




APPENDIX C: BIOTIC RESOURCES
This appendix includes tables which contain the scientific names of common,
nonthreatened, and nonendangered plant and animal species found in the text.
Additionally, tables are presented listing flora and fauna identified by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Service, and state governments as
threatened, endangered, or other special status. Special status species include Federal
candidate species (Category 1 and 2) and state classifications such as species of
concern, state sensitive species, monitor species, or species in need of management.
Flora and fauna designated Category 3 by the Federal government are not listed in the
tables because they are no longer under consideration for possible addition to the list of
threatened and endangered species. The threatened, endangered, and special status lists
include all such species which could potentially occur in a site area regardless of their
residence status (i.e., breeding, year round, summer, winter, or migratory) or likelihood
of being affected by the tritium supply and recycling facilities. By comparison, species
listed in the affected environment sections in chapter 4 are those species that are likely
to be found in site areas which may be affected by the tritium supply and recycling
facilities. All tables list species in alphabetical order by common name.
Table C-1.-Scientific Names of Common Nonthreatened and Nonendangered Plant and Animal
Species Referred to in the Text [Page 1 of 2]
Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name
Mammals - Mammals - Birds - Reptiles -
(Continued) (Continued)
Badger Taxidea taxus Pronghorn Antilocapra Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Banded gecko Coleonyx
americana variegatus
Black-tailed Lepus californicus Raccoon Procyon lotor Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Box turtle Terrapene carolina
jackrabbit
Black-tailed Cynomys Round-tailed Spermophilus Horned lark Eremophila Desert iguana Dipsosaurus
prairie dog ludovicianus ground squirrel tereticaudus alpestris dorsalis
Bobcat Lynx rufus Townsend's Spermophilus Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Eastern garter Thamnophis
ground squirrel townsendii snake sirtalis
Coyote Canis latrans White-footed Peromyscus Northern cardinal Cardinalis Gopher snake Pituophis
mouse leucopus cardinalis melanoleucus
Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus Whitetail deer Odocoileus Northern harrier Circus cyaneus Short-horned Phyrnosoma
floridanus virginianus lizard douglassi
Elk Cervus elaphus Birds - Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus Side-blotched Uta stansburiana
lizard
Feral hog Sus scrofa American kestrel Falco sparverius Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Western shovel- Chionactis
nosed snake occipitalis
Gray fox Urocyon Black vulture Coragyps atratus Roadrunner Geococcyx Amphibians -
cinereoargenteus californianus
Great Basin Perognathus parvus Black-throated Amphispiza Rough-legged Buteo lagopus American toad Bufo americanus
pocket mouse sparrow bilineata hawk
Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon Bobwhite quail Colinus Sage grouse Centrocercus Slimy salamander Plethodon
hispidus virginianus urophasianus glutinosus
Long-tailed Mustela frenata Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia Sage sparrow Amphispiza belli Fishes -
weasel
Merriam's Dipodomys Carolina Parus carolinensis Scaled quail Callipepa American shad Alosa sapidissima
kangaroo rat merriami chickadee squamata
Mink Mustela vison Common crow Corvus Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Banded sculpin Cottus carolinae
brachyrhynchos
Mountain lion Felis concolor Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii Western Sturnella neglecta Black crappie Pomoxis
meadowlark nigromaculatus
Mule deer Odocoileus Gambel's quail - - - Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus
hemionus
Fishes (continued) - Fishes (continued) - Plants (continued) - Plants (continued) -
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Rock bass Ambloplites Desert thorn Lycium shockleyi Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnua spp.
rupestris
Bluntnose Pimephales notatus Sauger Stizostedion Giant wildrye Elymus condensatus Red brome Bromus rubens
minnow canadense
Bream Lepomis spp. Shorthead sculpin Cottus confusus Gray horsebrush Tetradymia Russian thisle Salsola kali
canescens
Bullhead Ictalurus spp. Speckled dace Rhinichthys Green rabbitbush Chrysothamnus Sagebrush Artemisia spp.
osculus greenei
Central Campostoma Striped bass Morone saxatilis Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Saltbush Atriplex spp.
stoneroller anomalum
Crappie Pomoxis spp. Sunfish Lepomis spp. Hickory Carya spp. Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata
Creek chub Semotilus Plants - Hopsage Grayia spinosa Side oats grama Bouteloua
atromaculatus curtipendula
Golden shiner Notemigonus Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis Slash pine Pinus elliottii
crysoleucas hymenoides
Goldfish Carassius auratus Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Juniper Juniperus spp. Thickspike Agropyron
wheatgrass dasytachyum
Hickory shad Alosa mediocris Blackbrush Coleogyne Little bluestem Schizachyrium Threetip sagebrush Artemisia tripartita
ramosissima scoparium
Kokanee salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis Loblolly pine Pinus taeda Tupelo Nyssa slyvotica
Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta Bluebunch Agropyron spicatum Longleaf pine Pinus taeda Utah juniper Juniperus
wheatgrass osteosperma
Largemouth bass Micropterus Bottlebrush Sitanion hystrix Low sagebrush Artemisia Virginia pine Pinus virginiana
salmoides squirreltail arbuscula
Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Buffalo-grass Buchloe dactyloides Needle-and-thread Stipa comata Western Agropyron smithii
grass wheatgrass
Mountain Prosopium Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum Oak Quercus spp. White pine Pinus strobus
whitefish williamsoni
Mud sunfish Acantharchus Cottonwood Populus spp. Pine Pinus spp. Willow Salix spp.
pomotis
Pickerel Esox spp. Creosote bush Larrea tridentata Pinyon pine Pinus edulis Winterfat Ceratoides lanata
Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus Crested Agropyron Poverty-weed Monolepis - -
wheatgrass desertorum nuttaliana
Redfin pickerel Esox americanus Desert thorn Lycium pallidum Prickly pear cactus Opuntia spp. - -
Table C-2.-Federal- and State-Listed Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status
Species That May Be Found On the Site or In the Vicinity of Idaho National Engineering
Laboratory
Common Name Scientific Name Status
- - Federal State
Mammals
California myotis Myotis californicus C2 NL
Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes NL SSC
Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis C2 NL
Townsend's western big-eared bat Plecotus townsendii townsendii C2 SSC
Western pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus NL SSC
Birds
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos NL SSC
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T
Common loon Gavia immer NL SSC
Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis C2 SSC
Great egret Casmerodius albus NL SSC
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicanus C2 NL
Merlin Falco columbarius NL SSC
Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis C2 NL
Peregrine falconb Falco peregrinus E E
White-faced ibis Plegadis chihi C2 NL
Plants
King's bladderpod Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis NL M
Large-flowered gymnosteris Gymnosteris nudicaulis NL M
Lemhi milkvetch Astragalus aquilonius NL SP2
Nipple cactus Coryphantha missouriensis NL M
Tree-like oxytheca Oxytheca dendroidea NL S
Painted milkvetch Astragalus ceramicus var. apus NL M
Plains milkvetch Astragalus gilviflorus NL SP1
Spreading gilia Gilia polycladon NL SP2
Thistle milkvetch Astragalus kentrophyta var. NL S
jessiae
Winged-seed evening primrose Camissonia pterosperma NL S
Table C-3.-Federal- and State-Listed Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status
Species That May Be Found On the Site or In the Vicinity of Nevada Test Site
Common Name Scientific Name Status
- - Federal State
Mammal
Spotted bat Euderma maculatum C2 NL
Birds
American peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus anatum E E
Arctic peregrine falconb Falco peregrinus tundrius T NL
Bald eaglec Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T
Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis C2 NL
Loggerhead shriked Lanius ludovicianus C2 NL
Mountain ploverd Charadrius montanus C2 NL
Western least bittern Ixobrychus exilis hesperis C2 NL
Western snowy ploverd Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus C2 NL
White-faced ibisd Plegadis chihi C2 NL
Reptiles
Chuckwalla Sauromalus obesus C2 NL
Desert tortoise d, Gopherus agassizii T T
Fish
Devils Hole pupfishc, Cyprinodon diabolis E E
Plants
Amargosa penstemon Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae C2 NL
Beardtongued Penstemon pahutensis C2 NL
Beatley milkvetchd Astragalus beatleyae C1 CE
Beatley phaceliad Phacelia beatleyae C2 NL
Black wooly-podd Astragalus funereus C2 NL
Camissonia megalanthad Camissonia megalantha C2 NL
Cymopterus Cymopterus ripleyi var. saniculoides C2 NL
Green-gentiand Frasera pahutensis C2 NL
Kingston bedstrawd Galium hilendiae ssp. kinstonense C2 NL
Mojave fishhook cactusd Sclerocactus polyancistrus NL CY
White bear desert-poppyd Arctomecon merriamii C2 NL
Table C-4.-Federal- and State-Listed Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status
Species That May Be Found On the Site or In the Vicinity of Oak Ridge Reservation [Page 1
of 3]
Common Name Scientific Name Status
- - Federal State
Mammals
Eastern cougar Felis concolor couguar E E
Eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana magister C2 D
Gray batb Myotis grisescens E E
Indiana batb Myotis sodalis E E
River otter Lutra canadensis NL T
Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus NL D
Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris NL D
Birds
American peregrine falconb Falco peregrinus anatum E E
Arctic peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius T E
Bachman's sparrow Aimophila aestivalis C2 E
Bald eagleb Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T
Barn owl Tyto alba NL D
Bewick's wren Thyromanes bewickii altus C2 T
Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax NL D
Black vulture Coragyps atratus NL D
Cooper's hawkc Accipiter cooperii NL T
Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum NL T
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus NL T
Osprey Pandion haliaetus NL E
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis E E
Red-shouldered hawkc Buteo lineatus NL D
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus NL D
Sharp-shinned hawkc Accipiter striatus NL T
Reptiles
Cumberland slider Chrysemys scripta troosti NL D
Eastern slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attennatus longicaudus NL D
Northern pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus C2 T
Six-lined racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus NL D
Amphibians
Green salamander Aneides aeneus NL D
Hellbenderc Cryptobranchus alleganiensis C2 D
Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus C2 T
Fishes
Alabama shad Alosa alabamae NL D
Amber darterb Percina antesella E E
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus C2 T
Flame chub Hemitremia flammea NL D
Frecklebelly madtom Noturus munitus C2 T
Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes velifer NL D
Spotfin chubb Cyprinella monacha T E
Tennessee dacec Phoxinus tennesseensis NL D
Yellowfin madtomb Noturus flavipinnis T E
Invertebrates
Alabama lamp pearly musselb Lampsilis virescens E E
Appalachian monkeyface pearly Quadrula sparsa E E
musselb
Birdwing pearly musselb Conradilla caelata E E
Cumberland bean pearly musselb Villosa trabalis E E
Cumberland monkeyface pearly musselb Quadrula intermedia E E
Dromedary pearly musselb Dromus dromas E E
Fine-rayed pigtoe pearly musselb Fusconaia cuneolus E E
Green-blossom pearly musselb Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum E E
Orange-footed pearly musselb Plethobasus cooperianus E E
Painted snake coiled forest snail Anguispira picta T E
Pale lilliput pearly musselb Toxolasma cylindrellus E E
Pink mucket pearly musselb Lampsilis orbiculata orbiculata E E
Rough pigtoe pearly musselb Pleurobema plenum E E
Shiny pigtoe pearly musselb Fusconaia edgariana E E
Tan riffle shell pearly musselb Epioblasma walkeri E E
Tubercled-blossom pearly musselb Epioblasma torulosa torulosa E E
Turgid-blossom pearly musselb Epioblasma turgidula E E
White warty back pearly musselb Plethobasus cicatricosus E E
Yellow-blossom pearly musselb Epioblasma florentina florentina E E
Plants
American barberry Berberis canadensis NL S
Appalachian bugbane Cimicifuga rubifolia C2 T
Branching whitlowgrass Draba ramosissima NL S
Butternut Juglans cinerea C2 T
Canada (wild yellow) lilyc Lilium canadense NL T
Carey's saxifrage Saxifraga careyana NL S
Catfoot Gnaphalium helleri NL S
False-foxglove Tomanthera auriculata C2 E
Fen orchidc Liparis loeselii NL E
Ginsengc Panax quinquefolius NL T
Golden sealc Hydrastis canadensis NL T
Gravid sedgec Carex gravida NL S
Heartleaf meehania Meehania cordata NL T
Lesser ladies' tresses Spiranthes ovalis NL S
Michigan lilyc Lilium michiganense NL T
Mountain honeysuckle Lonicera dioica NL S
Mountain witch alder Fothergilla major NL T
Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera NL T
Nuttall waterweed Elodea nuttallii NL S
Pink lady's-slipperc Cypripedium acaule NL E
Prairie goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides NL E
Purple fringeless orchidc Platanthera peramoena NL T
Slender blazing star Liatris cylindracea NL E
Spreading false foxglove Aureolaria patula C1 T
Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata NL T
Whorled mountainmint Pycanthemum verticallum NL E,P
Tall larkspur Delphinium exaltatum C2 E
Tennessee purple coneflowerb Echinacea tennesseenis E E
Tubercled rein-orchidc Platanthera flava NL T
Virginia spiraea Spiraea virginiana T E
Table C-5.-Federal- and State-Listed Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status
Species That May Be Found On the Site or In the Vicinity of Pantex Plant
Common Name Scientific Name Status
- - Federal State
Mammals
Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes E E
Plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta C2 NL
Swift foxd Vulpes velox C2 NL
Birds
American peregrine falconb Falco peregrinus anatum E E
Arctic peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius T T
Bald eagleb, Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T
Baird's sparrow Ammodramus bairdii C2 NL
Black ternd Chlidonias niger C2 NL
Ferruginous hawkd Buteo regalis C2 NL
Interior least ternb Sterna antillerum athalassos E E
Loggerhead shriked Lanius ludovicianus C2 NL
Mountain plover Charadrius montanus C2 NL
Western snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus C2 NL
White-faced ibisd Plegadis chihi C2 T
Whooping craneb,d Grus americana E E
Reptiles
Smooth green snake Ophedorys vernalis NL E
Texas garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis annectans C2 NL
Texas horned lizardd Phrynosoma cornutum C2 T
Table C-6.-Federal- and State-Listed Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status
Species That May Be Found On the Site or In the Vicinity of Savannah River Site [Page 1
of 2]
Common Name Scientific Name Status
- - Federal State
Mammals
Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia C2 UN
Rafinesque's big-eared bat Plecotus refinesquii C2 SE
Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata parva NL UN
Swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus NL UN
Birds
American peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum E SE
Arctic peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius T ST
Bachman's sparrow Aimophila aestivalis C2 NL
Bald eagleb Haliaeetus leucocephalus T T
Bewick's wren Thyromanes bewickii altus C2 ST
Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii NL UN
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus C2 NL
Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis NL UN
Osprey Pandion haliaetus NL SC
Red-cockaded woodpeckerb Picoides borealis E SE
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus NL SC
Wood storkb, Mycteria americana E SE
Reptiles
American alligator Alligator mississippiensis T NL
Carolina swamp snake Seminatrix pygaea NL UN
Eastern coral snake Micrurus fulvius fulvius NL UN
Northern pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus C2 NL
Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus C2 NL
Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata NL UN
Amphibians
Carolina crawfish frog Rana areolata capito C2 SC
Eastern bird-voiced treefrog Hyla avivoca ogechiensis NL UN
Eastern tiger salamanderd Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum NL SC
Pickerel frogd Rana palustris NL UN
Upland chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata feriarum NL SC
Fishes
Bighead (Savannah) redhorse Moxostoma sp. C2 NL
Shortnose sturgeonb,d Acipenser brevirostrum E SE
Invertebrates
American sandburrowing mayfly Dolania americana C2 NL
Brother spike mussel Elliptio fraterna NL SE
Plants
Awned meadow-beautyc Rhexia aristosa C2 NL
Beak-rushd Rhynchospora inundata NL UN
Beak-rushd Rhynchospora tracyi NL UN
Bog spice bush Lindera subcoriacea C2 RC
Cypress stump sedged Carex decomposita NL UN
Dwarf bladderwort Utricularia olivacea NL SL
Elliott's croton Croton elliottii NL UN
Few-fruited sedge Carex oligocarpa NL UN
Florida bladderwort Utricularia floridana NL SL
Florida false loosestrifec Ludwigia spathulata NL UN
Gaura Gaura biennis NL UN
Green-fringed orchidc Platanthera lacera NL SL
Leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus NL UN
Little bur-head Echinodorus tenellus NL SL
Loose water-milfoil Myriophyllum laxum C2 RC
Milk-pea Astragalus villosus NL UN
Nailwort Paronychia americana NL UN
Nestronia Nestronia umbellula C2 NL
Nutmeg hickory Carya myristiciformis NL RC
Oconee azalea Rhododendron flammeum NL SL
Pink tickseed Coreopsis rosea NL RC
Quill-leaved swamp potato Sagittaria isoetiformis NL SL
Sandhill lily Nolina georgiana NL UN
Smooth purple coneflower Echinacea laevigata E NC
Swamp lobelia Lobelia boykinii C2 NL
Trepocarpus Trepocarpus aethusae NL UN
Wild water-celery Vallisneria americana NL UN
Yellow cress Rorippa sessiliflora NL UN
Yellow porilla Menispermum canadense NL UN
Yellow wild indigo Baptisia lanceolata NL UN





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