The San Bernardino National Forest is home to numerous endangered, threatened, and sensitive plant and animal species. Protecting habitat is essential to their survival.
Species Status Definitions
Endangered: Any species in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future.
Threatened: Any species likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future.
Sensitive/Special Concern: Any species identified by a Regional Forester for which population viability is predicted in downward trends.
Invertebrates
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Quinto Checkerspot Butterfly | Euphydras Editha Quino | Endangered | |
Fish
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Southern Steelhead | Oncorhynchus Mykiss | Endangered | |
| Mohave Tui Chub | Gila Bicolor Mohavensis | Endangered | Endangered |
| Unarmored 3-Spine Stickleback | Gasterosteus Aculeatus Williamsoni | Endangered | Endangered |
| Shay Creek Stickleback | Gasterosteus Aculeatus | Endangered | |
Amphibians
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Arroyo Toad | Bufo Californicus | Endangered | |
| California Red-Legged Frog | Rana Aurora Draytonii | Threatened | |
| Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog | Rana Muscosa | | Endangered |
Reptiles
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Desert Tortoise | Xerobates Agassizii | Threatened | Threatened |
| Southern Rubber Boa | Charina Bottae Umbratica | | Threatened |
Birds
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| California Condor | Gymnogyps Californianus | Endangered | Endangered |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus Leucocephalus | | Threatened |
| Southwest Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax Traillii Extimus | Endangered | |
| California Gnatcatcher | Polioptila Californica | Threatened | |
| Least Bell's Vireo | Vireo Bellii Pusillus | Endangered | Endangered |
| California Spotted Owl | Strix Occidentalis | Sensitive | Special Concern |
Mammals
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Mohave Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus Mohavensis | | Threatened |
| Stephen's Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys Stephensi | Endangered | Threatened |
| San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys Merriami Parvus | Endangered | |
| San Bernardino Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys Sabrinus Californicus | Sensitive | Special Concern |
| Peninsular Bighorn Sheep | Ovis Canadensis Cremnobates | Endangered | Threatened |
Plants
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal | State |
|---|
| Parish's Daisy | Erigeron Parishii | Threatened | |
| Mojave Tarplant | Hemizonia Mohavensis | | Endangered |
| California Dandelion | Taraxacum Californicum | Endangered | |
| Nevin's Barberry | Berberis Nevinii | Endangered | Endangered |
| San Bernardino Mountains Bladderpod | Lesquerella Kingii Bernardina | Endangered | |
| Cushenbury Milk-Vetch | Astragalus Albens | Endangered | |
| Bird-Footed Checkerbloom | Sidalcea Pedata | Endangered | Endangered |
| Santa Ana River Woollystar | Eriastrum Densifolium Sanctorum | Endangered | Endangered |
| Southern Mountain Buckwheat | Erigonum Kennedyi Austromontanum | Threatened | |
| Ash-Gray Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja Cinerea | Threatened | |
| Thread-Leaved Brodiaea | Brodiaea Filifolia | Threatened | Endangered |
| San Bernardino Blue Grass | Poa Atropurpurea | Endangered | |