Species Status Definitions

State Status

  • E: On Texas Endangered Species List
  • T: On Texas Threatened Species List
  • Not Listed: Not on Texas Endangered or Texas Threatened Species Lists

Federal Status

  • E: On U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List
  • T: On U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened Species List
  • PE: Proposed to be added to Endangered Species List by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • PT: Proposed to be added to Threatened Species List by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • C: Candidate
  • SAT: On U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened Species List based on Similarity of Appearance to another Listed Threatened Species
  • E, PT: Endangered, Proposed Threatened
  • E, XN: Endangered, Experimental Population, Non-Essential
  • DL: Delisted
  • Not Listed
  • Under Review: Currently under a 12 month review by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if listing is warranted

State Conservation Status

  • S1: Critically Imperiled in Texas
  • S2: Imperiled in Texas
  • S3: Vulnerable in Texas
  • S4: Apparently Secure in Texas
  • S5: Secure in Texas
  • S#S#: Range Rank, Used to Indicate a Range of Uncertainty about the Conservation Status of a Species
  • SH: Possibly Extirpated in Texas
  • SX: Presumed Extirpated in Texas
  • SNA: Not Applicable, Not a Suitable Target for Conservation Actions in Texas
  • SNR: Unranked, Conservation Status Not Yet Assessed
  • SU: Unrankable in Texas, Not Enough Information
  • B: Breeding, Conservtion Status Refers to the Breeding Population
  • N: Non-Breeding, Conservtion Status Refers to the Non-Breeding Population
  • ?: Inexact Numeric Rank

Global Conservation Status

  • G1: Critically Imperiled Across Entire Range
  • G2: Imperiled Across Entire Range
  • G3: Vulnerable Across Entire Range
  • G4: Apparently Secure Across Entire Range
  • G5: Secure Across Entire Range
  • G#G#: Range Rank, Used to Indicate a Range of Uncertainty about the Conservation Status of a Species
  • GH: Possible Extinct
  • GX: Presumed Extinct
  • GNR: Unranked, Conservation Status Not Yet Assessed
  • T#: Conservation Status of Subspecies or Variety
  • Q: Questionable Taxonomy
  • ?: Inexact Numeric Rank