Candian River

Cibola National Forest · New Mexico · 7,149 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (244)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

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Physella
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Hogna antelucana
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Ash-throated Flycatcher (3)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Asiatic Clam (4)
Corbicula fluminea
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Beard-lip Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (8)
Asclepias subverticillata
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big-root Spring-parsley (1)
Vesper macrorhizus
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-necked Gartersnake (6)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Blue Grama (2)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blue Mud-plantain (1)
Heteranthera limosa
Boreal Sweet-vetch (3)
Hedysarum boreale
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Broadleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias latifolia
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Buffalo Bur (2)
Solanum rostratum
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Icterus bullockii
Bush Morning-glory (2)
Ipomoea leptophylla
Bushtit (2)
Psaltriparus minimus
Cactus Wren (1)
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Canyon Towhee (3)
Melozone fusca
Canyon Treefrog (1)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Canyon Wren (2)
Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wolf Spider (1)
Hogna carolinensis
Cassin's Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus vociferans
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Channel Catfish (1)
Ictalurus punctatus
Chihuahuan Nightsnake (1)
Hypsiglena jani
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (6)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chinese Tamarisk (1)
Tamarix chinensis
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Chufa Flatsedge (1)
Cyperus esculentus
Colorado Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Colorado Four-o'clock (7)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Carp (2)
Cyprinus carpio
Common Clammyweed (2)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Coachwhip (1)
Masticophis flagellum
Common Hoptree (2)
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Horehound (4)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Lesser Earless Lizard (1)
Holbrookia maculata
Common Striped Scorpion (1)
Centruroides vittatus
Conchas Crayfish (4)
Faxonius deanae
Cooley's Mimosa (2)
Desmanthus cooleyi
Cougar (3)
Puma concolor
Cowpen Crownbeard (2)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Cutleaf Germander (6)
Teucrium laciniatum
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
David's Spurge (1)
Euphorbia davidii
Domestic Dog (1)
Canis familiaris
Dotted Gayfeather (2)
Liatris punctata
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dwarf Swamp-privet (1)
Forestiera pubescens
Eastern Collared Lizard (4)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (4)
Salvadora grahamiae
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Sayornis phoebe
Eaton's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris rufa
Engelmann's Daisy (3)
Engelmannia peristenia
Engelmann's Milkweed (2)
Asclepias engelmanniana
Feather-plume Dalea (3)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris fendleri
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Few-flowered Scurfpea (2)
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Flat-spine Stickseed (2)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (5)
Yucca baccata
Four-wing Saltbush (3)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Giant Floater (9)
Pyganodon grandis
Golden Dalea (3)
Dalea aurea
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Catbird (1)
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Plains Ratsnake (1)
Pantherophis emoryi
Great Plains Toad (1)
Anaxyrus cognatus
Greater Roadrunner (2)
Geococcyx californianus
Green Sunfish (4)
Lepomis cyanellus
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (8)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Ground Snake (1)
Sonora episcopa
Honey Mesquite (6)
Neltuma glandulosa
Honey-locust (1)
Gleditsia triacanthos
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Iron Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis laxiflora
James' Beardtongue (9)
Penstemon jamesii
James' Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
King Ranch Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Largemouth Bass (1)
Micropterus nigricans
Lark Bunting (4)
Calamospiza melanocorys
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (3)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Lined Snake (2)
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Lobed Groundcherry (6)
Quincula lobata
Long-spine Sandbur (1)
Cenchrus longispinus
Longleaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis longifolia
Lyreleaf Greeneyes (4)
Berlandiera lyrata
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Missouri Gourd (6)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus missouriensis
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Spring-parsley (1)
Vesper montanus
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Mule × White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus × virginianus
Musk Thistle (6)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Puccoon (2)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
New Mexico Cliff Fern (2)
Woodsia neomexicana
New Mexico Locust (3)
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Needlegrass (1)
Hesperostipa neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Nodding Onion (3)
Allium cernuum
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Hoary Bat (1)
Lasiurus cinereus
Northern Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Spleenwort (1)
Asplenium septentrionale
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-seeded Juniper (2)
Juniperus monosperma
Organ Mountain Larkspur (2)
Delphinium wootonii
Osage-orange (2)
Maclura pomifera
Pallid Bat (1)
Antrozous pallidus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Plains Blackfoot (3)
Melampodium leucanthum
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plains Leopard Frog (14)
Lithobates blairi
Plateau Striped Whiptail (2)
Aspidoscelis velox
Prairie Evening-primrose (3)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Lizard (14)
Sceloporus consobrinus
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Pronghorn (4)
Antilocapra americana
Puncture-vine (1)
Tribulus terrestris
Purple Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea purpurea
Purple Three-awn Grass (1)
Aristida purpurea
Purslane Speedwell (1)
Veronica peregrina
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red Shiner (2)
Cyprinella lutrensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-spotted Toad (4)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Ring-necked Snake (10)
Diadophis punctatus
River Carpsucker (1)
Carpiodes carpio
Rock Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (2)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (1)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Zinnia (3)
Zinnia grandiflora
Rose-heath (2)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1)
Aimophila ruficeps
Russian Leafy Spurge (1)
Euphorbia virgata
Sage Thrasher (3)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sand Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia filifolia
Say's Phoebe (3)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (11)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Tanager (1)
Piranga olivacea
Short-ray Prairie Coneflower (2)
Ratibida tagetes
Showy Windmill Grass (1)
Chloris virgata
Sideoats Grama (3)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Silky Sophora (4)
Sophora nuttalliana
Silky Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia exscapa
Silverleaf Nightshade (5)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Slender Dayflower (1)
Commelina erecta
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (2)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Snapping Turtle (7)
Chelydra serpentina
Snow-on-the-mountain (1)
Euphorbia marginata
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Softshell Turtle (12)
Apalone spinifera
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera canescens
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Suckermouth Minnow (2)
Phenacobius mirabilis
Summer Tanager (2)
Piranga rubra
Takhoka-daisy (3)
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Tall Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum tenellum
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis elegans
Texas Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus equitans
Texas Brown Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma hentzi
Texas Horned Lizard (6)
Phrynosoma cornutum
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Trailing Ratany (1)
Krameria lanceolata
Tree-of-Heaven (1)
Ailanthus altissima
Two-grooved Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus bisulcatus
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (2)
Pinus edulis
Upright Prairie Coneflower (8)
Ratibida columnifera
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Oak (1)
Quercus × undulata
Waxy Rushpea (1)
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Wedge-leaf Fogfruit (1)
Phyla cuneifolia
Western Hog-nosed Snake (4)
Heterodon nasicus
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Ribbonsnake (3)
Thamnophis proximus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Tiger Salamander (4)
Ambystoma mavortium
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sucker (1)
Catostomus commersonii
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-eyed Vireo (1)
Vireo griseus
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja integra
Wild Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Turkey (6)
Meleagris gallopavo
Winter-fat (3)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Wood Duck (1)
Aix sponsa
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodhouse's Toad (13)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woolly Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus mollissimus
Woolly Paper-flower (4)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Plantain (4)
Plantago patagonica
Wright's Vervain (1)
Glandularia wrightii
Yellow Bullhead (2)
Ameiurus natalis
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Icteria virens
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Taphrina caerulescens
Federally Listed Species (3)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (8)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Vegetation (12)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

GNR31.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 474 ha
G316.4%
Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie
Herb / Grassland · 360 ha
G312.5%
GNR8.9%
Southern Rockies Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 189 ha
GNR6.5%
Central Mixed Grass Prairie
Shrub / Shrubland · 136 ha
G34.7%
Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 124 ha
4.3%
Great Plains Sandhill Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 83 ha
G32.9%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 63 ha
GNR2.2%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 61 ha
GNR2.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 51 ha
GNR1.8%
G31.8%

Candian River

Candian River Roadless Area

Cibola National Forest, New Mexico · 7,149 acres