Archived: COSEWIC wildlife species assessments (short version), November 2016

Wildlife species are sorted according to current status and then by taxonomic group. Previous status is shown when applicable.
Status November 2016 Taxonomic group Common name (population) Previous status and date of previous assessment Range of occurrence in Canada
Endangered Mammals Caribou (Torngat Mountains population) Not applicable NU, QC, NL
Endangered Birds Pink-footed Shearwater Threatened
May 2004
BC, Pacific Ocean
Endangered Birds Prothonotary Warbler Endangered
April 2007
ON
Endangered Reptiles Blanding's Turtle (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population) Threatened
May 2005
ON, QC
Endangered Reptiles Blanding's Turtle (Nova Scotia population) Endangered
May 2005
NS
Endangered Fishes Channel Darter (Lake Erie populations) Not applicable ON
Endangered Fishes Channel Darter (Lake Ontario populations) Not applicable ON
Endangered Fishes Speckled Dace Endangered
April 2006
BC
Endangered Arthropods Gold-edged Gem Endangered
April 2006
AB, SK, MB
Endangered Arthropods Monarch Special Concern
April 2010
NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL
Endangered Vascular Plants Western Prairie Fringed Orchid Endangered
May 2000
MB
Endangered Mosses Nugget Moss Endangered
November 2006
BC
Endangered Lichens Golden-eye Lichen (Great Lakes population) Not applicable ON
Threatened Mammals Caribou (Barren-ground population) Not applicable YT, NT, NU, AB, SK, MB
Threatened Reptiles Western Painted Turtle (Pacific Coast population) Endangered
April 2006
BC
Threatened Fishes Coho Salmon (Interior Fraser population) Endangered
May 2002
BC, Pacific Ocean
Threatened Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) Not applicable ON
Threatened Fishes Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Saskatchewan - Nelson Rivers populations) Threatened
November 2006
AB
Threatened Molluscs Mapleleaf (Saskatchewan - Nelson Rivers population) Endangered
April 2006
MB
Special Concern Mammals Nuttall's Cottontail nuttallii subspecies Special Concern
April 2006
BC
Special Concern Birds Evening Grosbeak Not applicable YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL
Special Concern Reptiles Western Painted Turtle (Intermountain - Rocky Mountain population) Special Concern
April 2006
BC
Special Concern Fishes Channel Darter (St. Lawrence populations) Not applicable ON, QC
Special Concern Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Waterton Lake population) Not applicable AB
Special Concern Fishes Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Pacific populations) Special Concern
November 2006
BC
Special Concern Arthropods Magdalen Islands Grasshopper Not applicable QC
Special Concern Arthropods Transverse Lady Beetle Not applicable YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL
Special Concern Molluscs Mapleleaf (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence population) Threatened
April 2006
ON
Special Concern Vascular Plants American Hart's-tongue Fern Special Concern
November 2000
ON
Special Concern Lichens Golden-eye Lichen (Prairie / Boreal population) Not applicable MB, ON
Not at Risk Reptiles Western Painted Turtle (Prairie / Western Boreal - Canadian Shield population) Not at Risk
April 2006
AB, SK, MB, ON
Not at Risk Fishes Blue Shark (North Atlantic population) Special Concern
April 2006
QC, NB, PE, NS, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Fishes Blue Shark (North Pacific population) Data Deficient
April 2006
BC, Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Pacific populations) Not applicable YT, BC
Not at Risk Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Western Arctic populations) Not applicable NT, BC, AB
Not at Risk Arthropods Sonora Skipper Special Concern
April 2006
BC
Data Deficient Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Saskatchewan - Nelson Rivers populations) Not applicable ON
Data Deficient Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Southwestern Yukon Beringian populations) Not applicable YT BC
Data Deficient Fishes Pygmy Whitefish (Yukon River populations) Not applicable YT
Data Deficient Vascular Plants Leiberg's Fleabane Not applicable BC

The assessment of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Eastern Migratory population, was deferred until April 2017 to incorporate soon to be released new information. The review of classification of the Seaside Centipede Lichen (Heterodermia sitchensis) was completed. COSEWIC decided that a fully updated status report is required to assess the status of this wildlife species.

02/12/2016

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