Minister of Environment response to COSEWIC species at risk assessments: October 13, 2016
Taxon | Species | Scientific Name | Range | Current Schedule 1 status | Proposed Schedule 1 status | Amendment outcome | Consutlation Path |
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Vascular Plants | Baikal Sedge | Carex sabulosa | YT | Threatened | Special Concern | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Vascular Plants | Bear’s-foot Sanicle | Sanicula arctopoides | BC | Endangered | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Molluscs | Blue-grey Taildropper | Prophysaon coeruleum | BC | Endangered | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Vascular Plants | Colicroot | Aletris farinosa | ON | Threatened | Endangered | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Normal |
Vascular Plants | Common Hoptree | Ptelea trifoliata | ON | Threatened | Special Concern | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Lichens | Flooded Jellyskin | Leptogium rivulare | MB ON QC | Threatened | Special Concern | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Arthropods | Hoptree Borer | Prays atomocella | ON | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Reptiles | Lake Erie Watersnake | Nerodia sipedon insularum | ON | Endangered | Special Concern | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Arthropods | Lake Huron Grasshopper | Trimerotropis huroniana | ON | Not listed | Threatened | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Birds | Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | ON QC | Special Concern | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Normal |
Birds | McCown’s Longspur | Rhynchophanes mccownii | AB SK | Special Concern | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Normal |
Lichens | Mountain Crab-eye | Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides | BC | Not listed | Special Concern | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Arthropods | Nine-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella novemnotata | BC AB SK MB ON QC | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Arthropods | Nuttall’s Sheep Moth | Hemileuca nuttallii | BC | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Mammals | Peary Caribou | Rangifer tarandus pearyi | NT NU | Endangered | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Extended |
Mosses | Pygmy Pocket Moss | Fissidens exilis | BC ON QC NS | Special Concern | Not at Risk | Remove from SARA Schedule 1 | Normal |
Molluscs | Pygmy Slug | Kootenaia burkei | BC | Not listed | Special Concern | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Birds | Red Crossbill percna subspecies | Loxia curvirostra percna | QC NL | Endangered | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category | Normal |
Molluscs | Sheathed Slug | Zacoleus idahoensis | BC | Not listed | Special Concern | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Reptiles | Spiny Softshell | Apalone spinifera | ON QC | Threatened | Endangered | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Normal |
Amphibians | Unisexual Ambystoma (Jefferson Salamander dependent population) | Ambystoma laterale - (2) jeffersonianum | ON | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Amphibians | Unisexual Ambystoma (Small-mouthed Salamander dependent population) | Ambystoma laterale - texanum | ON | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Reptiles | Western Yellow-bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor mormon | BC | Special Concern | Threatened | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Extended |
Lichens | Wrinkled Shingle Lichen | Pannaria lurida | NB PE NS NL | Not listed | Threatened | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Taxon | Species | Scientific Name | Range | Current Schedule 1 status | Proposed Schedule 1 status | Amendment outcome | Consutlation Path |
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Arthropods | Eastern Persius Duskywing | Erynnis persius persius | ON | Endangered | Endangered | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Reptiles | Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor flaviventris | AB SK | Threatened | Threatened | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Mammals | Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | ON | Threatened | Threatened | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Reptiles | Northern Rubber Boa | Charina bottae | BC | Special Concern | Special Concern | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Mammals | Pacific Water Shrew | Sorex bendirii | BC | Endangered | Endangered | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Taxon | Species | Scientific Name | Range | Current Schedule 1 status | Proposed Schedule 1 status | Amendment outcome | Consutlation Path |
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Fishes (freshwater) | Little Quarry Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | BC | Not listed | Threatened | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Fishes (freshwater) | Little Quarry Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | BC | Not listed | Threatened | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Fishes (freshwater) | Northern Sunfish (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) | Lepomis peltastes | ON QC | Not listed | Special Concern | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Normal |
Molluscs | Rainbow | Villosa iris | ON | Endangered | Special Concern | Reclassify the species in a lower risk category |
Normal |
Fishes (freshwater) | River Darter (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) | Percina shumardi | ON | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Molluscs | Shortface Lanx | Fisherola nuttallii | BC | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Fishes (marine) | Sockeye Salmon (Sakinaw population) | Oncorhynchus nerka | BC | Not listed | Endangered | Add the species to Schedule 1 | Extended |
Fishes (freshwater) | Spotted Gar | Lepisosteus oculatus | ON | Threatened | Endangered | Reclassify the species in a higher risk category | Normal |
Taxon | Species | Scientific Name | Range | Current Schedule 1 status | Proposed Schedule 1 status | Amendment outcome | Consutlation Path |
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Mammals (marine) | Harbour Porpoise (Pacific Ocean population) | Phocoena phocoena vomerina | BC | Special Concern | Special Concern | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
Fishes (freshwater) | River Redhorse | Moxostoma carinatum | ON QC | Special Concern | Special Concern | Current status on Schedule 1 is maintained | None; status confirmation |
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