Morgan County
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
county and the count of known occurrences.
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | G5 | S1B,S3N | 2 |
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | G5 | S2B | 1 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Euphyes bimacula | Two-spotted Skipper | G4 | S2 | 1 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Anodonta grandis | Giant Floater | G5 | S2 | 1 |
Anodontoides ferussacianus | Cylindrical Papershell | G5 | S2 | 2 |
State Scientific Name | State Common Name | GRank | SRank | Count |
Populus deltoides - (Salix amygdaloides) / Salix (exigua, interior) Woodland | Plains Cottonwood Riparian Woodland | G3G4 | S3 | 4 |
Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland | Plains Cottonwood Riparian Woodland | G1 | SU | 4 |
Populus deltoides / Symphoricarpos occidentalis Woodland | Plains Cottonwood Riparian Woodland | G2G3 | S2 | 4 |