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APPENDIX E. SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES <br /> Listing <br /> Status Covered <br /> Scientific Name USFWS/ Potential for Project to by <br /> Common Name CDFG/CNPS General Habitat Impact SJMSCP <br /> Perognathus FSC/—/— Primarily above 1,000 feet in Low. Limited habitat exists in Yes — <br /> inomatus dry,open grasslands or scrub. project area. Species was <br /> San Joaquin pocket Will dig burrows for cover. reported 1.1 miles to the west <br /> mouse of the project area in 1987; <br /> however,barriers to dispersal <br /> and low elevation make the <br /> Proposed Project site unlikely <br /> to be used by this species. <br /> Taxidea taxus —/CSC/— Open and shrubby habitats Low.Limited habitat In Yes — <br /> American badger with friable soils for burrowing project area.Species was <br /> reported 3.1 miles to the west <br /> of the project area in 1992, <br /> however barriers to dispersal _ <br /> and highly manipulated <br /> habitat make the Proposed <br /> Project site unlikely to be <br /> used by this species <br /> Sylv/lagus bachmani FE/CE/— Native riparian areas with Unlikely. Limited poor quality Yes <br /> riparius large clumps of dense shrubs, habitat(i.e.,scrub areas along <br /> Riparian brush low growing vines,and some Hospital Creek)exists in the <br /> rabbit tall shrubs and scrubby trees. project area. <br /> Has a very limited distribution. — <br /> Vulpes macrotis FE/CT/-- Occurs in native valley and Medium. Although the Yes <br /> mutica foothill grasslands and species is not recorded from <br /> San Joaquin kit chenopod scrub communities the Proposed Project area,it <br /> fox of the valley Floor and is within the range of the <br /> surrounding foothills. Prefers highly mobile San Joaquin kit <br /> open level areas with loose- fox and provides habitat <br /> textured soils supporting elements required by the <br /> scattered,shrubby vegetation species(potentially denning <br /> and little human disturbance and foraging habitat). <br /> Invertebrates <br /> Anthicus sacramento FSC/--/-- Restricted to sand dune areas Unlikely.No suitable habitat No <br /> Sacramento of the Sacramento-San occurs in the project area. <br /> anthicid beetle Joaquin Delta. Uses sand slip <br /> faces among bamboo and <br /> willow. <br /> Branchinecta FE/—/— Lifecycle restricted to large, Unlikely. No vernal pools Yes — <br /> conservatio cool-water vernal pools with exist in the project area. <br /> Conservancy fairy moderately turbid water. <br /> shrimp <br /> Branchinecta lynchi FT/--/— Lifecycle restricted to vernal Unlikely. No vernal pools Yes <br /> Vernal pool fairy pools. exist in the project area. <br /> shrimp <br /> Branchinecta FSC/—/-- Lifecycle restricted to vernal Unlikely. No vernal pools Yes <br /> mesovallensis pools in the Central Valley. exist in the project area. <br /> Desmocerus FT/--/-- Breeds and forages Unlikely. No elderberry Yes <br /> calitomicus dimorphus exclusively on blue elderberry shrubs were observed in the <br /> Valley elderberry shrubs(Sambucus mexicana) project area,and shrubs are <br /> longhorn beetle below 3,000 feet in elevation. unlikely to become <br /> established within the site. <br /> Lepidurus packardi FE/--/-- Lifecycle restricted to vernal Unlikely. No vernal pools Yes <br /> Vernal pool pools. exist in the project area. _ <br /> tadpole shrimp <br /> RMC Pacific Vemalis Quarry Mining and Reclamation Project E.1-2 ESA/207015 <br /> Draft EIR May 2006 <br />