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Threatened and Endangered Animals of New Mexico

New Mexico Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com

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The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database (TESS).

Threatened and Endangered Animals of New Mexico

Amphipod, Noel's (Gammarus desperatus)
Bat, lesser long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
Bat, Mexican long-nosed (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Chub, Chihuahua (Gila nigrescens)
Chub, Gila (Gila intermedia)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Falcon, northern aplomado (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
Flycatcher, southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Frog, Chiricahua leopard (Rana chiricahuensis)
Gambusia, Pecos (Gambusia nobilis)
Isopod, Socorro (Thermosphaeroma thermophilus)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Minnow, loach (Tiaroga cobitis)
Minnow, Rio Grande silvery (Hybognathus amarus)
Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida)
Pikeminnow (=squawfish), Colorado except Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Rattlesnake, New Mexican ridge-nosed (Crotalus willardi obscurus)
Shiner, Arkansas River (Notropis girardi)
Shiner, beautiful (Cyprinella formosa)
Shiner, Pecos bluntnose (Notropis simus pecosensis)
Snail, Pecos assiminea (Assiminea pecos)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Springsnail, Alamosa (Tryonia alamosae)
Springsnail, Koster's (Juturnia kosteri)
Springsnail, Roswell (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis)
Springsnail, Socorro (Pyrgulopsis neomexicana)
Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus)
Tern, least (Sterna antillarum)
Topminnow, Gila (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)
Woundfin Gila (Plagopterus argentissimus)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (New Mexico)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed December 24, 2005.

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