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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alamosa Springsnail
|
Tryonia alamosae |
Snails |
New Mexico |
2. |
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
|
Dipodomys spectabilis |
Mammals |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
3. |
Beautiful Shiner
|
Cyprinella formosa |
Fishes |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
4. |
Bendire's Thrasher
|
Toxostoma bendirei |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah |
5. |
Big Bend Slider
|
Trachemys gaigeae |
Reptiles |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
6. |
Caribbean Electric Ray
|
Narcine bancroftii |
Fishes |
Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela |
7. |
Cassin's Finch
|
Haemorhous cassinii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
8. |
Charalito Chihuahua
|
Gila nigrescens |
Fishes |
Mexico, New Mexico |
9. |
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Calcarius ornatus |
Birds |
North America (including United States) |
10. |
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
|
Lithobates chiricahuensis |
Amphibians |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
11. |
Colorado Pikeminnow
|
Ptychocheilus lucius |
Fishes |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming |
12. |
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii
|
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii |
Plants |
New Mexico, Texas |
13. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
14. |
Desert Pocket Gopher
|
Geomys arenarius |
Mammals |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
15. |
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
|
Sceloporus arenicolus |
Reptiles |
New Mexico, Texas |
16. |
Eared Quetzal
|
Euptilotis neoxenus |
Birds |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
17. |
Gila Chub
|
Gila intermedia |
Fishes |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
18. |
Gila Monster
|
Heloderma suspectum |
Reptiles |
Mexico, United States |
19. |
Gila Springsnail
|
Pyrgulopsis gilae |
Snails |
New Mexico |
20. |
Gila Topminnow
|
Poeciliopsis occidentalis |
Fishes |
Arizona, New Mexico |
21. |
Gila Trout
|
Oncorhynchus gilae |
Fishes |
Arizona, New Mexico |
22. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
|
23. |
Gray-checkered Whiptail
|
Aspidoscelis dixoni |
Reptiles |
New Mexico, Texas |
24. |
Holy Ghost Ipomopsis
|
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus |
Plants |
New Mexico |
25. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
26. |
Jemez Mountains Salamander
|
Plethodon neomexicanus |
Amphibians |
New Mexico |
27. |
Knowlton Cactus
|
Pediocactus knowltonii |
Plants |
Colorado, New Mexico |
28. |
Koster's Springsnail
|
Juturnia kosteri |
Snails |
New Mexico |
29. |
Kuenzler Hedgehog Cactus
|
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri |
Plants |
New Mexico |
30. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
31. |
Lesser Long-nosed Bat
|
Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae |
Mammals |
Arizona, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, New Mexico |
32. |
Lesser Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
Birds |
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
33. |
Little White Whiptail
|
Aspidoscelis gypsi |
Reptiles |
New Mexico |
34. |
Loach Minnow
|
Tiaroga cobitis |
Fishes |
Arizona, New Mexico |
35. |
Mancos Milk-vetch
|
Astragalus humillimus |
Plants |
Colorado, New Mexico |
36. |
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
|
Dipodomys merriami |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
37. |
Mexican Long-nosed Bat
|
Leptonycteris nivalis |
Mammals |
Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
38. |
Mexican Long-tongued Bat
|
Choeronycteris mexicana |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas |
39. |
Mountain Plover
|
Charadrius montanus |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
40. |
New Mexico Hotspring Snail
|
Pyrgulopsis thermalis |
Snails |
New Mexico |
41. |
Noel's Amphipod
|
Gammarus desperatus |
Crustaceans |
New Mexico |
42. |
Northern Aplomado Falcon
|
Falco femoralis septentrionalis |
Birds |
Arizona, Guatemala, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
43. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
44. |
Orconectes deanae
|
Orconectes deanae |
Crustaceans |
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
|
45. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
46. |
Pecos Assiminea Snail
|
Assiminea pecos |
Snails |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
47. |
Pecos Gambusia
|
Gambusia nobilis |
Fishes |
New Mexico, Texas |
48. |
Pecos River Pupfish
|
Cyprinodon pecosensis |
Fishes |
New Mexico, Texas |
49. |
Pinyon Jay
|
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Birds |
United States |
50. |
Prairie Sphinx Moth
|
Euproserpinus wiesti |
Insects |
United States |
51. |
Razorback Sucker
|
Xyrauchen texanus |
Fishes |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming |
52. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
53. |
Rio Grande Monkeyface
|
Quadrula couchiana |
Clams |
New Mexico, Texas |
54. |
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
|
Hybognathus amarus |
Fishes |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
55. |
Robust Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus robustus |
Mammals |
New Mexico, Texas |
56. |
Roswell Springsnail
|
Pyrgulopsis roswellensis |
Snails |
New Mexico |
57. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
58. |
Sacramento Prickly Poppy
|
Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisecta |
Plants |
New Mexico |
59. |
Socorro Isopod
|
Thermosphaeroma thermophilum |
Crustaceans |
New Mexico |
60. |
Socorro Springsnail
|
Pyrgulopsis neomexicana |
Snails |
New Mexico |
61. |
Sonora Mud Turtle
|
Kinosternon sonoriense |
Reptiles |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
62. |
South Sierra Nevada Springsnail
|
Pyrgulopsis giuliani |
Snails |
New Mexico |
63. |
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
|
Empidonax traillii extimus |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Utah |
64. |
Spikedace
|
Meda fulgida |
Fishes |
Arizona, New Mexico |
65. |
Spotted Owl
|
Strix occidentalis |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
66. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
|
67. |
Thick-billed Parrot
|
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha |
Birds |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
68. |
Todsen's Pennyroyal
|
Hedeoma todsenii |
Plants |
New Mexico |
69. |
White Sands Pupfish
|
Cyprinodon tularosa |
Fishes |
New Mexico |
70. |
White-sided Jackrabbit
|
Lepus callotis |
Mammals |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico |
71. |
Yaqui Chub
|
Gila purpurea |
Fishes |
Arizona, New Mexico |