The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC in 2010

Table 1: Terrestrial species recently assessed by COSEWIC eligible for addition to Schedule 1 or reclassification
Status Taxon Species Scientific Name Range Consultation Path
Endangered Arthropods Bert's Predaceous Diving Beetle Sanfilippodytes bertae AB Normal
Endangered Arthropods Bogbean Buckmoth Hemileuca sp. ON Normal
Endangered Arthropods Laura's Clubtail Stylurus laurae ON Normal
Endangered Arthropods Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Cicindela patruela ON QC Normal
Endangered Arthropods Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Bombus affinis ON QC Normal
Endangered Arthropods Wallis' Dark Saltflat Tiger Beetle Cicindela parowana wallisi BC Normal
Endangered Lichens Pale-bellied Frost Lichen Physconia subpallida ON Normal
Endangered Lichens Vole Ears Erioderma mollissimum NB NS NL Normal
Endangered Vascular Plants Coast Manroot Marah oreganus BC Normal
Endangered Vascular Plants Four-leaved Milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia ON Normal
Endangered Vascular Plants Victoria's Owl-clover Castilleja victoriae BC Normal
Endangered Vascular Plants Virginia Mallow Sida hermaphrodita ON Normal
Endangered Vascular Plants Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis BC AB Normal
Threatened Birds Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli QC NB NS Normal
Threatened Birds Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PEI NS NL Normal
Threatened Birds Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus AB SK MB Normal
Special Concern Lichens Oldgrowth Specklebelly Lichen Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis BC Normal
Special Concern Molluscs Threaded Vertigo Nearctula sp. BC Normal
Up-list from Special Concern to Threatened Birds Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis BC Normal
Up-list from Threatened to Endangered Amphibians Fowler’s Toad Anaxyrus fowleri ON Normal
Up-list from Threatened to Endangered Reptiles Queensnake Regina septemvittata ON Normal
Down-list from Threatened to Special Concern Vascular Plants Redroot Lachnanthes caroliniana NS Normal
Down-list from Threatened to Special Concern Vascular Plants Tubercled Spike-rush Eleocharis tuberculosa NS Normal
Down-list from Threatened to Special Concern Vascular Plants Western Blue Flag Iris missouriensis AB Normal
Down-list from Endangered to Threatened Mammals Swift Fox Vulpes velox AB SK Normal


Table 2: Terrestrial species recently reassessed by COSEWIC (species status confirmation)
Status Taxon Species Scientific name Range Consultation Path
Extirpated Arthropods Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus ON None; status confirmation
Extirpated Arthropods Island Marble Euchloe ausonides insulanus BC None; status confirmation
Extirpated Arthropods Karner Blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis ON None; status confirmation
Extirpated Birds Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido AB SK MB ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Birds Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Birds Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis YK NT NU AB SK MB ON QC NB PEI NS NL None; status confirmation
Endangered Birds Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus AB SK None; status confirmation
Endangered Birds Whooping Crane Grus americana NT AB SK MB None; status confirmation
Endangered Mosses Rigid Apple Moss Bartramia stricta BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Reptiles Sharp-tailed Snake Contia tenuis BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Vascular Plants Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Vascular Plants Eastern Mountain Avens Geum peckii NS None; status confirmation
Endangered Vascular Plants Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Vascular Plants Pink Milkwort Polygala incarnata ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Vascular Plants Virginia Goat's-rue Tephrosia virginiana ON None; status confirmation
Threatened Birds Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii AB SK MB None; status confirmation
Threatened Vascular Plants Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata ON None; status confirmation
Special Concern Amphibians Great Plains Toad Anaxyrus cognatus AB SK MB None; status confirmation
Special Concern Arthropods Monarch Danaus plexippus BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PEI NS None; status confirmation
Special Concern Birds Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus BC None; status confirmation
Special Concern Birds Savannah Sparrow princeps subspecies Passerculus sandwichensis princeps NS None; status confirmation
Special Concern Birds Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB None; status confirmation


Table 3: Aquatic species recently assessed or reassessed by COSEWIC with consultation conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (eligible for addition to Schedule 1 or reclassification)
Status Taxon Species Scientific Name Range Consultation Path
Endangered Fishes Atlantic Cod
(Laurentian North population)
Gadus morhua Atlantic Ocean Extended
Endangered Fishes Atlantic Cod
(Newfoundland & Labrador population)
Gadus morhua Atlantic Ocean Extended
Endangered Fishes Atlantic Cod
(Laurentian South population)
Gadus morhua Atlantic Ocean Extended
Endangered Fishes Atlantic Cod
(Southern population)
Gadus morhua Atlantic Ocean Extended
Endangered Fishes Deepwater Redfish
(Gulf of St. Lawrence/ Laurentian Channel population)
Sebastes mentella Atlantic Ocean Extended
Endangered Reptiles Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta Atlantic Ocean Extended
Threatened Fishes Acadian Redfish
(Atlantic population)
Sebastes fasciatus Atlantic Ocean Extended
Threatened Fishes Deepwater Redfish (Northern population) Sebastes mentella Atlantic Ocean Extended
Threatened Fishes Quillback Rockfish Sebastes maliger Pacific Ocean Extended
Threatened Fishes Umatilla Dace Rhinichthys umatilla BC Extended
Threatened Fishes Yellowmouth Rockfish Sebastes reedi Pacific Ocean Extended
Threatened Molluscs Atlantic Mud-piddock Barnea truncata Atlantic Ocean Normal
Special Concern Fishes Acadian Redfish
(Bonne Bay population)
Sebastes fasciatus Atlantic Ocean Extended
Special Concern Fishes Atlantic Cod
(Arctic Lakes population)
Gadus morhua NU Extended
Special Concern Fishes Basking Shark
(Atlantic population)
Cetorhinus maximus Atlantic Ocean Extended
Special Concern Fishes Darkblotched Rockfish Sebastes crameri Pacific Ocean Extended
Special Concern Fishes Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Westslope populations) Cottus sp. BC Extended
Special Concern Fishes Spiny Dogfish
(Atlantic population)
Squalus acanthias Atlantic Ocean Extended
Down-list from Threatened to Special Concern Molluscs Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola ON Normal


Table 4: Aquatic species recently reassessed by COSEWIC (species status confirmations)
Status Taxon Species Scientific name Range Consultation Path
Extirpated Mammals Grey Whale
(Atlantic population)
Eschrichtius robustus Atlantic Ocean None; status confirmation
Extirpated Molluscs Dwarf Wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon NB None; status confirmation
Endangered Fishes Paxton Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Fishes Paxton Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Fishes Vananda Creek Benthic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Fishes Vananda Creek Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Fishes Western Brook Lamprey (Morrison Creek population) Lampetra richardsoni BC None; status confirmation
Endangered Molluscs Northern Riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana ON None; status confirmation
Endangered Molluscs Rayed Bean Villosa fabalis ON None; status confirmation
Threatened Fishes Coastrange Sculpin (Cultus population) Cottus aleuticus BC None; status confirmation
Threatened Fishes Eastern Sand Darter (Ontario populations) Ammocrypta pellucida ON None; status confirmation
Threatened Fishes Eastern Sand Darter (Quebec populations) Ammocrypta pellucida QC None; status confirmation

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