Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Species of Concern
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"Include fish and wildlife species that the Department will review for possible listing as State Endangered, Threatened, or Sensitive. A species will be considered for designation as a State Candidate if sufficient evidence suggests that its status may meet the listing criteria defined for State Endangered, Threatened, or Sensitive."
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    Current through June 1, 2009

    COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ANIMAL TYPE FEDERAL
    STATUS
    Cascade torrent salamander Rhyacotriton cascadae Amphibian none
    Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris Amphibian none
    Dunn's salamander Plethodon dunni Amphibian none
    Rocky Mountain tailed frog Ascaphus montanus Amphibian FCo
    Van Dyke's salamander Plethodon vandykei Amphibian FCo
    Western toad Bufo boreas Amphibian FCo
    Giant Palouse earthworm Driloleirus americanus Annelid none
    Leschi's millipede Leschius mcallisteri Arthropod none
    Black-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus Bird none
    Brandt's cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Bird none
    Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia Bird FCo
    Cassin's auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Bird FCo
    Common murre Uria aalge Bird none
    Flammulated owl Otus flammeolus Bird none
    Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bird none
    Lewis' woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Bird none
    Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Bird FCo
    Merlin Falco columbarius Bird none
    Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Bird FCo
    Oregon vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus affinis Bird FCo
    Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Bird none
    Purple martin Progne subis Bird none
    Sage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Bird none
    Sage sparrow Amphispiza belli Bird none
    Short-tailed albatross Diomedea albatrus Bird FE
    Slender-billed white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis aculeata Bird FCo
    Tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata Bird FCo
    Vaux's swift Chaetura vauxi Bird none
    Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Bird none
    White-headed woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus Bird none
    Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Bird FC
    Chinquapin hairstreak Habrodais grunus herri Butterfly/Moth none
    Great arctic Oeneis nevadensis gigas Butterfly/Moth none
    Island marble Euchloe ausonides insulanus Butterfly/Moth FCo
    Johnson's hairstreak Mitoura johnsoni Butterfly/Moth none
    Juniper hairstreak Mitoura grynea barryi Butterfly/Moth none
    Makah (Queen Charlotte) Copper Lycaena mariposa charlottensis Butterfly/Moth FCo
    Puget blue Plebejus icarioides blackmorei Butterfly/Moth none
    Sand-verbena moth Copablepharon fuscum Butterfly/Moth none
    Shepard's parnassian Parnassius clodius shepardi Butterfly/Moth none
    Silver-bordered fritillary Boloria selene atrocostalis Butterfly/Moth none
    Valley silverspot Speyeria zerene bremnerii Butterfly/Moth FCo
    Yuma skipper Ochlodes yuma Butterfly/Moth none
    Black rockfish Sebastes melanops Fish none
    Bocaccio rockfish Sebastes paucispinis Fish none
    Brown rockfish Sebastes auriculatus Fish FCo
    Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Fish FT
    Canary rockfish Sebastes pinniger Fish none
    China rockfish Sebastes nebulosus Fish none
    Chinook salmon (Upper Columbia Sp) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fish FE
    Chinook salmon (Snake R. Sp/Su) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fish FT
    Chinook salmon (Puget Sound) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fish FT
    Chinook salmon (Snake R. Fall) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fish FT
    Chinook salmon (Lower Columbia) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fish FT
    Chum salmon (Lower Columbia) Oncorhynchus keta Fish FT
    Chum salmon (Hood Canal Su) Oncorhynchus keta Fish FT
    Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus Fish FCo
    Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Fish none
    Greenstriped rockfish Sebastes elongatus Fish none
    Lake chub Couesius plumbeus Fish none
    Leopard dace Rhinichthys falcatus Fish none
    Mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus Fish none
    Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Fish FCo
    Pacific hake Merluccius productus Fish FCo
    Pacific herring Clupea pallasi Fish FCo
    Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger Fish FCo
    Redstripe rockfish Sebastes proriger Fish none
    River lamprey Lampetra ayresi Fish FCo
    Sockeye salmon (Snake R.) Oncorhynchus nerka Fish FE
    Sockeye salmon (Ozette Lake) Onchorhynchus nerka Fish FT
    Steelhead (Upper Columbia) Oncorhynchus mykiss Fish FT
    Steelhead (Snake River) Oncorhynchus mykiss Fish FT
    Steelhead (Middle Columbia) Oncorhynchus mykiss Fish FT
    Steelhead (Lower Columbia) Oncorhynchus mykiss Fish FT
    Tiger rockfish Sebastes nigrocinctus Fish none
    Umatilla dace Rhinichthys umatilla Fish none
    Walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma Fish FCo
    Widow rockfish Sebastes entomelas Fish none
    Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus Fish none
    Yelloweye rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus Fish none
    Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus Mammal none
    Gray-tailed vole Microtus canicaudus Mammal none
    Keen's myotis Myotis keenii Mammal none
    Merriam's shrew Sorex merriami Mammal none
    Olympic marmot Marmota olympus Mammal none
    Pacific harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena Mammal none
    Preble's shrew Sorex preblei Mammal FCo
    Townsend's ground squirrel Spermophilus townsendii Mammal FCo
    Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii Mammal FCo
    Washington ground squirrel Spermophilus washingtoni Mammal FC
    White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii Mammal none
    Wolverine Gulo gulo Mammal FCo
    Blue-gray taildropper Prophysaon coeruleum Mollusk none
    California floater Anodonta californiensis Mollusk FCo
    Columbia oregonian Cryptomastix hendersoni Mollusk none
    Columbia pebblesnail Fluminicola columbiana Mollusk FCo
    Dalles sideband (snail) Monadenia fidelis Mollusk none
    Giant Columbia River limpet Fisherola nuttalli Mollusk none
    Newcomb's littorine snail Algamorda subrotundata Mollusk FCo
    Northern abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Mollusk FCo
    Olympia oyster Ostrea conchaphila Mollusk none
    Poplar oregonian Cryptomastix populi Mollusk none
    Beller's ground beetle Agonum belleri Other Insect FCo
    Columbia clubtail (dragonfly) Gomphus lynnae Other Insect FCo
    Columbia River tiger beetle Cicindela columbica Other Insect none
    Hatch's click beetle Eanus hatchi Other Insect FCo
    Long-horned leaf beetle Donacia idola Other Insect none
    Mann's mollusk-eating ground beetle Scaphinotus manni Other Insect none
    Pacific clubtail Gomphus kurilis Other Insect none
    California mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata Reptile none
    Sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus Reptile FCo
    Sharptail snake Contia tenuis Reptile FCo
    Striped whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus Reptile none


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