2017-02-15_REVISION - C1996083 (2)

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A-9 Common Name/ Scientific Name Status1 Potential Occurrence in the Analysis Area 2 Discussed in EA Habitat3 sucker Xyrauchen texanus impoundments, not small tributaries or headwaters, with mud, sand or gravel substrate. Plants Clay-loving wild buckwheat Eriogonum pelinophilum E, SE None No Restricted to the badlands/Adobe Hills east of Delta and Montrose, CO. Colorado hookless cactus Sclerocactus glaucus E, SE None No Rocky hills, alluvial benches, and lower mesa slopes in desert shrub communities from 4,500 to 6,000 feet. 1 Status: T – Federally Threatened; E – Federally Endangered; C – Federal Candidate; SE – Colorado Endangered; ST – Colorado Threatened; SC – Colorado Candidate. (USFWS, 2013a). 2 Potential Occurrence based on habitat associations and known distributions: None: May occur in Delta County but restricted distributions are distant and/or habitat is not present in the project area. Unlikely: May occur in Delta County and marginally suitable habitat present in the project area. Possible: Occurs in Delta County, suitable habitat is present, but not observed in the project area. Present: Observed in the project area and/or occupied habitat includes the project area. 3 Source: CPW, 2012a; CNHP, 2012. Table A-2 BLM and USFS Sensitive Species that May Be Present in or near the LBA Tract Common Name/ Scientific Name USFS Status BLM Status CPW Status1 Potential Occurrence in the Analysis Area 2 Habitat3 Mammals American marten Martes americana Sensitive N/A N/A Likely Subalpine, spruce-fir and lodgepole pine forests, alpine tundra and occasionally Montane forests. Generally associated with older growth or mixed age stands of spruce fir and lodgepole pine. Spotted bat Euderma maculatum Sensitive Sensitive N/A Possible Ponderosa pine in montane forest, pinyon-juniper woodlands, aspen, semi- desert shrublands. Townsend’s big- eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii Sensitive Sensitive SC Possible Montane forests, pinyon-juniper woodlands, semi-desert shrublands. Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes Sensitive Sensitive N/A Possible Ponderosa pine, greasewood, oakbrush, saltbush shrublands. Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Sensitive N/A N/A Likely Roosts in deciduous trees, forages over open watercourses and ponds. Allen’s (Mexican) big- eared bat Idionycteris N/A Sensitive N/A Unlikely Ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper woodland, oak brush, riparian woodland (cottonwood); typically found near rocky outcrops, cliffs, and boulders; often