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Soil Investigations for Data Collection in the Delta Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration 43 2) range and distribution relative to the Study Area. Ranks were assigned based on the following criteria: • None: The Study Area does not support suitable habitat for the species and/or the Study Area is outside of the known and presumed range of the species; • Low: The Study Area includes limited or poor-quality habitat for the species and/or there are no documented occurrences within the vicinity of the Study Area; • Moderate: The Study Area includes suitable habitat for the species and there are documented occurrences in the vicinity of the Study Area; • High: The Study Area includes suitable habitat for the species and there are documented occurrences within the Study Area. 3.4.1.2 Habitat Types The Holland natural community types within the Study Area include chenopod scrub, cismontane woodland, marshes and swamps, meadows and seeps, riparian scrub, riparian forest, riparian woodland, valley and foothill grassland, and vernal pools (Hickson & Keeler-Wolf 2007, Holland 1986, Sawyer et al 2009). A large portion of the Study Area has been developed or converted to cropland. These land cover types are not expected to support special-status plant species. 3.4.1.3 Special-Status Species For the purposes of this analysis, special-status has been defined to include those species that meet the definitions of rare or endangered wildlife or plants under CEQA including species that are: • Listed as endangered or threatened under the FESA (or formally proposed for, or candidates for, listing); • Listed as endangered or threatened under CESA (or proposed for listing); • Designated as endangered or rare, pursuant to California Fish and Game Code Section 1901; • Designated as fully protected, pursuant to California Fish and Game Code Sections 3511, 4700, or 5050; • Designated as a species of special concern to the CDFW; or