Special Status Animals in California's Central Coast Region
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Animals designated as Endangered or Threatened
| Group | Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal Status | State Status | Counties | Recovery Plan Name | Recovery Plan Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibians | Arroyo toad | Anaxyrus californicus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Barbara | Arroyo Southwestern Toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus) Recovery Plan | Final |
| Amphibians | California red-legged frog | Rana draytonii | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for the California Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora draytonii) | Final |
| Amphibians | California tiger Salamander | Ambystoma californiense | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Amphibians | California tiger Salamander, Sanoma | Ambystoma californiense | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |||
| Amphibians | Santa Cruz long-toed salamander | Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Cruz | Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander | Draft Revision 2 |
| Birds | American peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus anatum | Delisted | Delisted | San Benito, Sata Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Birds | bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Endangered | Delisted | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis, Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
| Birds | bank swallow | Riparia riparia | Threatened | None | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Birds | Belding's savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi | Endangered | None | Santa Barbara | ||
| Birds | California black rail | Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus | Threatened | None | San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Birds | California brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis californicus | Delisted | Delisted | Monterey, Santa Barbara | ||
| Birds | California clapper rail | Rallus longirostris obsoletus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California | Final |
| Birds | California condor | Gymnogyps californianus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | California Condor Recovery Plan, Third Revision | Final Revision 3 |
| Birds | California least tern | Sterna antillarum browni | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara | Revised California Least Tern Recovery Plan | Final Revision 1 |
| Birds | Least Bell's vireo | Vireo bellii pusillus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara | Draft Recovery Plan for the Least Bell's Vireo | Draft |
| Birds | Light-footed clapper rail | Rallus longirostris levipes | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Light-footed Clapper Rail Recovery Plan - Revised | Final Revision 1 |
| Birds | Marbled murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for the Threatened Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Washington, Oregon, and California | Final |
| Birds | Southwestern willow flycatcher | Empidonax traillii extimus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Final Recovery Plan for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Final |
| Birds | Swainson's hawk | Buteo swainsoni | Threatened | None | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara | ||
| Birds | Western snowy plover | Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Final Recovery Plan for the Western Snowy Plover | Final |
| Birds | western yellow-billed cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus occidentalis | Endangered | Proposed Threatened | San Benito, San Luis Obispo | ||
| Birds | Xantus's Murrelet | Synthliboramphus hypoleucus | Threatened | Candidate | Santa Barbara | ||
| Crustaceans | Conservancy fairy shrimp | Branchinecta conservatio | Endangered | Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon | Final | |
| Crustaceans | Longhorn fairy shrimp | Branchinecta longiantenna | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon | Final |
| Crustaceans | Vernal pool fairy shrimp | Branchinecta lynchi | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon | Final |
| Crustaceans | Vernal pool tadpole shrimp | Lepidurus packardi | Endangered | Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon | Final | |
| Fish | coho salmon - central California coast ESU | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | ||
| Fish | eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | None | Threatened | Santa Cruz | ||
| Fish | longfin smelt | Spirinchus thaleichthys | Threatened | Candidate | Monterey, Santa Clara | ||
| Fish | southern steelhead - southern California DPS | Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus | None | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
| Fish | steelhead - central California coast DPS | Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus | None | Threatened | Santa Cruz | ||
| Fish | steelhead - south/central California coast DPS | Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus | None | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Fishes | Tidewater goby | Eucyclogobius newberryi | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for the Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) | Final |
| Fishes | Unarmored threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Unarmored Threespine Stickleback Recovery Plan, Revised | Final Revision 1 |
| Insects | Bay checkerspot butterfly | Euphydryas editha bayensis | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
| Insects | El Segundo blue butterfly | Euphilotes battoides allyni | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) | Final | |
| Insects | Kern primrose sphinx moth | Euproserpinus euterpe | Threatened | Threatened | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Kern Primrose Sphinx Moth Recovery Plan | Final |
| Insects | Mount Hermon June beetle | Polyphylla barbata | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
| Insects | Ohlone tiger beetle | Cicindela ohlone | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
| Insects | Smith's blue butterfly | Euphilotes enoptes smithi | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | Smith's Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final |
| Insects | Valley elderberry longhorn beetle | Desmocerus californicus dimorphus | Threatened | San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara | Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Recovery Plan | Final | |
| Insects | Zayante band-winged grasshopper | Trimerotropis infantilis | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
| Mammals | Buena Vista Lake ornate Shrew | Sorex ornatus relictus | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final | |
| Mammals | Giant kangaroo rat | Dipodomys ingens | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
| Mammals | Morro Bay kangaroo rat | Dipodomys heermanni morroensis | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Morro Bay Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) | Draft Revision 1 |
| Mammals | Nelson's antelope squirrel | Ammospermophilus nelsoni | Threatened | None | San Benito, San Luis Obispo | ||
| Mammals | Salt marsh harvest mouse | Reithrodontomys raviventris | Endangered | Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California | Final | |
| Mammals | salt-marsh harvest mouse | Reithrodontomys raviventris | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara | ||
| Mammals | San Joaquin kit fox | Vulpes macrotis mutica | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
| Mammals | San Miguel Island Fox | Urocyon littoralis littoralis | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Draft Recovery Plan for Four Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) | Draft |
| Mammals | Santa Cruz Island Fox | Urocyon littoralis santacruzae | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Draft Recovery Plan for Four Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) | Draft |
| Mammals | Santa Rosa Island Fox | Urocyon littoralis santarosae | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Draft Recovery Plan for Four Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) | Draft |
| Mammals | Southern sea otter | Enhydra lutris nereis | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) | Final Revision 1 | |
| Mammals | Tipton kangaroo rat | Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
| Mammals | Townsend's big-eared bat | Corynorhinus townsendii | Candidate Threatened | None | San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Mollusks | black abalone | Haliotis cracherodii | None | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
| Monocots | Camatta Canyon amole | Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum | Rare | Threatened | San Luis Obispo | ||
| Monocots | Santa Lucia purple amole | Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum | None | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | ||
| Monocots | Yadon's rein orchid | Piperia yadonii | None | Endangered | Monterey | ||
| Reptiles | Alameda whipsnake | Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus | Threatened | Threatened | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Draft Recovery Plan for Chaparral and Scrub Community Species East of San Francisco Bay, California | Draft |
| Reptiles | Blunt-nosed leopard lizard | Gambelia silus | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
| Reptiles | Giant garter snake | Thamnophis gigas | Threatened | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo | Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) | Draft | |
| Reptiles | Green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Green Turtle | Final Revision 1 | |
| Reptiles | Island night lizard | Xantusia riversiana | Threatened | Threatened | Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for the Endangered and Threatened Species of the California Channel Islands | Final |
| Reptiles | Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Leatherback Turtles in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico | Final Revision 1 | |
| Reptiles | Olive ridley sea turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Olive Ridley Turtle | Final Revision 1 | |
| Reptiles | San Francisco garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for the San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) | Final |
| Snails | Morro shoulderband snail | Helminthoglypta walkeriana | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four Plants from San Luis Obispo County | Final |
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