The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is raising awareness of endangered species today across the country. The National Wildlife Federation blog has a great post on it (don’t forget to Tweet it!) including a cool challenge to learn one new endangered species for your area. “There are currently 1317 species listed in the U.S.: 746 plants and 571 animals. To find out what endangered species are near you, and how you can help, please visit www.fws.gov/endangered.” There are 73 species listed on the endangered species list just for Arizona! I’ve listed them below from the Southwest Endangered Species page of the FWS. They even break it down by county, they’ve done a great job with their page. Check out their suggestions for how to take action and do something positive for these dwindling species.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Species Group | Listing Status | Species Image | Species Distribution Map |
| Acuna Cactus | Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis | Flowering Plants | C |  |
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| Apache trout | Oncorhynchus apache | Fishes | T |  |
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| Arizona Cliff-rose | Purshia (=Cowania) subintegra | Flowering Plants | E |  subintegra&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/Q20Z.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Arizona hedgehog cactus | Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Birds | DM |  |
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| beautiful shiner | Cyprinella formosa | Fishes | T |  |
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| black-footed ferret | Mustela nigripes | Mammals | E, EXPN |  |
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| bonytail chub | Gila elegans | Fishes | E |  |
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| Brady pincushion cactus | Pediocactus bradyi | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Birds | DM, E |  |
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| California condor | Gymnogyps californianus | Birds | E, EXPN |  |
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| Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses | Spiranthes delitescens | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Chiricahua leopard frog | Rana chiricahuensis | Amphibians | T |  |
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| Cochise pincushion cactus | Coryphantha robbinsorum | Flowering Plants | T |  |
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| Colorado pikeminnow (=squawfish) | Ptychocheilus lucius | Fishes | E, EXPN | &scin=Ptychocheilus lucius&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/E006.jpg){kind=small} |
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| desert pupfish | Cyprinodon macularius | Fishes | E |  |
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| desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Reptiles | SAT, T |  |
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| Fickeisen plains cactus | Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeiseniae | Flowering Plants | C |  |
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| Gierisch mallow | Sphaeralcea gierischii | Flowering Plants | C | No Image |  |
| Gila chub | Gila intermedia | Fishes | E |  |
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| Gila topminnow (incl. Yaqui) | Poeciliopsis occidentalis | Fishes | E | &scin=Poeciliopsis occidentalis&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/E00C.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Gila trout | Oncorhynchus gilae | Fishes | T |  |
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| gray wolf | Canis lupus | Mammals | DR, E, EXPN, T |  |
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| Headwater Chub | Gila nigra | Fishes | C |  |
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| Holmgren milk-vetch | Astragalus holmgreniorum | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Huachuca springsnail | Pyrgulopsis thompsoni | Snails | C |  |
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| Huachuca water-umbel | Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Hualapai Mexican vole | Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis | Mammals | E |  |
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| humpback chub | Gila cypha | Fishes | E |  |
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| jaguar | Panthera onca | Mammals | E |  |
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| Jones Cycladenia | Cycladenia jonesii (=humilis) | Flowering Plants | T | &sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/Q1V7.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Kanab ambersnail | Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis | Snails | E |  |
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| Kearney’s blue-star | Amsonia kearneyana | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Lemmon fleabane | Erigeron lemmonii | Flowering Plants | C |  |
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| lesser long-nosed bat | Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae | Mammals | E |  |
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| Little Colorado spinedace | Lepidomeda vittata | Fishes | T |  |
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| loach minnow | Tiaroga cobitis | Fishes | T |  |
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| masked bobwhite (quail) | Colinus virginianus ridgwayi | Birds | E | &scin=Colinus virginianus ridgwayi&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/B00Z.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Mexican spotted owl | Strix occidentalis lucida | Birds | T |  |
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| Mount Graham red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis | Mammals | E |  |
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| Navajo sedge | Carex specuicola | Flowering Plants | T |  |
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| New Mexican meadow jumping mouse | Zapus hudsonius luteus | Mammals | C | No Image |  |
| New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake | Crotalus willardi obscurus | Reptiles | T |  |
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| Nichol’s Turk’s head cactus | Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| northern aplomado falcon | Falco femoralis septentrionalis | Birds | E |  |
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| Northern Mexican gartersnake | Thamnophis eques megalops | Reptiles | C | No Image |  |
| ocelot | Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis | Mammals | E |  pardalis&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/A084.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Page springsnail | Pyrgulopsis morrisoni | Snails | C |  |
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| Peebles Navajo cactus | Pediocactus peeblesianus peeblesianus | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Pima pineapple cactus | Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| razorback sucker | Xyrauchen texanus | Fishes | E |  |
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| relict leopard Frog | Rana onca | Amphibians | C | No Image |  |
| San Bernardino springsnail | Pyrgulopsis bernardina | Snails | C | No Image |  |
| San Francisco Peaks groundsel | Senecio franciscanus | Flowering Plants | T |  |
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| Sentry milk-vetch | Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax | Flowering Plants | E |  |
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| Siler pincushion cactus | Pediocactus (=Echinocactus,=Utahia) sileri | Flowering Plants | T |  sileri&sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/Q200.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Sonora chub | Gila ditaenia | Fishes | T |  |
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| Sonora tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi | Amphibians | E |  |
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| Sonoran pronghorn | Antilocapra americana sonoriensis | Mammals | E |  |
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| Sonoyta mud turtle | Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale | Reptiles | C |  |
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| southwestern willow flycatcher | Empidonax traillii extimus | Birds | E |  |
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| spikedace | Meda fulgida | Fishes | T |  |
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| Stephan’s Riffle beetle | Heterelmis stephani | Insects | C |  |
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| Three Forks Springsnail | Pyrgulopsis trivialis | Snails | C |  |
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| Virgin River Chub | Gila seminuda (=robusta) | Fishes | E | &sn=http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/images/E02A.jpg){kind=small} |
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| Welsh’s milkweed | Asclepias welshii | Flowering Plants | T |  |
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| woundfin | Plagopterus argentissimus | Fishes | E, EXPN |  |
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| Yaqui catfish | Ictalurus pricei | Fishes | T |  |
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| Yaqui chub | Gila purpurea | Fishes | E |  |
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| yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Birds | C |  |
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| Yuma clapper rail | Rallus longirostris yumanensis | Birds | E |  |
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| Zuni bluehead Sucker | Catostomus discobolus yarrowi | Fishes | C |  |
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| Zuni fleabane | Erigeron rhizomatus | Flowering Plants | T |  |
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July 14th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Hi, Tracy! Wow. This is the kind of stuff I work with every day as a biologist. I’m always surprised at how few people know how many threatened and endangered (T&E) species there are in Arizona, let alone where to find the list on the US Fish & Wildlife Service page. Kudos!
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:39 am
Cool, Johnida! If you ever want to do a guest post just let me know, we’d love to have you. :c)
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