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Townsend’s big-eared bat ( Corynorhinus townsendii).

California leaf-nosed bat ( Choeronycteris mexicana).

Mexican long-tongued bat ( Choeronycteris mexicana).

Salt-marsh wandering shrew ( Sorex vagrans halicoetes).

Santa Catalina shrew ( Sorex ornatus willetti).

Southern California saltmarsh shrew ( Sorex ornatus salicornicus).

Monterey shrew ( Sorex ornatus salarius).

Alameda Island mole ( Scapanus latimanus parvus).

A total of 5 of those species are also federally listed species. There are 67 mammals that are Special Status Species in California. **criteria for fishes are similar except that Federally listed taxa are not defined as SSCs *for the purposes of this discussion, “animal” means fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal

has naturally small populations exhibiting high susceptibility to risk from any factor(s), that if realized, could lead to declines that would qualify it for State threatened or endangered status.

is experiencing, or formerly experienced, serious (noncyclical) population declines or range retractions (not reversed) that, if continued or resumed, could qualify it for State threatened or endangered status.

is listed as Federally-, but not State-, threatened or endangered meets the State definition of threatened or endangered but has not formally been listed.

is extirpated from the State or, in the case of birds, is extirpated in its primary season or breeding role.

Pacific right whale ( Eubalanea sieboldi)Ī Species of Special Concern (SSC) is a species, subspecies, or distinct population of an animal* native to California that currently satisfies one or more of the following (not necessarily mutually exclusive) criteria**:.

Northern elephant seal ( Mirounga angustirostris).

Bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis) – except Nelson bighorn sheep.

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There are a total of 9 Fully Protected mammals in California.

Fisher – west coast DPS ( Pekania pennanti) – SC, SSC proposed federal threatened.

Humboldt Marten ( Martes caurina humboldtensis) – SC, SSC.

North American wolverine ( Gulo gulo luscus) – ST, FP.

Sierra Nevada red fox ( Vulpes vulpes necator).

Santa Rosa Island Fox ( Urocyon littoralis santarosae).

Santa Cruz Island Fox ( Urocyon littoralis santacruzae).

San Miguel Island Fox ( Urocyon littoralis littoralis).

Mohave ground squirrel ( Xerospermophilus mohavensis).

Nelson’s antelope squirrel ( Ammospermophilus nelsoni).

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There are a total of 19 state listed species in California, and 12 of those are also federally listed.

Southern sea otter ( Enhydra lutris nereis) – FT, FP.

Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi) – FT, ST, FP.

Santa Catalina Island Fox ( Urocyon littoralis catalinae) – FT, ST.

San Joaquin kit fox ( Vulpes macrotis mutica) – FE, ST.

Island fox ( Urocyon littoralis) – FE, ST.

Gray wolf ( Canis lupus) – FE, SE (proposed for federal delisting).

Lesser long-nosed bat ( Leptonycteris yerbabuenae).

Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew ( Sorex ornatus relictus) – FE, SSC.

Riparian brush rabbit ( Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) – FE, SE.

Salt-marsh harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys raviventris) – FE, SE, FP.

Riparian woodrat ( Neotoma fuscipes riparia) – FE, SSC.

Amargosa vole ( Microtus californicus scirpensis) – FE, SE.

Pacific pocket mouse ( Perognathus longimembris pacificus) – FE, SSC.

Stephens’ kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys stephensi) – FE, ST.

Fresno kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) – FE, SE.

Tipton kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) – FE, SE.

San Bernardino kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys merriami parvus) – FE, SSC.Giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens) – FE, SE.Morro Bay kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys heermanni morroensis) – FE, SE, FP.Point Arena mountain beaver ( Aplodontia rufa nigra) – FE, SSC.

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There are a total of 20 federally listed mammals in California. Museum of Texas Tech University Occasional Papers 327:1-28. Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 2014. SE = State Endangered ST = State ThreatenedįP = Fully Protected SSC = California Species of Special Concern The “key” is as follows:įE = Federal Endangered FT = Federal Threatened

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However, species with multiple designations will have a “-” after the latin name and a series of letters that describes all of the designations. Species with multiple designations are listed more than once, and will appear in each category that is suitable. The species lists below include all of the mammals in California broken down by protected status.