Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Species in the Southwest
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year status reviews of 14 animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year status review is based on ...
Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
SUMMARY:
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year status reviews of 14 animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last reviews for the species.
DATES:
To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new information no later than April 10, 2026. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES:
For details on how to request or submit information, see Request for Information and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information? in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. For general information, contact Beth Forbus, by telephone at 505-318-8972 or by email at
Beth_Forbus@fws.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register
announcing those species under active review. For additional information about 5-year status reviews, refer to our factsheet at
www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the listing determination or most recent status review, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not limited to population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit the species;
D. Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); and
E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical methods.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species.
Which species are under review?
The species in table 1 are under active 5-year status review.
( printed page 11983)
Table 1—Species Under Active 5-Year Status Review
Common name
Scientific name
Listing status
Lead state
Final listing rule
(
FederalRegister
citation and publication date)
Field Supervisor, 505-346-2525 (phone) or
nmesfo@fws.gov
(email)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113.
Request for Information
To ensure that a 5-year status review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. See What Information Do We Consider in Our Review? for specific criteria. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
If you wish to provide information for any species under review, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in table 1. You may also direct questions to those contacts. For general questions, contact the person under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 11982
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Species in the Southwest,” thefederalregister.org (March 11, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-04748/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-5-year-status-reviews-of-14-species-in-the-southwest.
16 U.S.C. 1531
50 CFR 17.11
www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews
ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review