Documentation forms for Oregon state and global ranks for vertebrate animals are provided in the table below. For detailed information on the ranking process, see Rare Species Ranking and Definitions. Starting around 2020 these are being published on the Institute for Natural Resource's PDX Scholar library and linked here.
Fish
Amphibians
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global Rank |
State Rank |
Rank Date |
Catostomus rimiculus |
Klamath smallscale sucker |
G5 |
S3 |
2023-12-04 |
Catostomus rimiculus pop. 1 |
Jenny Creek sucker |
G5T2Q |
S2 |
2023-10-04 |
Catostomus tahoensis |
Tahoe sucker |
G4 |
S3 |
2023-11-01 |
Catostomus tsiltcoosensis |
Tyee sucker |
GNR |
S2 |
2023-11-01 |
Cottus asper |
Prickly sculpin |
G5 |
S4? |
2023-10-23 |
Cottus bairdii |
Mottled sculpin |
G5 |
S4? |
2023-11-02 |
Cottus beldingii |
Paiute sculpin |
G5 |
S3? |
2023-11-02 |
Cottus bendirei |
Malheur mottled sculpin |
G4Q |
S2? |
2023-12-13 |
Cottus confusus |
Shorthead sculpin |
G5 |
S3? |
2023-12-13 |
Cottus hubbsi |
Columbia mottled sculpin |
G4Q |
S4? |
2024-09-18 |
Cottus marginatus |
Margined sculpin |
G3 |
S2S3 |
2023-12-15 |
Cottus perplexus |
Reticulate sculpin |
G4 |
S4? |
2023-12-13 |
Cottus princeps |
Klamath Lake sculpin |
G3 |
S3? |
2023-12-13 |
Cottus rhotheus |
Torrent sculpin |
G5 |
S4? |
2023-12-13 |
Cottus tenuis |
Slender sculpin |
G3 |
S3 |
2023-10-23 |
Entosphenus lethophagus |
Pit-Klamath brook lamprey |
G3G4 |
S3 |
2023-11-03 |
Entosphenus minimus |
Miller Lake lamprey |
G3 |
S2 |
2013-01-03 |
Entosphenus tridentatus |
Pacific lamprey |
G4 |
S1S2 |
2016-07-11 |
Entosphenus tridentatus ssp. 1 |
Goose Lake lamprey |
G4T1 |
S1 |
2024-09-18 |
Gila bicolor |
Tui chub |
G4 |
S4 |
2023-11-06 |
Hesperoleucus mitrulus |
Pit roach |
G1 |
S2? |
2023-12-28 |
Lampetra pacifica |
Pacific brook lamprey |
GNR |
S2? |
2023-01-17 |
Lampetra similis |
Klamath lamprey |
G3G4Q |
S2 |
2023-11-03 |
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi |
Westslope cutthroat trout |
G4T4 |
S2 |
2014-10-15 |
Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri |
Inland Columbia Basin redband trout |
G5T4 |
S2S3 |
2014-08-26 |
Oncorhychus mykiss pop. 42 |
Fort Rock redband trout |
G5T3Q |
S2 |
2015-04-02 |
Oncorhychus mykiss pop. 44 |
Chewaucan redband trout |
G5T3Q |
S3 |
2015-02-16 |
Oregonichthys crameri |
Oregon chub |
G3 |
S3 |
2013-07-01 |
Rhinichthys evermanni |
Umpqua dace |
G3G4 |
S3 |
2023-11-03 |
Rhinichthys falcatus |
Leopard dace |
G4 |
S4 |
2023-11-06 |
Rhinichthys osculus |
Speckled dace |
G5 |
S5 |
2023-11-06 |
Rhinichthys umatilla |
Umatilla dace |
G4 |
S2? |
2023-11-06 |
Richardsonius balteatus |
Redside shiner |
G5 |
S4 |
2023-10-24 |
Richardsonius balteatus hydrophlox |
Bonneville redside shiner |
G5TNR |
S2 |
2023-12-05 |
Richardsonius egregius |
Lahontan redside |
G5 |
S2 |
2023-11-06 |
Siphateles bicolor eurysoma |
Sheldon tui chub |
G4T2 |
S1 |
2024-10-09 |
Siphateles bicolor oregonensis |
Oregon Lakes tui chub |
G4T2 |
S1 |
2023-12-13 |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 2 |
Catlow tui chub |
G4T1 |
S1 |
2024-10-09 |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 15 |
Warner Basin tui chub |
G4T2Q |
S2 |
2024-10-16 |
Siphateles bicolor thalassinus |
Goose Lake tui chub |
G4T2T3 |
S2 |
2024-10-03 |
Reptiles
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global Rank |
State Rank |
Rank Date |
Ambystoma mavortium melanosticum |
Blotched tiger salamander |
G5T4 |
S3? |
2019-01-18 |
Anaxyrus boreas |
Boreal toad |
G4 |
S3S4 |
2024-06-17 |
Aneides ferreus |
Clouded salamander |
G3G4 |
S3S4 |
2019-01-18 |
Aneides flavipunctatus |
Black salamander |
G4 |
S2 |
2013-05-13 |
Batrachoseps attenuatus |
California slender salamander |
G5 |
S3 |
2023-12-01 |
Batrachoseps wrighti |
Oregon slender salamander |
G3 |
S3 |
2010-02-21 |
Dicamptodon copei |
Cope's giant salamander |
G3 |
S2? |
2022-10-20 |
Lithobates pipiens |
Northern leopard frog |
G5 |
S1 |
2023-12-01 |
Plethodon elongatus |
Del Norte salamander |
G4 |
S3 |
2019-01-18 |
Plethodon larselli |
Larch Mountain salamander |
G2G3 |
S2? |
2022-11-01 |
Rana cascadae |
Cascades frog |
G3G4 |
S3 |
2022-11-01 |
Rana pretiosa |
Oregon spotted frog |
G2 |
S1S2 |
2023-10-19 |
Rhyacotriton cascadae |
Cascade torrent salamander |
G3 |
S2S3 |
2022-11-09 |
Rhyacotriton kezeri |
Columbia torrent salamander |
G2G3 |
S2S3 |
2022-11-09 |
Rhyacotriton variegatus |
Southern torrent salamander |
G3? |
S3? |
2022-11-09 |
Spea intermontana |
Great Basin spadefoot |
G5 |
S5 |
2023-10-25 |
Birds
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global Rank |
State Rank |
Rank Date |
Crotalus oreganus |
Western rattlesnake |
G5 |
S5 |
2016-03-31 |
Lampropeltis getula |
Common kingsnake |
G5 |
S3 |
2010-04-21 |
Lampropeltis zonata |
California mountain kingsnake |
G4G5 |
S3S4 |
2010-06-17 |
Masticophis taeniatus |
Striped whipsnake |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2010-07-08 |
Phrynosoma hernandesi |
Short-horned lizard |
G5 |
S3 |
2013-07-25 |
Sonora semiannualata |
Ground snake |
G5 |
S3 |
2016-03-31 |
Mammals
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global Rank |
State Rank |
Rank Date |
Accipiter cooperi |
Cooper's hawk |
G5 |
S4 |
2012-09-27 |
Accipiter gentilis |
Northern goshawk |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2013-04-10 |
Accipeter striatus |
Sharp-shinned hawk |
G5 |
S4 |
2016-03-28 |
Aechmophorus occidentalis |
Western grebe |
G5 |
S4B |
2016-03-22 |
Agelaius tricolor |
Tricolored blackbird |
G1G2 |
S2B |
2019-02-12 |
Anthus rubescens |
American pipit |
G5 |
S4 |
2013-03-04 |
Aquila chrysaetos |
Golden eagle |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2024-06-19 |
Amphispiza bilineata |
Black-throated sparrow |
G5 |
S3 |
2016-07-12 |
Artemisiospiza nevadensis |
Sagebrush sparrow |
G5 |
S4B |
2016-03-23 |
Asio flemmeus |
Short-eared owl |
G5 |
S3 |
2013-04-12 |
Asio otus |
Long-eared owl |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2019-03-11 |
Baeolophous inornatus |
Oak titmouse |
G4 |
S3S4 |
2023-12-01 |
Baeolophus ridgwayi |
Juniper titmouse |
G5 |
S3 |
2012-03-14 |
Brachyramphus marmoratus |
Marbled murrelet |
G3 |
S2 |
2016-03-24 |
Branta bernicla |
Brant |
G5 |
S2N |
2016-04-06 |
Branta canadensis occidentalis |
Dusky Canada goose |
G5T3 |
S3N |
2016-04-05 |
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia |
Aleutian Canada goose |
G5T3 |
S3N |
2016-04-05 |
Butorides viriscens |
Green heron |
G5 |
S4 |
2012-03-14 |
Centrocercus urophasianus |
Greater sage-grouse |
G3G4 |
S2 |
2019-01-31 |
Cerorhinca monocerata |
Rhinoceros auklet |
G5 |
S2B |
2016-03-24 |
Charadrius nivosus nivosus |
Western snowy plover |
G3T3 |
S2 |
2013-04-30 |
Chondestes grammacus |
Lark sparrow |
G5 |
S4 |
2023-10-25 |
Circus cyaneus |
Northern harrier |
G5 |
S3 |
2012-10-19 |
Coccyzus americanus |
Yellow-billed cuckoo |
G5 |
SHB |
2023-11-14 |
Contopus cooperi |
Olive-sided flycatcher |
G4 |
S3 |
2012-10-01 |
Coturnicops noveboracensis |
Yellow rail |
G4 |
S2B |
2016-03-15 |
Cypseloides niger |
Black swift |
G4 |
S2?B |
2016-03-16 |
Dendragapus obscurus |
Dusky grouse |
G4 |
S3 |
2012-10-05 |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Bobolink |
G5 |
S2B |
2016-03-16 |
Dryobates albolarvatus |
White-headed woodpecker |
G4 |
S3 |
2023-01-16 |
Egretta thula |
Snowy egret |
G5 |
S2B |
2016-03-17 |
Empidonax traillii adastus |
Willow flycatcher |
G5T5 |
S3B |
2013-04-19 |
Empidonax traillii brewsteri |
Little willow flycatcher |
G5T3T4 |
S3B |
2013-04-19 |
Eremohpila alpestris strigata |
Streaked horned lark |
G5T2 |
S2B |
2016-03-18 |
Falco peregrinus anatum |
American peregrine falcon |
G4T4 |
S3 |
2016-04-11 |
Fratercula cirrhata |
Tufted puffin |
G5 |
S1 |
2010-04-16 |
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Pinyon jay |
G5 |
S3 |
2016-07-12 |
Haemorhous cassinii |
Cassin's finch |
G5 |
S4 |
2016-07-13 |
Haemorhous purpureus |
Purple fnch |
G5 |
S4? |
2016-07-12 |
Histrionicus histrionicus |
Harlequin duck |
G4 |
S2B,S3N |
2016-03-22 |
Lanius ludovicianus |
Loggerhead Shrike |
G4 |
S3B,S2N |
2012-10-05 |
Leucosticte astrata |
Black rosy-finch |
G4 |
S2B |
2019-03-06 |
Melanerpes lewis |
Lewis' woodpecker |
G4 |
S3?B,S2?N |
2024-01-08 |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
Leach's storm-petrel |
G5 |
S4 |
2016-06-23 |
Oreortyx pictus |
Mountain quail |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2013-04-22 |
Oreoscoptes montanus |
Sage thrasher |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2013-06-20 |
Phalacrocorax pelagicus |
Pelagic cormorant |
G5 |
S3 |
2016-06-23 |
Phalacrocorax penicillatus |
Brandt's cormorant |
G5 |
S4S5 |
2023-10-15 |
Picoides albolarvatus |
White-headed woodpecker |
G4 |
S2 |
2014-10-15 |
Picoides arcticus |
Black-backed woodpecker |
G5 |
S4? |
2024-06-18 |
Picoides dorsalis |
American three-toed woodpecker |
G5 |
S3 |
2023-10-20 |
Pipilo chlorulus |
Green-tailed towhee |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2016-07-12 |
Polioptila caerulea |
Blue-gray gnatcatcher |
G5 |
S4B |
2023-10-25 |
Pooecetes gramineus affinis |
Oregon vesper sparrow |
G5T3? |
S1B |
2020-02-18 |
Psiloscops flammeolus |
Flammulated owl |
G4 |
S3B |
2019-03-07 |
Regulus satrapa |
Golden-crowned kinglet |
G5 |
S3 |
2013-06-20 |
Selasphorus calliope |
Calliope hummingbird |
G5 |
S4 |
2016-07-12 |
Selasphorus rufus |
Rufous hummingbird |
G5 |
S4 |
2016-07-12 |
Selasphorus sasin |
Allen's hummingbird |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2016-07-12 |
Spizella breweri |
Brewer's sparrow |
G5 |
S3 |
2013-06-20 |
Strix occidentalis caurina |
Northern spotted owl |
G3G4T3 |
S2 |
2015-12-14 |
Sphyrapicus thyroideus |
Williamson's sapsucker |
G5 |
S3S4B, S3N |
2016-07-12 |
Vireo olivaceus |
Red-eyed vireo |
G5 |
S3S4B |
2013-03-14 |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Global Rank |
State Rank |
Rank Date |
Alces alces |
Moose |
G5 |
S3 |
2022-06-23 |
Ammospermophilus leucurus |
White-tailed antelope squirrel |
G5 |
S4 |
2023-10-26 |
Arborimus albipes |
White-footed vole |
G3G4 |
S3S4 |
2022-10-19 |
Arborimus longicaudus |
Red tree vole |
G3G4 |
S2S3 |
2022-10-19 |
Arborimus longicaudus pop. 1 |
Red tree vole North Oregon Coast DPS |
G2G3TNR |
S1S2 |
2022-11-04 |
Brachylagus idahoensis |
Pygmy rabbit |
G4 |
S2 |
2016-04-01 |
Canis lupus |
Gray wolf |
G5 |
S1S2 |
2012-03-14 |
Erethizon dorsatum |
Common porcupine |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2019-05-10 |
Eumetopias jubatus |
Northern sea lion |
G3 |
S3 |
2019-01-25 |
Gulo gulo |
Wolverine |
G4 |
S1 |
2024-12-02 |
Lasionycteris noctivigans |
Silver-haired bat |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2013-05-06 |
Lepus californicus |
Black-tailed jackrabbit |
G5 |
S5 |
2023-10-26 |
Lepus townsendii |
White-tailed jackrabbit |
G5 |
S2? |
2021-01-06 |
Myotis ciliolabrum |
Western small-footed myotis |
G5 |
S4 |
2023-10-27 |
Myotis evotis |
Long-eared myotis |
G5 |
S4 |
2023-10-27 |
Myotis lucifugus |
Little brown myotis |
G3 |
S3 |
2013-05-08 |
Myotis yumanensis |
Yuma myotis |
G5 |
S3S4 |
2024-10-04 |
Ochotona princeps |
American pika |
G5 |
S2S3 |
2019-02-01 |
Ovis canadensis canadensis |
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep |
G4T4 |
S2 |
2016-07-13 |
Pekania pennanti |
Fisher |
G5 |
S1S2 |
2016-05-02 |
Parastrellus hesperus |
Canyon bat |
G5 |
S3 |
2016-07-13 |
Sorex preblei |
Preble's shrew |
G4 |
S3 |
2023-10-26 |
Thomomys bottae detumidus |
Pistol River pocket gopher |
G5T2Q |
S1 |
2024-01-09 |
Thomomys bulbivorus |
Camas pocket gopher |
G3G4 |
S3S4 |
2024-12-02 |
Thomomys mazama helleri |
Gold Beach pocket gopher |
G4T1T2 |
S1 |
2023-12-12 |
Urocitellus washingtoni |
Washington ground squirrel |
G2 |
S2? |
2022-10-19 |
Vulpes vulpes macroura |
Rocky Mountain red fox |
G5TNR |
S3 |
2024-07-26 |
Vulpes vulpes necator |
Sierra Nevada red fox |
G5T1T2 |
S1 |
2013-05-08 |