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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 withm spruce-fir and aspen Boreal T oad forests.Within these areas breeding is restricted (Anaxyrus 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 bare Possible,based on vegetation communities,but Burrowing Owl Threatened ground in desert,grassland,and shrub-steppe are dependent on prarie dog colonies.No prairie (Athene 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 Threatened Douglas fir,pine,true fir,and pine-oak Colorado,highest number ever counted in the (Stra oeeidentalis lueida) communities.Also steep,narrow canyons with state was only 20 birds. cliffs andperennial water. Willow Flycatcher Partial Status Lowlandriparian woodlands dominated by Very low,due to lack of suitable habitat. (Empidonax trailln) willows and Cottonwoods Yellow-billed Cuckoo Extensive tracts of lowland riparian Low due to lack of suitable habitat.Known to (Coeeyms americans) Threatened characterized by mature cottonwood-willow nest along the Yampa River. stands with a dense sub-canopy. FI 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 Endangered Endangered moving;prefers pools and eddies within these has recently been restocked into Green and (Gila elegans) rivers. Yampa Rivers. There is designated critical habitat approximately 11 miles to the north along the Yampa River. Colorado Pikeminnow Large,swift flowing,turbidrivers with quet, 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 Endangered Threatened and often associated with large boulders or designated critical habitat approximately 11 (Gila eypha) canyons with steep cliffs.Within these areas, miles to the north along the Yampa River. usually found in slower eddies and pools. Razorback Sucker Large rivers four to ten feet deep with strong Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.There is (Xyrauehen texanus) Endangered Endangered current andbackwaters;also off-stream designated critical habitat approximately 11 impoundments and reservoirs. Imiles to the north along the Yampa River. Insects During the breeding season,monarchs lay their Monarch Butterfly There are not any known large patches of (Danausplexippus) Candidate eggs on their obligate milkweed host plant milkweed in the permit area. (primarily Asclepias spp.). Mammals Historically occupied short and midgrass prairies Low based on lack of suitable habitat,and and semidesert shrublands. Associated with Black-footed Ferret extirpated from Colorado. Reintroduced (Mustela 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 extirpated from Moffat and Rio Blanco Co.'s. Threatened Endangered aged stands with relatively open canopies and (Lynx eanadensis) well-developedunderstories. Reintroduced experimental population in southeast Colorado,San Juan mountains. Wolverine Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. (Gulo gulo) Endangered High elevation,heavily timbered forests. Extirpated from Colorado. Sources:Colorado Natural Heritage Program County Tracldng Lists(downloaded March 2022);and US Fish and Wildlife Service Information for Planning and Consultation(IPaC)Query(completed March Tables 106 Revision Date: 4/14/22 Revision No.: RN-08