Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl - DRAFT

Of the 364 species considered, the committee identified 18 priority species(marbled murrelet, bald eagle, goshawk, marten, fisher, grizzly bear, gray wolf,Oregon slender salamander, Siskiyou Mountain salamander, Larch Mountainsalamander, Del Norte salamander, Olympic salamander-four species, Pacificgiant salamander, Cope's giant salamander, tailed frog); a larger group ofriparian-associated species including fishes, amphibians, mammals, insects,and molluscs: and a small group of prey species for the northern spotted owl(flying squirrel, bushy-tailed woodrat, dusky-footed woodrat, red tree voles, andwestern red-backed vole). Of these, the marbled murrelet and the numerousfish stocks were given highest priority. The bald eagle, goshawk, marten,fisher, grizzly bear, and gray wolf were assigned lower priority, because thebald eagle, grizzly bear and gray wolf already are protected under the EndangeredSpecies Act; and sufficient information was lacking on goshawks,marten, and fisher to modify the recovery plan. The 10 salamanders haveextremely restricted home ranges and were considered in the delineation ofDCAs for the owl. The committee assumed that spotted owl prey and theolder-forest associated species would benefit from a plan that conserved olderforests for owls.Table D.9. Summary of 361 plants and animals considered in the recovery planningprocess for the northern spotted owl.NSpecies ofOlderSpecies Federally Candidate State Special Forest Riparian(Number) Listed for Listing Listed Concern Endemica Associate AssociateBirds (23) 1 2 4 8 4 20 3Mammals (18) 2 2 3 9 8 12 4Amphibiansb (26) 0 7 3 16 20 12 12Fish (28) 1 7 3 25 N/A N/A 28Molluscs (58) 0 10 1 29 47 43 45Insects (59) 0 34 0 c c 23 34Vascular plants (144) 1 93 16 42 23 76 6Fungi and Lichens (8) 0 0 c 2 c 8 0TOTAL (N=364) 5 155 30 131 102 194 132aeither locally or broadly endemic.blncludes two reptiles - the sharp-tailed snake and western pond turtle.CUnknown.I365