanum El,Eu,Ny,Wp
S3 (dwarf peppergrass) /UT
T3G5 w Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense El
S1 (Inyo Mountain parsley) /CA,ID
T3T4G5 D Machaeranthera grindelioides var. depressa Cl,El,Eu,Li,Ny,
S3 (rayless tansy aster) Wp/AZ,UT
*************** Chelicerates
GH Thermacarus nevadensis Do,El Y
SH (Nevada water mite)
*************** Mammals
G5 yes Alces alces El
SA (moose)
G5 i Antrozous pallidus Ch,Cl,El,Es,La,
S3B (pallid bat) Li,Ly,Ny,Pe,Wa+
G4 xC2 yes Brachylagus idahoensis Ch,El,Eu,Hu,La,
S3? (pygmy rabbit) Ny,Wa,Wp
G5 Lasionycteris noctivagans Ch,Cl,El,Hu,Li,
S3N (silver-haired bat) Ny,Wa,Wp
G5 (PS) Lasiurus cinereus ALL COUNTIES
S3? (hoary bat)
G5 xC2 n Myotis evotis Cc?,Ch?,Cl,Do?,
S4B (long-eared myotis) El,Es,Eu,Hu,La+
G5 xC2 n Myotis volans ALL COUNTIES
S4B (long-legged myotis)
G5 yes Ochotona princeps ALL BUT Cl,Li
S3 (American pika)
G5 Tadarida brasiliensis ALL COUNTIES
S4B (Brazilian free-tailed bat)
*************** Birds
G5 p yes Aquila chrysaetos ALL COUNTIES
S4 (Golden Eagle)
G5 p yes Asio flammeus ALL BUT Cl,Es,
S4 (Short-eared Owl) Li,Mi,Ny
G5 p yes Dendroica petechia W ALL COUNTIES
S3B (Yellow Warbler)
G5 p yes Dolichonyx oryzivorus El,Hu
S3?B (Bobolink)
G5 p yes Geothlypis trichas W ALL COUNTIES
S3B (Common Yellowthroat)
G5 p yes Icteria virens ALL BUT Es,Mi
S3B (Yellow-breasted Chat)
G5 p yes Melanerpes lewis ALL BUT Cl,Es,
S4 (Lewis' Woodpecker) Li
G5 p yes Numenius americanus W ALL BUT Cl
S3?B (Long-billed Curlew)
G5 p yes Oporornis tolmiei ALL BUT Cl
S4B (Macgillivray's Warbler)
G5 p yes Pandion haliaetus W ALL BUT Cl,Es,
S2B (Osprey) Li,Mi
G3 p yes Pelecanus erythrorhynchos W Cc,Ch,Do,El,Hu,
S2B (American White Pelican) Ly,Mi,Pe,St,Wa+
G5 p yes Vermivora celata ALL BUT Cl
S4B (Orange-crowned Warbler)
G5 p yes Wilsonia pusilla W Cc,Do,El,Eu,La,
S4?B (Wilson's Warbler) Ly,Mi,Wa
Last Updated on 02/15/2001