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Federal U.S. Status

ESA Endangered Species Act (1973 as amended) US Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Listed
LE	Listed Endangered: imminent jeopardy of extinction.
LT	Listed Threatened: imminent jeopardy of becoming Endangered.
PS	Partial Status: listed Endangered or Threatened, but not in entire range.
XN	Experimental Nonessential population.
PDL	Proposed for delisting.

Proposed for Listing
PE	Proposed Endangered
PT	Proposed Threatened

Candidate (Notice of Review: 1999)
C	Candidate. Species for which USFWS has sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threats to support proposals to list as Endangered or Threatened under ESA. However, proposed rules have not yet been issued because such actions are precluded at present by other listing activity.
SC	Species of Concern. The terms "Species of Concern" or "Species at Risk" should be considered as terms-of-art that describe the entire realm of taxa whose conservation status may be of concern to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, but neither term has official status (currently all former C2 species).
DPS	Distinct Population Segment. A portion of a species' or subspecies' population or range. The DPS is generally described geographically.

Critical Habitat (check with state or regional USFWS office for location details)
Y	Yes: Critical Habitat has been designated.
P	Proposed: Critical Habitat has been proposed.
[\N No Status: Certain populations of this taxon do not have designated status (check with state or regional USFWS office for details about which populations have designated status)].

USFS US Forest Service (1999 Animals, 1999 Plants) US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Region 3
S	Sensitive: those taxa occurring on National Forests in Arizona which are considered sensitive by the Regional Forester.

BLM US Bureau of Land Management (2005 Animals, 2005 Plants) US Department of Interior, BLM, Arizona State Office
S	Sensitive: those taxa occurring on BLM Field Office Lands in Arizona which are considered sensitive by the Arizona State Office.
P	Population: only those populations of Banded Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) that occur north and west of the Colorado River, are considered sensitive by the Arizona State Office.

Tribal Status

NESL Navajo Endangered Species List (2005) Navajo Nation, Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department

The Navajo Endangered Species List contains taxa with status from the entire Navajo Nation which includes parts of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. In this notebook we provide NESL status for only those taxa whose distribution includes part or all of the Arizona portion of the Navajo Nation.

Groups
1	Those species or subspecies that no longer occur on the Navajo Nation.
2	Any species or subspecies which is in danger of being eliminated from all or a significant portion of its range on the Navajo Nation.
3	Any species or subspecies which is likely to become an endangered species, within the foreseeable future, throughout all or a significant portion of its range on the Navajo Nation.
4	Any species or subspecies for which the Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department (NF&WD) does not currently have sufficient information to support their being listed in Group 2 or Group 3 but has reason to consider them. The NF&WD will actively seek information on these species to determine if they warrant inclusion in a different group or removal from the list.

Mexican Status

MEX Mexican Federal Endangered Species List (May 16, 2000) Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-059-ECOL-2000

The Mexican Federal Endangered Species List contains taxa with status from the entire Mexican Republic and waters under its jurisdiction. In this notebook we provide MEX designations for only those taxa occurring in Arizona and also in Mexico.

P	En Peligro de Extinción (Determined Endangered in Mexico): in danger of extinction.
A	Amenazada (Determined Threatened in Mexico): could become endangered if factors causing habitat deterioration or population decline continue.
Pr	Sujeta a Protección Especial (Determined Subject to Special Protection in Mexico): utilization limited due to reduced populations, restricted distribution, or to favor recovery and conservation of the taxon or associated taxa.
E	Probablemente extinta en el medio silvestre (Probably extinct in the wild of Mexico): Anative species whose individuals in the wild have disappeared, based on pertinent documentation and studies that prove it. The only existing individuals of the species are in captivity or outside the Mexican territory.
[ \|= One or more subspecies of this species has status in Mexico, but the HDMS does not track it at the subspecies level (most of these subspecies are endemic to Mexico). Please consult the NORMA Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-059-ECOL-2000 for details.]

State Status

SPROT: Plants - NPL Arizona Native Plant Law (2006) Arizona Department of Agriculture

HS	Highly Safeguarded: no collection allowed.
SR	Salvage Restricted: collection only with permit.
ER	Export Restricted: transport out of State prohibited.
SA	Salvage Assessed: permits required to remove live trees.
HR	Harvest Restricted: permits required to remove plant by-products.

WSCA Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona (in prep) Arizona Game and Fish Department
WSC	Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona. Species whose occurrence in Arizona is or may be in jeopardy, or with known or perceived threats or population declines, as described by the Arizona Game and Fish Department's listing of Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona (WSCA, in prep). Species indicated on printouts as WC are currently the same as those in Threatened Native Wildlife in Arizona (1988).

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