The Upper North Platte Subbasin
Tracked elements of biodiversity include animals, plants, and natural communities that are uncommon either globally or
within the state of Colorado. The list below includes all wetland and riparian dependent elements found within the
subbasin and the count of known occurrences.
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Anaxyrus boreas pop. 1 | Boreal Toad (Southern Rocky Mountain Population) | G4T1Q | S1 | 15 |
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | G5 | S3 | 9 |
Lithobates sylvatica | Wood Frog | G5 | S3 | 34 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Grus canadensis tabida | Greater Sandhill Crane | G5T5 | S2B,S4N | 1 |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | G5 | S1B,S3N | 1 |
Melanerpes lewis | Lewis's Woodpecker | G4 | S4 | 1 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias | Greenback Cutthroat Trout | G4T2T3 | S2 | 1 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Acroloxus coloradensis | Rocky Mountain Capshell | G3G4 | S1 | 2 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Alnus incana / Mesic Forbs Shrubland | Thinleaf Alder/Mesic Forb Riparian Shrubland | G3 | S3 | 1 |
Salix bebbiana Shrubland | Montane Willow Carrs | G3? | S2 | 1 |
Salix geyeriana - Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Shrubland | Geyer's Willow-Rocky Mountain Willow/Mesic Forb | G3 | S3 | 1 |
Salix geyeriana / Calamagrostis canadensis Shrubland | Montane Riparian Willow Carr | G5 | S2 | 1 |
Salix wolfii / Carex aquatilis Shrubland | Subalpine Riparian Willow Carr | G4 | S3 | 6 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Carex lasiocarpa | slender sedge | G5 | S1 | 4 |
Carex leptalea | bristle-stalk sedge | G5 | S1 | 10 |
Carex limosa | mud sedge | G5 | S2 | 6 |
Carex livida | livid sedge | G5 | S1 | 7 |
Drosera rotundifolia | roundleaf sundew | G5 | S2 | 2 |
Eriophorum gracile | slender cottongrass | G5 | S1S2 | 2 |
Listera convallarioides | Broad-leaved twayblade | G5 | S2 | 1 |
Utricularia minor | lesser bladderwort | G5 | S2 | 6 |