SFPUC 2001 Alameda Watershed Management Plan

IX. APPENDICESB. SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES TABLESTABLE IX.B-2 (Continued)SPECIAL-STATUS ANIMAL SPECIESPOTENTIALLY OCCURRING IN THE ALAMEDA WATERSHED VICINITYCommon nameScientific nameListingStatusUSFWS/CDFGHabitatRequirementsPotential toOccur Withinthe WatershedPeriod ofIdentificationMammals (cont.)Townsend’s big-eared batPlecotus townsendiiFSC/CSCRoosts in caves, old buildings andunder bark; forages in open lowlandareas and forms large maternitycolonies in spring.ModeratePotentialFebruary-AugustAmerican badgerTaxidea taxus--/* Open grasslands with loose, friablesoilsModeratePotentialYear-roundSan Joaquin kit foxVulpes macrotis muticaFE/CTAnnual grasslands or grassy openstages with scattered shrubbyvegetation; need loose-textured sandysoils for burrowing.ModeratePotentialFebruary-OctoberMountain LionFelis spp.FishSteelhead troutOncoryhnchus mykiss_________________________--/4800 Rural grasslands and woodlands High Year-roundFT/-- Freshwater streams Low Potential Year-roundU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)FE = Listed as Endangered (in danger of extinction) by the federal government.FT = Listed as Threatened (likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future) by the federal government.FPE = Proposed for Listing as EndangeredFPT = Proposed for Listing as ThreatenedFC = Candidate to become a proposed species.FSC = Federal Species of Concern. May be endangered or threatened, but not enough biological information has been gatheredto support listing at this time.FC3c = Species removed from listingBPA = Federal Bald Eagle Protection ActCalifornia Department of Fish and Game, (CDFG)CE = Listed as Endangered by the State of CaliforniaCT = Listed as Threatened by the State of CaliforniaCR = Listed as Rare by the State of California (plants only)CSC = California Species of Special Concern* = Special Animals3503.5 =Protection for nesting species of Falconiformes (hawks) and Strigiformes (owls)3511 = A fully protected species as defined by the CDFG4800 = Mountain lion protectionHigh Potential = Species expected to occur and meets all habitats as defined in listModerate Potential = Habitat only marginally suitable or suitable but not within species geographic rangeLow Potential = Habitat does not meet species requirements as currently understood in the scientific communitya Federal delisting is currently proposed, pending publication in the Federal Register.SOURCE: Environmental Science Associates, 1994; EDAW, Inc., 1998; CDFG, 1998NOP 96.223E: Alameda Watershed Management Plan IX.B-9 ESA / 930385January 2001