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Home My WebLink About20180468 Ver 1_Application Attachments_201804033/8/2018 Henderson County Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of Concern, and Candidate Species https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/henderson.html 1/3 Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of Concern, and Candidate Species, Henderson County, North Carolina Updated: 04-28-2017 Common Name Scientific name Federal Status Record Status Vertebrate: Bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii T (S/A)Current Carolina northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus E Current Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii FSC Current Gray bat Myotis grisescens E Probably/Potential Green salamander Aneides aeneus FSC Current Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis FSC Current Mountain blotched chub Erimystax insignis eristigma FSC Obscure Northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis T Current Pygmy salamander Desmognathus wrighti FSC Current Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia FSC Current Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Southern Appalachian population) Sphyrapicus varius appalachiensis FSC Obscure Invertebrate: Appalachian elktoe Alasmidonta raveneliana E Current Diana fritillary (butterfly)Speyeria diana FSC Current French Broad crayfish Cambarus reburrus FSC Obscure Rusty-patched bumble bee Bombus affinis E Historic Tennessee heelsplitter Lasmigona holstonia FSC Current Vascular Plant: Divided-leaf ragwort Packera millefolium FSC Current Bunched arrowhead Sagittaria fasciculata E Current Butternut Juglans cinerea FSC Current Fort Mountain sedge Carex communis var. amplisquama FSC Current Fraser's loosestrife Lysimachia fraseri FSC Historic 3/8/2018 Henderson County Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of Concern, and Candidate Species https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/henderson.html 2/3 French Broad heartleaf Hexastylis rhombiformis FSC Current Gray's lily Lilium grayi FSC Historic Large-flowered barbara's-buttons Marshallia grandiflora FSC Historic Mountain sweet pitcherplant Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii E Current New Jersey rush Juncus caesariensis FSC Current Small whorled pogonia Isotria medeoloides T Current Southern appalachian purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea var. montana FSC Current Swamp pink Helonias bullata T Current White fringless orchid Platanthera integrilabia T Historic White irisette Sisyrinchium dichotomum E Current Nonvascular Plant: Lichen: Definitions of Federal Status Codes: E = endangered. A taxon "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range." T = threatened. A taxon "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range." C = candidate. A taxon under consideration for official listing for which there is sufficient information to support listing. (Formerly "C1" candidate species.) BGPA =Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. See below. FSC=Federal Species of Concern. FSC is an informal term. It is not defined in the federal Endangered Species Act. In North Carolina, the Asheville and Raleigh Field Offices of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) define Federal Species of Concern as those species that appear to be in decline or otherwise in need of conservation and are under consideration for listing or for which there is insufficient information to support listing at this time.Subsumed under the term "FSC" are all species petitioned by outside parties and other selected focal species identified in Service strategic plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, or Natural Heritage Program Lists. T(S/A) = threatened due to similarity of appearance. A taxon that is threatened due to similarity of appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. Taxa listed as T(S/A) are not biologically endangered or threatened and are not subject to Section 7 consultation. See below. EXP = experimental population. A taxon listed as experimental (either essential or nonessential). Experimental, nonessential populations of endangered species (e.g., red wolf) are treated as threatened species on public land, for consultation purposes, and as species proposed for listing on private land. P = proposed. Taxa proposed for official listing as endangered or threatened will be noted as "PE" or "PT", respectively. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA): In the July 9, 2007 Federal Register( 72:37346-37372), the bald eagle was declared recovered, and removed (de- listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisting took effect August 8,2007. After delisting, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) (16 U.S.C. 668-668d) becomes the primary law protecting bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits take of bald and golden eagles and provides a statutory definition of "take" that includes "disturb". The USFWS has developed National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines to provide guidance to land managers, landowners, and others as to how to avoid disturbing bald eagles. For mor information, visit http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/baldeagle.htm Threatened due to similarity of appearance(T(S/A)): In the November 4, 1997 Federal Register (55822-55825), the northern population of the bog turtle (from New York south to Maryland) was listed as T (threatened), and the southern population (from Virginia south to Georgia) was listed as T(S/A) (threatened due to similarity of appearance). The T(S/A) designation bans the 3/8/2018 Henderson County Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of Concern, and Candidate Species https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/henderson.html 3/3 collection and interstate and international commercial trade of bog turtles from the southern population. The T(S/A) designation has no effect on land management activities by private landowners in North Carolina, part of the southern population of the species. In addition to its official status as T(S/A), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the southern population of the bog turtle as a Federal species of concern due to habitat loss. Definitions of Record Status: Current - the species has been observed in the county within the last 50 years. Historic - the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago. Obscure - the date and/or location of observation is uncertain. Incidental/migrant - the species was observed outside of its normal range or habitat. Probable/potential - the species is considered likely to occur in this county based on the proximity of known records (in adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitable habitat, or both.