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Threatened and Endangered Animals of Arizona

Arizona Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

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Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida).

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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).

Ambersnail, Kanab (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis)
Bat, lesser long-nosed (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae)
Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Bobwhite, masked (quail) (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)
Catfish, Yaqui (Ictalurus pricei)
Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans)
Chub, Gila (Gila intermedia)
Chub, humpback (Gila cypha)
Chub, Sonora (Gila ditaenia)
Chub, Virgin River (Gila seminuda (=robusta))
Chub, Yaqui (Gila purpurea)
Condor, California (Gymnogyps californianus)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Falcon, northern aplomado (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
Ferret, black-footed (Mustela nigripes)
Flycatcher, southwestern willow (Empidonax traillii extimus)
Frog, Chiricahua leopard (Rana chiricahuensis)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Jaguarundi, Sinaloan (Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi tolteca)
Minnow, loach (Tiaroga cobitis)
Ocelot (Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis)
Owl, Mexican spotted (Strix occidentalis lucida)
Pronghorn, Sonoran (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis)
Pupfish, desert (Cyprinodon macularius)
Rail, Yuma clapper (Rallus longirostris yumanensis)
Rattlesnake, New Mexican ridge-nosed (Crotalus willardi obscurus)
Salamander, Sonora tiger (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi)
Shiner, beautiful (Cyprinella formosa)
Spikedace (Meda fulgida)
Spinedace, Little Colorado (Lepidomeda vittata)
Squirrel, Mount Graham red (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)
Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus)
Topminnow, Gila (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Trout, Apache (Oncorhynchus apache)
Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Vole, Hualapai Mexican (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis)
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (Arizona)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed April 29, 2008.

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