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Yosemite National Park
Special Status Animal Species

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* Believed to be extirpated from Yosemite National Park

SPECIES

FEDERAL

STATE

Invertebrates

 

 

Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus)

FT

 

Fish

 

 

Hardhead (Mylopharodon conocephalus)

 

CSC

Amphibians

 

 

Mount Lyell salamander (Hydromantes platycephalus)

 

CSC

Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus)

FC

CSC

Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii)*

 

CSC

Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae)

FC

CCE

Reptiles

 

 

Western pond turtle (Emys marmorata)

 

CSC

Birds

 

 

Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

 

CSC,BSSC

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

 

CSC,BSSC

Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)

 

CSC,BSSC

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

 

CFP

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

 

CE, CFP

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

 

CFP

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

 

CSC,BSSC

Great gray owl (Strix nebulosa)

 

CE

California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis)

 

CSC,BSSC

Vaux’s swift (Chaetura vauxi)

 

CSC,BSSC

Black swift (Cyseloides niger)

 

CSC,BSSC

Olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

 

CSC,BSSC

Willow flycatcher (Empidonax trailii)

 

CE

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia)

 

CSC,BSSC

Mammals

 

 

Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli)

 

CSC

Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)

 

CSC

Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

 

CSC

Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)

 

CSC

Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)

 

CSC

Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis)

 

CSC

Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus tahoensis)

 

CSC

Western white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii townsendii)

 

CSC

Sierra Nevada mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa californica)

 

CSC

Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator)

 

CT

California wolverine (Gulo gulo)

FC

CT

Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti)

FC

CSC

American badger (Taxidea taxus)

 

CSC

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis sierrae)

FE

CE, CFP
 
  • Federal Endangered (FE): Any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its national range
  • Federal Threatened (FT): Any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its national range
  • Federal Candidate (FC): Any species for which there is sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act but for which development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities
  • California Endangered (CE): Any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range in the state
  • California Candidate Endangered (CCE): A species that will be considered for possible state endangered listing if sufficient evidence suggests that its status may meet the state listing criteria
  • California Threatened (CT): Any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its state range
  • California Candidate Threatened (CCT): A species that will be considered for possible state threatened listing if sufficient evidence suggests that its status may meet the state listing criteria
  • California Fully Protected (CFP): Species (including federal and state listed) that are rare or face possible extinction for which the State provides additional protection. The State of California regulates the possession and taking of these species  
  • California Species of Special Concern (CSC): Any species that may become vulnerable to extinction on a state level from declining population trends, limited range, and/or continuing threats; could become threatened or endangered
  • California Bird Species of Special Concern (BSSC): Any bird species currently at-risk that may warrant listing under the California Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered if remedial actions are not taken

Factoid: 1,000 federally-listed T&E species live in more than 200 of the approximately 400 NPS units.

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The Merced River flowing serenely through Yosemite Valley

Did You Know?
Congress designated the Merced River as Wild and Scenic in 1987. The National Park Service manages 81 miles of the Merced River, encompassing both the main stem and the South Fork in Yosemite National Park and the El Portal Administrative Site.
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Last Updated: July 26, 2011 at 15:31 MST