C2 Notice of Review, Category 2 (current information indicates that proposing to 

 list as endangered or threatened is possibly appropriate, but substantial 

 biological information is not on file to support an immediate ruling) . 



C2* Category 2, and the taxon is possibly extinct. 



3A Taxa for which the USFWS has persuasive evidence of extinction. 



3B Names that, on the basis of current taxonomic understanding, do not represent 

 taxa meeting the Endangered Species Act's definition of "species." 



30 Taxa that have proven to be more abundant or widespread than was previously 

 believed, and/or those that are not subject to any identifiable threat. 



NL Not listed/no designation. (See note below.) 



XN Nonessential experimental population. 



Note: A species can have more than one federal designation if the species' status 

 varies within its range. In these instances the Montana designation is listed first. 



Examples: bald eagle = LELT. Species is Listed Endangered in Montana; elsewhere in 

 its range it may be Listed Threatened. 



trumpeter swan = C2NL. Species is a Category 2 in Montana; elsewhere in its range 

 it may not have USF&WS designation. 



common tern = NLC2 . Species has no USF&WS designation in Montana; elsewhere in 

 its range it may be a Category 2. 



USFS Status: The status of species in Montana as defined by the U.S. Forest Service 

 Tianual (2670.22) . These taxa are listed as such by the Regional Forester (Northern 

 Region) on Montana National Forests. 



State Status: These codes give the state legal status of vertebrates as listed in the 

 1989 Statutes of Montana for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. 



GA = game animal 



GF = game fish 



F3 = fur bearing animal Management Status : 



MB = migratory bird 



T'ii = upland game bird CD = closed season 



E = endangered RH = restricted harvest 



NG = nongame wildlife 



P = protected species 



U = unprotected species 



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