Some older editions are also maintained on-line for archival purposes and for comparison with current information. Contact our Data Manager for the most current printed copy of any list, or for the current status of any species. Lists not shown as links are available only in printed form; otherwise, click for the current on-line version. Column and symbol definitions are linked to the headings of each data column. Searchable North American species lists and range-wide data for most North American taxa are now available on-line from the NatureServe Explorer web site.

NOTICE: our placement of any species on any of the following lists is for informational and advisory purposes ONLY, and does not constitute a regulatory action by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program.  Lists with dates in this color are old and should be used with caution; contact our staff for updates.

SUMMARY NEVADA STATUS LISTS: basic information on the species in various status categories statewide, including other state and federal agency status and ranks. Includes federally listed species.

• Nevada At-Risk Species Tracking List (89kB pdf) March 2007 (older animal and plant editions available)
• Nevada Plant and Animal Watch-List (66kB pdf) March 2007 (older editions available)
• Location-Sensitive Species (17kB) 18 March 2004  (taxa with precise location data considered confidential, and usually withheld per our Data Limitations and Restrictions)
• Nevada Plants Fully Protected under N.R.S. 527.260-.300 (30kB) current as of 5 March 2008, last change 10 March 2005 
• Nevada Native Christmas Trees, Cacti, and Yucca Regulated Under N.R.S. 527.060-.120 (17kB) 26 February 2008 (older edition available: 4 Jan 2004 19kB)
• Nevada Noxious Weed List current as of 26 February 2008; last changes 25 March 2005  (plant taxa declared to be noxious and injurious weeds by the Nevada Department of Agriculture)
• Nevada Native Plant Society (NNPS) Status Lists (67kB pdf) March 2008 (older editions available)

 

SUMMARY FEDERAL STATUS LISTS: basic information on Nevada species listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.

• Federally Endangered Taxa in Nevada (8kB) current as of 26 February 2008; last changes 20 October 2003
• Federally Threatened Taxa in Nevada (7kB) current as of 26 February 2008; last changes 26 April 2007
• Federal Candidate Taxa in Nevada (6kB) current as of 26 February 2008; last changes 6 December 2007

 

DETAILED NEVADA RARE SPECIES INFORMATION AND LISTS: statewide information on ranks, status, number of occurrences, known range size, abundance, and area, times of year observed, habitats, life-forms, life histories, reproductive seasons, elevation range, historic county and state distribution, land management, known trends, and the most recent and average years last observed, for both at-risk and watch-list taxa, including federally listed species.

• Detailed Rare Plant and Lichen Lists (107kB) 1 April 2005 (older editions available)
• Detailed Rare Animal Lists (119kB) 18 March 2004 (older editions available)
• Nevada Rare Plant Atlas June 2001

COUNTY and STATE-SHARED RARE SPECIES LISTS: Separate lists of the at-risk and watch list species found in each Nevada county (plants and animals), and of the plants and lichens only that are shared with each bordering state, including the various agency status and ranks, geographic range, and sand and wetland habitat indicators. Includes federally listed species.

• County Rare Species Lists  18 March 2004 (older editions available)
• State-shared Rare Plant and Lichen Lists  18 March 2004 (older editions available)

PLANT COMMUNITY LISTS: detailed information on plant communities known from Nevada, including those in the International Vegetation Classification (IVC), some not yet in the classification, and those of special interest or concern in Nevada.

• Nevada IVC Vegetation Classification (4947kB pdf) 11 March 2008 (high-resolution photographs 56,700kB; older version available: 26 Sep 2003 74kB)

SPECIAL CATEGORY LISTS: Nevada species in various special groups.

• Nevada Losses (10kB) 26 February 2001  (former Nevada species that have gone extinct worldwide or have become extirpated from Nevada)
• Endemic Species (46kB) 18 March 2004  (species found in Nevada and nowhere else in the world) (older editions available: 31 May 2002 46kB | 15 Feb 2002 46kB | 15 Feb 2001 45kB | 19 Feb 1999 242kB)
• Rare Aquatic and Wetland Species (24kB) 18 March 2004  (at-risk and watch-list taxa dependent upon or strongly associated with aquatic or wetland habitats in Nevada) (older editions available: 15 Feb 2002 23kB | 15 Feb 2001 22kB | 2 Sep 1999 42kB - at-risk taxa only)
• Rare Sand Species (20kB) 18 March 2004  (at-risk and watch-list taxa dependent upon sand dunes or deep sand habitats in Nevada)
• Plant and Lichen Survey Priorities (13kB) 14 May 2003  (plant taxa of high priority for field surveys and data development)
• Nevada Bats that use Mines (not yet on-line)

VERTEBRATE TAXONOMIC CHECKLISTS: Nevada native vertebrates in various taxonomic groups

• Checklist of Native Nevada Mammals (18kB) 18 June 2002
• Checklist of Native Nevada Birds (30kB) 18 June 2002
• Checklist of Native Nevada Reptiles (12kB) 18 June 2002
• Checklist of Native Nevada Amphibians (8kB) 18 June 2002
• Checklist of Native Nevada Fishes (15kB) 31 July 2002

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