Click on a taxonomic group or status to see the species currently featured in the Biodiversity Atlas.
Birds
| Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus California condor, Gymnogyps californianus California least tern, Sterna antillarum browni California spotted owl, Strix occidentalis ssp. occidentalis Coastal California gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica californica Least Bell’s vireo, Vireo bellii pusillus Red-crowned parrot, Amazona viridigenalis San Clemente loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi Yellow-chevroned parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri Yellow-headed parrot, Amazona oratrix Western snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus nivosus |
Fishes
| Barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer Cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus California sheephead, Bodianus pulcher Kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus Rockfish, Sebastes spp. Santa Ana sucker, Catostomus santaanae Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss Tidewater goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi Unarmored threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni |
Invertebrates
| Black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus El Segundo blue butterfly, Euphilotes battoides allyni Giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens Invasive shot-hole borer, Euwallacea nr. fornicatus Kellet’s whelk, Kelletia kelletii Palos Verdes blue butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis Pink abalone, Haliotis corrugata Red sea urchin, Mesocentrotus franciscanus Vernal pool fairy shrimp, Branchinecta lynchi White abalone, Haliotis sorenseni |
Mammals
| Black bear, Ursus americanus Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi Coyote, Canis latrans Desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni Dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes Eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Mojave ground squirrel, Xerospermophilus mohavensis Mountain lion, Puma concolor North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica Santa Catalina Island fox, Urocyon littoralis catalinae Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus |
Plants
| Bigcone Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Black mustard, Brassica nigra Braunton’s milk-vetch, Astragalus brauntonii California black walnut, Juglans californica California fan palm, Washingtonia filifera California poppy, Eschscholzia californica Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii Fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum Giant reed, Arundo donax Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Kelp forest species Lyon’s pentachaeta, Pentachaeta lyonii Marcescent dudleya, Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens Nevin’s barberry, Berberis nevinii Thread-leaved brodiaea, Brodiaea filifolia Valley oak, Quercus lobata |
Reptiles and Amphibians
| American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus Arroyo toad, Anaxyrus californicus California red-legged frog, Rana draytonii Desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas Pacific leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea Southern mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa Western rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus |