Description: Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)USFWS Status: ThreatenedState of Nevada Status: ThreatenedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Brumation (reptilian form of hibernation) can last up to six months each year. Mojave Max is the Desert Tortoise mascot for Southern Nevada. @Mojave_Max on IG and MojaveMaxNV on FB.
Description: Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: SensitiveBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Females lay 4-7 eggs at one time. The incubation is 10-12 days, and the chicks fledge about 20 days after hatching.
Description: Le Conte’s Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Much is still unknown about this species. They are thought to feed on insects. Females lay 2-4 eggs at one time. The incubation is and fledging of the chicks is unknown.
Description: Las Vegas buckwheat (Eriogonum corymbosum var. nilesii)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This plant grows almost nowhere else on Earth, surviving only in the harsh gypsum soils around the Las Vegas area.
Description: Las Vegas Bear Poppy (Arctomecon californica)USFWS Status: Under ReviewState of Nevada Status: Fully ProtectedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Although californica is in the name, this plant is not found in California. It thrives in the harshest and driest soils in the Mojave Desert and does especially well in soils with high gypsum content.
Description: Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: The Golden Eagle is the largest bird of prey in North America and can swoop down on prey at speeds up to 150 miles per hour.
Description: Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Males defend their territory by calling, drumming, swinging their head back and forth, flicking their wings open and spreading their tail to show off their bright underside.
Description: Eastern Joshua Tree (Yucca jaegeriana)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: The eastern Joshua tree can only be pollinated by one special kind of moth, and that moth raises its young inside the tree’s flowers.
Description: Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: They have cheek pouches with openings on the outside of the mouth.
Description: Blue Diamond cholla (Cylindropuntia multigeniculata (Opuntia whipplei var. multigeniculata)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: Fully ProtectedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This rare species occurs in Red Rocks NCA, in the La Madre Mountain Range, in the Gold Butte region of Lake Mead, and on the Desert National Wildlife Range, and at Delamar Ghost Town (Lincoln County, NV), but it cannot be easily seen anywhere. Long hikes, long drives on rough dirt roads, or trespass onto private property are required to see it.
Description: Bendire’s Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: The Bendire Thrasher was not recognized as a species until 1872 when an amateur naturalist sent a specimen to an eminent ornithologist who determined it was a new species and named it in honor of the naturalist, U.S. Army Lieutenant Charles Bendire.
Description: Arizona Bell’s Vireo (Vireo Bellii arizonae)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: the Bell’s vireo’s nests are often parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). In some cases, this parasitism may be over 50 percent.
Description: Banded Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: ProtectedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: One of only two venomous lizards in North America, and the only one found in the United States.
Description: Mojave Poppy Bee (Perdita meconis)USFWS Status: Under ReviewState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: The current known range of the Mojave poppy bee is restricted to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and adjacent BLM lands in Clark County, Nevada. The Mojave poppy bee has not been documented in Arizona since 1993, nor in California since 1995, and is believed to be extirpated from Utah.
Description: Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)USFWS Status: CandidateState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Monarch butterflies are named in honor of King William III of England, also known as the “Prince of Orange”. The name “monarch” is appropriate for this butterfly’s distinct and impressive appearance. It is sometimes referred to as the “king” of butterflies.
Description: Pahrump Valley buckwheat (Eriogonum bifurcatum)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This plant grows nowhere else on Earth except the dry, salty flats of the Pahrump Valley along the Nevada and California border.
Description: Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis)USFWS Status: EndangeredState of Nevada Status: EndangeredBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This bird is about the size of a chicken. It is rarely seen, but can be identified by its distinct sounding “clapping” call.
Description: Silverleaf sunray (Enceliopsis argophylla)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This plant is a member of the Sunflower family.
Description: Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)USFWS Status: EndangeredState of Nevada Status: EndangeredBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Females lay 3-4 eggs at one time. The incubation is 12 days and the chicks fledge 13 days after hatching.
Description: Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: ThreatenedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Body is black in color with two large spots on the shoulders and one white spot on the rump.
Description: Sticky buckwheat (Eriogonum viscidulum)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: Fully protected floraBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Its leaves and stems are coated with a sticky surface that traps blowing sand, giving the plant a frosted, crusted look.
Description: Sticky ringstem (Southwest Ringstem (Anulocaulis leiosolenus)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Sticky ringstem derives its name from the sticky glandular rings encircling the stem.
Description: Threecorner Milkvetch (Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus)USFWS Status: Under ReviewState of Nevada Status: Fully ProtectedBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: This species does not occur every year. It requires wetter than average seasons to germinate.
Description: Townsend’s Big Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: SensitiveBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Up to 200 females congregate in caves, mines, or buildings to form maternity colonies
Description: Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypogea)USFWS Status: noneState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: The Western Burrowing Owl is only 9”-11” tall and bobs up and down when it is agitated
Description: White-margined beardtongue (Penstemon albomarginatus)USFWS Status: NoneState of Nevada Status: NoneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: Its leaves are edged with a thin white border, which is how the plant got its name.
Description: Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)USFWS Status: ThreatenedState of Nevada Status: SensitiveBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: One to five eggs are laid at one time with an incubation period of only 9-11 days. Chicks fledge 7-9 days after hatching.
Description: Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)USFWS Status: Under ReviewState of Nevada Status: noneBLM Status: SensitiveFun Fact: In Nevada, the Arizona Toad is found exclusively in the Meadow Valley Wash and the Virgin River drainages. They are dependent on water to reproduce and prefer slow moving water.