The species lists below include all of the Federal listed wildlife and plants in California broken down by protected status. Species with multiple designations will have a “-” after the latin name and a series of letters that describes all of the designations. The “key” is as follows:

FE = Federal Endangered FT = Federal Threatened

SE = State Endangered ST = State Threatened

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Federal Listed Species

Invertebrates

Federal Endangered (28 species)

Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana)
White abalone (Haliotis sorenseni)
Black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)
Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni)
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio)
Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna)
San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis)
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi)
Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) – FE, SE
California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) – FE, SE
Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis)
Mount Hermon June beetle (Polyphylla barbata)
Casey’s June beetle (Dinacoma caseyi)
Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone)
Mission blue butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis)
Lotis blue butterfly (Plebejus anna lotis)
Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis)
Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni)
Smith’s blue butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi)
San Bruno elfin butterfly (Callophrys mossii bayensis)
Lange’s metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo langei)
Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) (=E. e. wrighti)
Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus)
Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae)
Callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria callippe callippe)
Behren’s silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene behrensii)
Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene myrtleae)
Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis)

Federal Threatened (6 species)

Vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi)
Delta green ground beetle (Elaphrus viridis)
Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus)
Kern primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus euterpe)
Bay checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis)
Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta)

Fishes

Federal Endangered (14 species)

Mohave tui chub (Siphateles bicolor mohavensis) – FE, SE, FP
Owens tui chub (Siphateles bicolor snyderi) – FE, SE
Bonytail (Gila elegans) – FE, SE
Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) – FE, SE, FP
Shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) – FE, SE, FP
Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) – FE, SE, FP
Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) – FE, SE, FP
Coho salmon – south of Punta Gorda (Oncorhynchus kisutch) – FE, SE
Steelhead – southern California DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Chinook salmon – winter-run (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) – FE, SE
Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) – FE, SE
Owens pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus) – FE, SE, FP
Unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni) – FE, SE, FP
Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) – FE, SSC

Federal Threatened (11 species, 4 DPS, and 1 ESU)

Green sturgeon – southern DPS (Acipenser medirostris) – FT, SSC
Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae)
Delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) – FT, SE
Pacific eulachon – southern DPS (Thaleichthys pacificus)
Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi)
Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris)
Coho salmon – Punta Gorda to the N. border of California (Oncorhynchus kisutch) – FT, ST
Steelhead – south central California coast DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Steelhead – central California coast DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Steelhead – California Central Valley DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Steelhead – northern California DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Little Kern golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei)
Chinook salmon – California coastal ESU (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Chinook salmon – spring-run (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) – FT, ST
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) – FT, SE

Amphibians

Federal Endangered (6 species, 2 DPSs)

California tiger salamander – Santa Barbara and Sonoma County DPSs (Ambystoma californiense) – FE, FT, ST
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) – FE, SE, FP
Desert slender salamander (Batrachoseps major aridus) – FE, SE
Arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) – FE, SSC
Mountain yellow-legged frog – southern California DPS (Rana muscosa) – FE, SE
Mountain yellow-legged frog – northern California DPS (Rana muscosa) – FE, SE
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) – FE, ST

Federal Threatened (4 species)

California tiger salamander – central California DPS (Ambystoma californiense) – FE, FT, ST
Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) – FT, SSC
California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) – FT, SSC
Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) – FT, SSC

Reptiles

Federal Endangered (4 species)

Loggerhead sea turtle – North Pacific DPS (Caretta caretta)
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus) – FE, SE, FP
San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) – FE, SE, FP

Federal Threatened (6 species)

Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) – FT, ST
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Olive (=Pacific) ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata) – FT, SE
Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) – FT, ST
Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) – FT, ST

Birds

Federal Endangered (9 species)

Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) – FE, SSC
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) – FE, SE
California Ridgway’s rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) – FE, SE, FP
Light-footed Ridgway’s rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) – FE, SE, FP
Yuma Ridgway’s rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) – FE, ST, FP
California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) – FE, SE, FP
Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) – FE, SE
San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) – FE, SSC
Least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) – FE, SE

Federal Threatened (7 species)

Western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) – FT, SSC
Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) – FT, SE
Western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) – FT, SE
Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) – FT, ST
Coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) – FT, SSC
Inyo California towhee (Melozone crissalis eremophilus) – FT, SE [proposed for federal Delisting]
San Clemente sage sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli clementeae) – FT, SSC

Mammmals

Federal Endangered (17 species)

Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) – FE, SSC
Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) – FE, SE, FP
Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) – FE, SE
San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) – FE, SSC
Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) – FE, SE
Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) – FE, SE
Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) – FE, ST
Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) – FE, SSC
Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) – FE, SE
Riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia) – FE, SSC
Salt-marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) – FE, SE, FP
Riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) – FE, SE
Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) – FE, SSC
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) – FE, SE (proposed for federal delisting)
Island fox (Urocyon littoralis) – FE, ST
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) – FE, ST

Federal Threatened (3 species)

Santa Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) – FT, ST
Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi) – FT, ST, FP
Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) – FT, FP

Plants

Federal Endangered (136 species)

San Mateo thorn‐mint (Acanthomintha duttonii) – FE, SE
Cushenbury oxytheca (Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana)
Munz’s onion (Allium munzii) – FE, ST
Sonoma alopecurus (Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis)
San Diego ambrosia (Ambrosia pumila)
large-flowered fiddleneck (Amsinckia grandiflora) – FE, SE
Mcdonald’s rockcress (Arabis mcdonaldiana) – FE, SE
Santa Rosa Island manzanita (Arctostaphylos confertiflora)
Franciscan manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana)
Del Mar manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia)
Presidio manzanita (Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii) – FE, SE
marsh sandwort (Arenaria paludicola) – FE, SE
Cushenbury milk-vetch (Astragalus albens)
Braunton’s milk-vetch (Astragalus brauntonii)
Clara Hunt’s milk-vetch (Astragalus claranus) – FE, ST
Lane Mountain milk-vetch (Astragalus jaegerianus)
Coachella Valley milk-vetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae)
Ventura Marsh milk-vetch (Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus) – FE, SE
coastal dunes milk-vetch (Astragalus tener var. titi) – FE, SE
triple-ribbed milk-vetch (Astragalus tricarinatus)
San Jacinto Valley crownscale (Atriplex coronata var. notatior)
Nevin’s barberry (Berberis nevinii) – FE, SE
island barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis) – FE, SE
Sonoma sunshine (Blennosperma bakeri) – FE, SE
Hoffmann’s rockcress (Boechera hoffmannii)
Stebbins’ morning-glory (Calystegia stebbinsii) – FE, SE
white sedge (Carex albida) – FE, SE
Tiburon paintbrush (Castilleja affinis var. neglecta) – FE, ST
soft-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja mollis)
California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus) – FE, SE
Coyote ceanothus (Ceanothus ferrisiae)
Pine Hill ceanothus (Ceanothus roderickii) – FE, SR
Catalina Island mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus traskiae) – FE, SE
salt marsh bird’s-beak (Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum) – FE, SE
soft salty bird’s-beak (Chloropyron maritimum ssp. molle) – FE, SR
palmate salty bird’s-beak (Chloropyron palmatum) – FE, SE
Howell’s spineflower (Chorizanthe howellii) – FE, ST
Orcutt’s spineflower (Chorizanthe orcuttiana) – FE, SE
Ben Lomond spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)
Scotts Valley spineflower (Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii)
robust spineflower (robust spineflower)
Sonoma spineflower (Chorizanthe valida) – FE, SE
Crystal Springs fountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale) – FE, SE
San Luis Obispo fountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense) – FE, SE
Suisun thistle (Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum)
La Graciosa thistle (Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis) – FE, ST
Presidio clarkia (Presidio clarkia) – FE, SE
Vine Hill clarkia (Clarkia imbricata) – FE, SE
Pismo clarkia (Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata) – FE, SR
Pennell’s bird’s-beak (Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris) – FE, SR
Gaviota tarplant (Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa) – FE, SE
Baker’s larkspur (Delphinium bakeri) – FE, SE
golden larkspur (Delphinium luteum) – FE, SR
San Clemente Island larkspur (Delphinium variegatum ssp. kinkiense) – FE, SE
Vandenberg monkeyflower (Diplacus vandenbergensis)
slender-horned spineflower (Dodecahema leptoceras) – FE, SE
Santa Clara Valley dudleya (Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii)
Santa Barbara Island dudleya (Dudleya traskiae) – FE, SE
Kern mallow (Eremalche kernensis)
Santa Ana River woollystar (Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum) – FE, SE
Indian Knowb mountainbalm (Eriodictyon altissimum) – FE, SE
Lompoc yerba santa (Eriodictyon capitatum) – FE, SR
lone buckwheat (Eriogonum apricum var. apricum) – FE, SE
Irish Hill buckwheat (Eriogonum apricum var. prostratum) – FE, SE
Cushenbury buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum)
San Mateo woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum latilobum) – FE, SE
San Diego button-celery (Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii) – FE, SE
Loch Lonond button-celery (Eryngium constancei) – FE, SE
Contra Costa wallflower (Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum) – FE, SE
Menzies’ wallflower (Erysimum menziesii) – FE, SE
Santa Cruz wallflower (Erysimum teretifolium) – FE, SE
Pine Hill flannelbush (Fremontodendron decumbens) – FE, SR
Mexican flannelbush (Fremontodendron mexicanum) – FE, SR
Gentner’s fritillary (Fritillaria gentneri)
box bedstraw (Galium buxifolium) – FE, SR
El Dorado bedstraw (Galium californicum ssp. sierrae) – FE, SR
Monterey gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria) – FE, ST
Hoffmann’s slender-flowered gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii)
Burke’s goldfields (Lasthenia burkei) – FE, SE
Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens)
beach layia (Layia carnosa) – FE, SE
San Francisco lessingia (Lessingia germanorum) – FE, SE
western lily (Lilium occidentale) – FE, SE
Pitkin Marsh lily (Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense) – FE, SE
Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica) – FE, SE
Sebastopol meadowfoam (Limnanthes vinculans) – FE, SE
San Clemente Island woodland star (Lithophragma maximum) – FE, SE
Nipomo Mesa lupine (Lupinus nipomensis) – FE, SE
Tidestrom’s lupine (Lupinus tidestromii) – FE, SE
San Clemente Island bush-mallow (Malacothamnus clementinus) – FE, SE
Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus) – FE, SE
Santa Cruz Island malacothrix (Malacothrix indecora)
island malacothrix (Malacothrix squalida)
willowy monardella (Monardella viminea) – FE, SE
San Joaquin woollythreads (Monolopia congdonii)
Gambel’s water cress (Nasturtium gambelii) – FE, ST
few-flowered navarretia (Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora) – FE, ST
many-flowered navarretia (Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha) – FE, SE
Amargosa nitrophila (Amargosa nitrophila) – FE, SE
Kneeland Prairie pennycress (Noccaea fendleri ssp. californica)
Eureka Dunes evening-primrose (Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis) – FE, SR
Antioch Dunes evening-primrose (Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii) – FE, SE
Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei) – FE, SE
California Orcutt grass (Orcuttia californica) – FE, SE
hairy Orcutt grass (Orcuttia pilosa) – FE, SE
Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida) – FE, SE
white-rayed pentachaeta (Pentachaeta bellidiflora) – FE, SE
Lyon’s pentachaeta (Pentachaeta lyonii) – FE, SE
northern Channel Islands phacelia (Phacelia insularis var. insularis)
Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta) – FE, SE
San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod (Physaria kingii ssp. bernardina)
Yadon’s rein orchid (Piperia yadonii)
Calistoga popcornflower (Plagiobothrys strictus) – FE, ST
San Bernardino blue grass (Poa atropurpurea)
Napa blue grass (Poa napensis) – FE, SE
San Diego mesa mint (Pogogyne abramsii) – FE, SE
Otay Mesa mint (Pogogyne nudiuscula) – FE, SE
Scotts Valley polygonum (Polygonum hickmanii) – FE, SE
Hickman’s cinquefoil (Potentilla hickmanii) – FE, SE
Harweg’s golden sunburst (Pseudobahia bahiifolia) – FE, SE
Lake County stonecrop (Sedella leiocarpa) – FE, SE
Santa Cruz Island winged-rockcress (Sibara filifolia)
Keck’s checkerbloom (Sidalcea keckii)
Kenwood Marsh checkerbloom (Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida) – FE, SE
bird-foot checkerbloom (Sidalcea pedata) – FE, SE
Metcalf Canyon jewelflower (Streptanthus albidus ssp. albidus)
Tiburon jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. niger) – FE, SE
California seablite (Suaeda californica)
Eureka Valley dune grass (Swallenia alexandrae) – FE, SR
California dandelion (Taraxacum californicum)
slender-petaled thelypodium (Thelypodium stenopetalum) – FE, SE
Santa Cruz Island fringepod (Thysanocarpus conchuliferus)
showy rancheria clover (Trifolium amoenum)
Monterey clover (Trifolium trichocalyx) – FE, SE
Greene’s tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) – FE, SR
Crampton’s tuctoria or Solano grass (Tuctoria mucronata) – FE, SE

Federal Threatened (52 species)

San Diego thorn‐mint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia) – FT, SE
San Clemente Island lotus (Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae) – FT, SE
Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis)
lone manzanita (Arctostaphylos myrtifolia)
pallid manzanita (Arctostaphylos pacifica) – FT, SE
Fish Slough milk-vetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis)
Peirson’s milk-vetch (Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii) – FT, SE
Encinitas baccharis (Baccharis vanessae) – FT, SE
thread-leaved brodiaea (Brodiaea filifolia) – FT, SE
Chinese Camp brodiaea (Brodiaea pallida) – FT, SE
Tiburon mariposa-lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) – FT, ST
Mariposa pussypaws (Calyptridium pulchellum)
San Benito evening-primrose (Camissonia benitensis)
succulent owl’s-clover (Castilleja campestris var. succulenta) – FT, SE
ash-gray paintbrush (Castilleja cinerea)
San Clemente Island paintbrush (Castilleja grisea) – FT, SE
Vail Lake ceanothus (Ceanothus ophiochilus) – FT, SE
Hoover’s spurge (Chamaesyce hooveri)
Santa Lucia purple amole (Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum)
Camatta Canyon amole (Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum) – FT, SR
Monterey spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens)
Springville clarkia (Clarkia springvillensis) – FT, SE
Otay tarplant (Deinandra conjugens) – FT, SE
Agoura Hills dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. agourensis)
marcescent dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens) – FT, SR
Santa Monica dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia)
Santa Cruz Island dudleya (Dudleya nesiotica) – FT, SR
Conejo dudleya (Dudleya parva)
Laguna Beach dudleya (Dudleya stolonifera) – FT, ST
Verity’s dudleya (Dudleya verityi)
Ash Meadows daisy (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata)
Big Bear Valley sandwort (Eremogone ursina)
Parish’s daisy (Erigeron parishii)
southern mountain buckwheat (Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum)
Ash Meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxinipratensis)
island rush-rose (Helianthemum greenei)
Santa Cruz cypress (Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana) – FT, SE
Butano Ridge cypress (Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis) – FT, SE
Gowen cypress (Hesperocyparis goveniana)
Marin western flax (Hesperolinon congestum) – FT, ST
Santa Cruz tarplant (Holocarpha macradenia) – FT, SE
water howellia (Howellia aquatilis)
Webber’s iversia (Ivesia webberi)
spreading navarretia (Navarretia fossalis)
Colusa grass (Neostapfia colusana) – FT, SE
San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass (Orcuttia inaequalis) – FT, SE
slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) – FT, SE
Layne’s ragwort (Packera layneae) – FT, SR
San Joaquin adobe sunburst (Pseudobahia peirsonii) – FT, SE
Hidden Lake bluecurls (Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum)
Red Hills vervain (Verbena californica) – FT, ST
big-leaved crownbeard (Verbesina dissita) – FT, ST