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TABLES Table 2.04.11-14 Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species List Common Name/ Federal Potential for Occurrence within Scientific Name Status State Status Habitat �Colowyo Permit Areas Amphibians Typically occur within spruce-fir and aspen forests.Within these areas breeding is restricted Boreal Toad(Bufo boreas) Endangered to beaver ponds,lakes,streams,marshes,wet Low due to lack of suitable habitat. meadows,and bogs with sunny exposure and shallow water. Birds Open areas with short vegetation and tare Possible,based on vegetation communities,but Burrowing Owl(Athene Threatened groundin desert,grassland,and shrub-steppe are dependent on prarie dog colonies.No prairie eunieularia) environments dogs have been observedto date in the mining areas. Mixed coniferous forest types dominated by Low due to lack of suitable habitat.Very rare in Mexican Spotted Owl(Strix Douglas fir,pine,true fir,and pine-oak Threatened Colorado,highest number ever counted in the oeeidentalis lueida) communities.Also steep,narrow canyons with state was only 20 birds. cliffs andperennial water. Willow Flycatcher(Empidonax partial Status Lowlandriparian woodlands dominated by Very low,due to lack of suitable habitat. trailln) willows and Cottonwoods Yellow-billed Cuckoo(Coeeyms Extensive tracts of lowland riparian Low due to lack of suitable habitat.Known to americans) Threatened characterized by mature cottonwood-willow nest along the Yampa River. stands with a dense sub-canopy. FF sh Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.No Large,warm rivers,usually turbid and swift known,sustaining populations in Colorado,but Bonytad Chub(Gila elegans) Endangered Endangered moving;prefers pools and eddies within these has recently been restocked into Green and vans. Yampa Rivers. There is designated critical habitat approximately 11 miles to the north along the Yampa River. Colorado Pikeminnow Large,swift flowing,turbidrivers with giriet, Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.There is (Ptyehoehedus luems) Endangered Threatened warm backwaters designated critical habitat approximately 11 miles to the north along the Yampa River. Deep,fast moving,whitewater,usually turbid, Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.There is Humpback Chub(Gila eypha) Endangered Threatened and often associated with large boulders or designated critical habitat approximately 11 canyons with steep cliffs.Within these areas, miles to the north along the Yampa River. usually found in slower eddies and pools. Large rivers four to ten feet deep with strong Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.There is Razorback Sticker(Xyrauchen Endangered Endangered current andtackwaters;also off-stream designated critical habitat approximately 11 texanus) impoundments and reservoirs. Imiles to the north along the Yampa River. Mammals Historically occupied short and midgrass prairies Low based on lack of suitable habitat,and and semidesert shrublands. Associated with Black-footed Ferret(Mustela extirpated from Colorado. Reintroduced nigripes) Endangered Endangered prairie dogs and their burrows,which are their experimental population in western Moffat and principal source of food and shelter, Rio Blanco Co's. respectively. Shbelpine spruce-fir forests,particularly uneven- Low based on lack of suitable habitat,and is Canada Lynx(Lynx eanadensis) Threatened Endangered aged stands with relatively open canopies and extirpated from Moffat and Rio Blanco Co.'s. well-developed understories. Reintroduced experimental population in southeast Colorado,San Juan mountains. Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. Wolverine(Gino gulo) Endangered High elevation,heavily timbered forests. Extirpated from Colorado. Sources:Colorado Natural Heritage Program County Tracldng Lists(downloaded May 2020);and US Fish and Wildlife Service Information for Planning and Consultation(IPaC)Query(completed May Tables 106 Revision Date: 6/22/20 Revision No.: MR-220