Appendix D Ecological Subregions of the United States

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Common and scientific names of selected flora and fauna

This list contains species for which compilers provided scientific names in the Section descriptions. Listed also are other species identified in potential natural vegetation and fauna elements that may be considered as generally characteristic of each Domain. Alternate common names are in parentheses. Species are grouped by flora or fauna within a Domain.

Domain 100, 200, 300, 400

Domain 100

Flora

Birch, paper{ Betula papyrifera}

Poplar, balsam{ Populus balsamifera}

Spruce, black{ Picea mariana}

Spruce, white{ Picea glauca}

Tamarack (eastern larch){ Larix laricina}

Willow, feltleaf{ Salix alaxensis}

Fauna

Auklet, wiskered{ Aethia pygmaea}

Bear, grizzly (brown){ Ursus arctos}

Bear, polar{ Ursus maritimus}

Caribou{ Rangifer tarandus}

Curlew, bristle-thighed{ Numenius tahitiensis}

Char, Arctic{ Salvelinus alpinus}

Eider, spectacled{ Lampronetta fischeri}

Falcon, peregrine{ Falco peregrinus}

Fox, Arctic{ Alopex lagopus}

Grayling, Arctic{ Thymallus arctius}

Grebe, horned{ Podiceps auritus}

Grebe, red-necked{ Podiceps grisegena}

Guillemot, black{ Cepphus grylle}

Gull, glaucous{ Larus hyperboreus}

Hare, Arctic (Alaskan){ Lepus arcticus}

Jaeger, pomarine{ Stercorarius pomarinus}

Lark, horned{ Eremophila alpestris}

Lemming, northern bog{ Synaptomys borealis}

Longspur, Smith's{ Calcarius pictus}

Loon, Arctic{ Gavia arctica}

Lynx{ Felis lynx}

Moose{ Alces alces}

Myotis, little brown{ Myotis lucifugus}

Muskox{ Ovibos moschatus}

Otter, sea{ Enhydra lutris}

Owl, snowy{ Nyctea scandiaca}

Ptarmigan, willow{ Lagopus lagopus}

Salmon, chum{ Oncorbynchus keta}

Salmon, chinook (king){ Oncorbynchus tshawytscha}

Salmon, pink{ Oncorbynchus gorbuscha}

Sandpiper, curlew{ Erolia ferruginea}

Seal, northern fur (Alaska fur){ Callorhinus ursinus}

Seal, ribbon{ Phoca fasciata}

Sea lion, Steller (northern){ Eumetopias jubatus}

Inconnu (Alaska Sheefish){ Stenodus leucichthys}

Sheep, dall{ Ovis dalli}

Shrew, Arctic (saddle-backed){ Sorex arcticus}

Swan, whistline (tundra){ Olor columbianus}

Trout, rainbow{ Salmo gairdneri}

Turnstone, black{ Arenaria melanocephala}

Turnstone, ruddy{ Arenaria interpres}

Vole, insular{ Microtus abbreviatus}

Vole, tundra{ Microtus oeconomus}

Vole, yellow-cheeked{ Microtus xanthognathus}

Weasel, short-tailed (ermine){ Mustela erminea}

Walrus{ Odobenus rosmarus}

Wolverine (skunk bear){ Gulo gulo}

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Domain 200

Flora

Fescue, green { Festuca virida}

Fescue, Idaho { Festuca idahoensis}

Fir, Douglas { Pseudotsuga menziesii}

Fir, grand { Abies grandis}

Fir, Pacific silver { Abies amabilis}

Fir, subalpine { Abies lasiocarpa}

Fir, white { Abies concolor}

Hemlock, mountain { Tsuga mertensiana}

Hemlock, western { Tsuga heterophylla}

Junegrass, prairie { Koeleria cristata}

Mahogany, mountain (curlleaf){ Cercocarpus ledifolius}

Maple, bigleaf { Acer macrophyllum}

Oak, Oregon white{ Quercus garryana}

Pine, loblolly{ Pinus taeda}

Pine, lodgepole { Pinus contorta}

Pine, longleaf{ Pinus palustris}

Pine, ponderosa { Pinus ponderosa}

Pine, sand { Pinus clausa}

Pine, shortleaf{ Pinus echinata}

Pine, slash{ Pinus elliottii}

Pine, white bark { Pinus albicaulis}

Red cedar, western { Thuja plicata}

Snowberry (mountain balm){ Ceanothus velutinus}

Spruce, Engelman { Picea engelmannii}

Spruce, Sitka (coast){ Picea sitchensis}

Yew, Pacific{ Taxus brevifolia}

Fauna

Beaver, mountain (sewellel){ Aplodontia rufa}

Beetle, American burying{ Nicrophorus americanus}

Butterfly, Karner blue { Lycaeides melissa samuelis}

Butterfly, Mexican silverspot{ Dione moneta}

Dolly Varden (bull trout){ Salvelinus malma}

Goat, mountain{ Oreamnos americanus}

Gopher, camas pocket{ Thomomys bulbivorus}

Grouse, blue{ Dendragapus obscurus}

Kinglet, golden-crowned{ Regulus satrapa}

Moth, gypsy { Porthetria dispar}

Owl, northern spotted{ Strix occidentalis caurina}

Pigeon, band-tailed{ Columba fasciata}

Sapsucker (red-breasted race){ Sphyrapicus varius}

Toad, boreal{ Bufo boreau boreau}

Trout, brook{ Salelinus frontinalis}

Trout, cutthroat (Yellowstone){ Salmo clarki}

Woodpecker, red-cockaded{ Dendrocopos borealis}

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Domain 300

Flora

Bluegrass, Sandbergs { Poa sandbergii}

Cactus, saguaro{ Cereus giganteus}

Hairgrass, tufted { Deschampsia caespitosa}

Juniper, western { Juniperus occidentalis}

Needle-and-thread{ Stipa comata}

Sage, low { Artemisia aristida}

Sagebrush, big{ Artemisia tridentata}

Sagebrush, black{ Artemisia arbuscula}

Snowberry, common { Symphorocarpus albus}

Wheatgrass, bluebunch { Agropyron spicatum}

Fauna

Bison{ Bison bison}

Boa, rubber{ Charina bottae}

Deer, mule (black-tailed){ Odocoileus hemionus}

Chipmunk, alpine{ Eutamias alpinus}

Chipmunk, California{ Eutamias obscurus}

Chipmunk, Sonoma{ Eutamias sonomae}

Cottontail, desert{ Sylvilagus audubonii}

Dove, Inca{ Scardafella inca}

Ferret, black-footed{ Mustela nigripes}

Fox, swift{ Vulpes velox}

Frog, Rio Grande leopard{ Rana berlandieri}

Goshawk, northern{ Accipiter gentilis}

Jackrabbit, black-tailed{ Lepus californicus}

Jackrabbit, white-tailed{ Lepus townsendii}

Jaguar{ Felis onca}

Lizard, leopard{ Gambelia wislizenii}

Myotis, California{ Myotis californicus}

Myotis, yuma{ Myotis yumanensis}

Oscelot{ Felis pardalis}

Owl, flammulated{ Otus flammeolus}

Prairie dog, black-tailed{ Cynomys ludovicianus}

Prairie dog, white-tailed{ Cynomys leucurus}

Pronghorn (American antelope){ Antilocapra americana}

Pyrrhuloxia{ Pyrrhuloxia sinuata}

Quail, scaled{ Callipepla squamata}

Rat, Merriam's kangaroo{ Dipodomys merriami}

Ringtail{ Bassariscus astutus}

Salamander, Utah tiger{ Ambystome tigrinum}

Sheep, bighorn{ Ovis canadensis}

Shiner, Columbia redside{ Richardsonius balteatus}

Shrew, desert{ Notiosorex crawfordi}

Sparrow, sage{ Amphispiza belli}

Squirrel, Arizona gray{ Sciurus arizonensis}

Squirrel, Albert's{ Sciurus aberti}

Swallow, cave{ Petrochelidon fulva}

Toad, Great Basin spadefoot{ Scaphiopus intermontanus}

Toad, Great Plains{ Bufo cognatus}

Toad, western{ Bufo boreas}

Tortise, desert{ Gopberus agassizii}

Turtle, Mexican mud{ Kinosternon hirtipes}

Vole, prairie{ Microtus ochrogaster}

Vole, sagebrush{ Lagurus curtatus}

Wolf, gray (timber){ Canis lupus}

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Domain 400

Flora

Almacigo (gumbo-limbo){ Bursera simaruba}

Algarrobo { Hymenaea courbaril}

Aroma { Acacia farnesiana}

Ausubo { Manilkara bidentata}

Bayahonda (mesquite){ Prosopis juliflora}

Bucayo gigante { Erythrina poeppigiana}

Caimitillo { Micropholis chrysophylloides}

Caimitillo verde { Micropholis garciniaefolia}

Cajuput { Melaleuca leucadendron}

Cedro hembra { Cedrela odorata}

Cephalocereus, Key West{ Cephalocereus keyensis}

Florida fishpoison-tree { Piscidia piscipula}

Flamboyan (royal poinciana){ Delonix regia}

Guama { Inga laurina}

Guava (strawberry){ Psidium cattleianum}

Guayacan { Guaiacum officinale}

Guayacan blanco { Guaiacum sanctum}

Helecho gigante { Cyathea arborea}

Hyacinth, water { Eichhornia crassipes}

Jaguey blanco (shortleaf fig){ Ficus laevigata}

Koa { Acacia koa}

Lama \lf{it Diospyros spp.}

Lysiloma, Bahama{ Lysiloma bahamensis}

Mamani \lf{it Sophora chrysophylla}

Manele \lf{it Sapinus spp.}

Mangrove, black { Avicennia nitida}

Mangrove, button{ Conocarpus erectus}

Mangrove, red { Rhizophora mangle}

Mangrove, white { Laguncularia racemosa}

Motillo { Sloanea berteriana}

Nemoca { Ocotea spathulata}

O'hia lehua { Metrosideros polymorpha}

Palma de sierra { Prestoea montana}

Palma de lluvia { Guassia attenuata}

Palma real { Roystonea borinquenta}

Palo colorado (swamp cyrilla){ Cyrilla racemiflora}

Palo de pollo { Pterocarpus officinalis}

Pine, south Florida slash { Pinus elliottii}

Quenepa { Melicoccus bifugatus}

Roble blanco { Tabebuia heterophylla}

Royalpalm, Florida { Roystonea elata}

Sawgrass { Cladium jamaicensis}

Sebucan { Cephalocereus royenii}

Spiny tree-fern { Nephelea portoricensis}

Tabonuco { Dacryodes excelsa}

Tachuelo { Pictetia aculeata}

Tamarindo (tamarind){ Tamarindus indica }

Tamarindo silvestre { Acacia macracantha}

Tulipan africano { Spathodea campanulata}

Ucar (oxhorn bucida){ Bucida buceras}

Zarcilla { Leucaena glauca}

Fauna

Bat, Hawaiian (red) (hoary){ Lasiurus spp.}

Parrot, Puerto Rican { Amazona vittata vittata}

Snail, Everglades tree { Liguus spp.}

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