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L'ec~r~lber 1.2003 Page 3-1,5
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<br /> Habitat in
<br />Common Name' Scientific Name StatusZ Habitat Analysis
<br /> Area?
<br /> Breeding: rocky cliffs near riparian areas
<br /> Euderma FS,
<br />Spotted bat maculatum BLM Non-breeding: ponderosa pine, pinyon- Yes
<br /> juniper, semiarid shrublands
<br /> FS, Breeding: caves, abandoned mines
<br />Townsend's big- Corynorhinus
<br />eared bat townsendii BLM, Non-breeding: forests, woodlands, Yes
<br /> SC shrublands, and grasslands
<br /> Deserts, grasslands, and woodlands mostly
<br />Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes FS No
<br /> below 7,000 feet elevation
<br /> Prairies, grasslands, shrub-steppe, and
<br />White-tailed prairie
<br /> Cynomys leucurus FS agricultural Lands, mostly below 6,000 feet No
<br />dog
<br /> elevation
<br />Gunnison's prairie Grasslands, shrub-steppe, and agricultural
<br /> Cynomys gunnisoni FS No
<br />don lands
<br />Kit fox Vulpes velox FS, SE Deserts, prairies, and shrub-steppe No
<br />River otter Lontra Canadensis FS, ST Larger streams and rivers No
<br />American marten MartesAmericana FS Mainly spruce-fir forests No
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<br /> Spruce-fir forests & alpine meadows near
<br />Boreal toad Bufo boreas C, SE No
<br /> slaw-moving surface waters
<br />Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum FS Wetlands, ponds, streams Yes
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<br />Northern leopard Wetlands, ponds, slow-moving areas of
<br /> Rana pipiens SC, Yes
<br />frog ,,, „ streams or rivers
<br />Notes:
<br />1. Species listed on this table provided by Pfister (2003a, 2003b)
<br />2. Status: E =Federally listed as endangered; T =Federally listed as threatened; C = Candidate for listing as
<br />federally threatened or endangered; BLM =BLM sensitive species; FS =Forest Service Region Z sensitive
<br />species; SE =State endangered; ST =State threatened; SC =State species of special concern.
<br />Among federally listed or candidate species evaluated, no populations or critical habitat exist in the LBA
<br />tract area for boreal toad or the Colorado River endangered fishes. Critical habitat for the Colorado River
<br />endangered fishes has been designated in Colorado in the Gunnison River below Delta (Fish and Wildlife
<br />Service, 1994), downstream of the project area.
<br />The following species, listed in Table 3-1, Threatened, Endangered, Candidate and Sensitive Species,
<br />have habitat in the LBA tract area.
<br />Bald Eagle. Bald eagles in the contiguous U.S. were listed as endangered in 1967 (Fish and Wildlife
<br />Service, 1967) because of steep population declines. In 1995, bald eagles were down-listed to threatened
<br />after substantial recovery (Fish and Wildlife Service, 1995). Future recovery has led to bald eagles being
<br />proposed for de-listing in 1999 (Fish and Wildlife Service, 1999). No critical habitat has been designated
<br />Enviro~tmenial assessment
<br />GVest Flatiron LF3r~, Tract
<br />_3unniscn County; C;btorado
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