Endangered Species Recovery Program

Endangered Species Profiles

Species Featured in Recovery Plan for San Joaquin Valley Arid Upland and Riparian Communities

Listed Plants California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus) Palmate-bracted bird's-beak (Cordylanthus palmatus) Kern mallow (Eremalche kernensis) Hoover's woolly-star (Eriastrum hooveri) San Joaquin woolly-threads (Lembertia congdonii) Bakersfield Cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei)

Listed Animals giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila ) riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia) Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

Plant Candidate Species and Species of Concern lesser saltscale (Atriplex minuscula) Bakersfield smallscale (Atriplex tularensis) Lost Hills saltbush (Atriplex vallicola) Vasek's clarkia (Clarkia tembloriensis ssp. calientensis) Temblor Buckwheat (Eriogonum temblorense) Tejon poppy (Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis) diamond-petaled California poppy (Eschscholzia rhombipetala) Munz's tidy-tips (Layia munzii) Comanche Point layia (Layia leucopappa) Jared's peppergrass (Lepidium jaredii) Merced monardella (Monardella leucocephala) Merced phacelia (Phacelia ciliata var. opaca) oil neststraw (Stylocline citroleum)

Animal Candidate Species and Species of Concern Ciervo aegialian scarab beetle (Aegialia concinna) San Joaquin dune beetle (Coleus gracilis) Doyen's dune weevil (Trigonoscuta sp.) San Joaquin antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni ) short-nosed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus) Tulare grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus tularensis ) San Joaquin LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei macmillanoura)

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Other Listed and Candidate Species on the Valley Floor

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