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The Utah Sensitive Species List identifies those species for which "there is credible scientific evidence to substantiate a threat to continued population viability" (DNR, 2005). This includes species on federal lists. Twenty-five species are identified as threatened in the Jordan River Watershed.
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
State Status |
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American White Pelican |
Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos |
SPC |
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Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus |
S-ESA |
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Black Swift |
Cypseloides Niger |
SPC |
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Bobolink |
Dolichonyx Oryzivorus |
SPC |
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Bonneville Cutthroat Trout |
Oncorhynchus Clarki Utah |
CS |
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Burrowing Owl |
Athene Cunicularia |
SPC |
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Columbia Spotted Frog |
Rana Luteiventris |
CS |
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Ferruginous Hawk |
Buteo Regalis |
SPC |
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Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus Savannarum |
SPC |
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Greater Sage-Grouse |
Centrocercus Urophasianus |
SPC |
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June Sucker |
Chasmistes Liorus |
S-ESA |
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Kit Fox |
Vulpes Macrotis |
SPC |
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Least Chub |
Iotichthys Phlegethontis |
CS |
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Lewis’s Woodpecker |
Melanerpes Lewis |
SPC |
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Long-Billed Curlew |
Numenius Americanus |
SPC |
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Lyrate Mountainsnail |
Oreohelix Haydeni |
SPC |
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Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter Gentilis |
CS |
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Short-Eared Owl |
Asio Flammeus |
SPC |
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Smooth Greensnake |
Opheodrys Vernalis |
SPC |
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Spotted Bat |
Euderma Maculatum |
SPC |
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Three-Toed Woodpecker |
Picoides Tridactylus |
SPC |
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Tonsend’s Big-Eared Bat |
Corynorhinus Townsendii |
SPC |
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Western Pearl Shell |
Margaritifera Falcata |
SPC |
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Western Toad |
Bufo Boreas |
SPC |
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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus Americanus |
S-ESA |
State Status Definition
S-ESA - Federally-listed or candidate species under the Endangered Species Act.
SPC - Wildlife species of concern.
CS -Species receiving special management under a Conservation Agreement in order to preclude the need for Federal listing.
For more information:
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/ViewReports/SSL020805.pdf
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/ViewReports/sscounty_20040922.pdf
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