Capitan Mountains

Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico · 14,069 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (281)

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

(1)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Heterotheca cryptocephala
(2)
Puccinia chloridis
Abert's Sanvitalia (1)
Sanvitalia abertii
Adonis Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia multiflora
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alligator Juniper (3)
Juniperus deppeana
American Hog-nosed Skunk (1)
Conepatus leuconotus
American Pinesap (5)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (3)
Vicia americana
American Robin (7)
Turdus migratorius
American Star-thistle (2)
Plectocephalus americanus
Apache-plume (5)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Black Walnut (1)
Juglans major
Arizona Grape (1)
Vitis arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (2)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Barbary Sheep (5)
Ammotragus lervia
Barbey's Milkwort (1)
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (9)
Asclepias subverticillata
Birdbill Dayflower (1)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blackfoot Paxillus (1)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Blue Grama (2)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grosbeak (2)
Passerina caerulea
Blue-weed Sunflower (1)
Helianthus ciliaris
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Box-elder (5)
Acer negundo
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broadleaf Milkweed (3)
Asclepias latifolia
Brown Gardensnail (1)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Canada Mint (2)
Mentha canadensis
Canyon Towhee (2)
Melozone fusca
Capitan Mountains Alumroot (4)
Heuchera woodsiaphila
Cardinal Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon cardinalis
Carruth's Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia carruthii
Cassin's Kingbird (4)
Tyrannus vociferans
Chaparral Bear-grass (1)
Nolina micrantha
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (10)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Chufa Flatsedge (1)
Cyperus esculentus
Cliff Fendlerbush (1)
Fendlera rupicola
Cliff Jamesia (2)
Jamesia americana
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Colorado Barberry (1)
Berberis haematocarpa
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (2)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Black Hawk (3)
Buteogallus anthracinus
Common Horehound (4)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Morning-glory (2)
Ipomoea purpurea
Common Mullein (7)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Purslane (2)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Geothlypis trichas
Cowpen Crownbeard (4)
Verbesina encelioides
Crevice Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus poinsettii
Crown-seed Fetid-marigold (1)
Pectis angustifolia
Cutleaf Germander (5)
Teucrium laciniatum
Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
David's Spurge (1)
Euphorbia davidii
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Indigobush (1)
Amorpha canescens
Drummond's Skullcap (2)
Scutellaria drummondii
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (2)
Salvadora grahamiae
Engelmann's Daisy (1)
Engelmannia peristenia
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
False Indigobush (1)
Amorpha fruticosa
False Parasol (1)
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Feather-plume Dalea (1)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Fetid Dogweed (2)
Dyssodia papposa
Few-flowered Scurfpea (1)
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Florida Blue Centipede (2)
Scolopendra viridis
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Fowl Bluegrass (1)
Poa palustris
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Fuller's Teasel (3)
Dipsacus fullonum
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden-gilled Gymnopilus (1)
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Gophersnake (4)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassleaf Peavine (1)
Lathyrus graminifolius
Gray Catbird (1)
Dumetella carolinensis
Gray False Nightshade (2)
Chamaesaracha coniodes
Gray's Feverfew (1)
Parthenium confertum
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Great Plains Skink (3)
Plestiodon obsoletus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (6)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (4)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Ground Snake (1)
Sonora episcopa
Hairy False Nightshade (1)
Chamaesaracha sordida
Hairy-sepal Sandmat (1)
Euphorbia chaetocalyx
Havard's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum havardii
Heartleaf Goldeneye (1)
Aldama cordifolia
Hedgehog Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone squarrosa
Hepatic Tanager (1)
Piranga flava
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Honey Mesquite (1)
Neltuma glandulosa
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Indigo Bunting (1)
Passerina cyanea
Indigo Milkcap (1)
Lactarius indigo
James' Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon jamesii
James' Nailwort (1)
Paronychia jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Kaibab Jack (3)
Suillus kaibabensis
Lanceleaf Sage (2)
Salvia reflexa
Lark Sparrow (4)
Chondestes grammacus
Lesser Goldfinch (2)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (1)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Little Walnut (1)
Juglans microcarpa
Lobed Groundcherry (6)
Quincula lobata
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Longleaf Mock Thelypody (1)
Pennellia longifolia
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Many-flowered Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mariola Feverfew (1)
Parthenium incanum
Meadow Goat's-beard (3)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Mexican Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Mexican Spadefoot (1)
Spea multiplicata
Missouri Gourd (5)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus missouriensis
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis melanotricha
Mountain Golden-banner (4)
Thermopsis montana
Mourning Dove (2)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (8)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
Myrtle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Narrowleaf Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nashville Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Needleleaf Bluet (2)
Houstonia acerosa
Netleaf Hackberry (1)
Celtis reticulata
New Mexican Vervain (1)
Verbena macdougalii
New Mexico Beardtongue (14)
Penstemon neomexicanus
Nodding Onion (6)
Allium cernuum
Nodding Rockrose (1)
Helianthella quinquenervis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Mimus polyglottos
Olive-sided Flycatcher (3)
Contopus cooperi
One-seeded Juniper (1)
Juniperus monosperma
Orange Jewelweed (1)
Impatiens capensis
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Pallid Bat (1)
Antrozous pallidus
Parry Thistle (1)
Cirsium parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (1)
Oreochrysum parryi
Pineywoods Geranium (3)
Geranium caespitosum
Ping-pong-ball Button Cactus (3)
Epithelantha micromeris
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Blackfoot (6)
Melampodium leucanthum
Plains Lemmon Beebalm (3)
Monarda pectinata
Poison-hemlock (1)
Conium maculatum
Poplar-loving Ringless Amanita (1)
Amanita populiphila
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Pricklyleaf Dogweed (1)
Thymophylla acerosa
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Red Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red Raspberry (3)
Rubus idaeus
Red-spotted Toad (1)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-necked Snake (7)
Diadophis punctatus
Ringtail (1)
Bassariscus astutus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Zinnia (4)
Zinnia grandiflora
Romerillo (1)
Bidens alba
Rose-heath (1)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Bentgrass (1)
Agrostis scabra
Rough Menodora (1)
Menodora scabra
Scaly Cloak Fern (1)
Astrolepis cochisensis
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (8)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk (1)
Fomitopsis schrenkii
Scouler's Catchfly (2)
Silene scouleri
Shaggy Mane (3)
Coprinus comatus
Shootingstar Geranium (2)
Geranium dodecatheoides
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Menodora (1)
Menodora longiflora
Siberian Elm (1)
Ulmus pumila
Sideoats Grama (1)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Silky Sophora (1)
Sophora nuttalliana
Silverleaf Nightshade (7)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (3)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Smooth Greensnake (2)
Opheodrys vernalis
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southern Flax (1)
Linum australe
Southern Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Southwest Prickly-poppy (2)
Argemone pleiacantha
Southwestern Fence Lizard (9)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (3)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Ground Squirrel (1)
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Stemmed Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris scaposa
Sticky False Starwort (1)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Stinking Wallrocket (1)
Diplotaxis muralis
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Subterranean Phlox (6)
Phlox nana
Summer Tanager (2)
Piranga rubra
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus
Sweet Four-o'clock (3)
Mirabilis longiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis elegans
Texas Brown Tarantula (2)
Aphonopelma hentzi
Texas Hedgehog Cactus (6)
Echinocereus chloranthus
Texas Mulberry (1)
Morus microphylla
Torrey's Crag-lily (1)
Echeandia flavescens
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (2)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Twisted-spine Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia macrorhiza
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (2)
Pinus edulis
Twoleaf Wild Sensitive-plant (3)
Senna roemeriana
Upright Prairie Coneflower (8)
Ratibida columnifera
Vermilion Flycatcher (4)
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Violet-green Swallow (3)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Rail (2)
Rallus limicola
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Oak (2)
Quercus × undulata
Weeping Lovegrass (1)
Eragrostis curvula
Western Bluebird (5)
Sialia mexicana
Western Pricklypear (1)
Opuntia orbiculata
Western Screech-Owl (2)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (3)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (4)
Contopus sordidulus
White Milkwort (3)
Senega alba
White Mountain Larkspur (3)
Delphinium novomexicanum
White Mountains Hairy Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca sierrablancensis
White Sucker (1)
Catostomus commersonii
White to Yellow Slime-veiled Limacella (1)
Zhuliangomyces illinitus
White-flower Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea albiflora
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
White-winged Dove (1)
Zenaida asiatica
Whitewashed Rabdotus (2)
Rabdotus dealbatus
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja integra
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wilson's Warbler (2)
Cardellina pusilla
Winter-fat (2)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris tomentosa
Woolly Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus mollissimus
Wright's Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus wrightii
Wright's Vervain (2)
Glandularia wrightii
Yellow-breasted Chat (3)
Icteria virens
Zone-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo albonotatus
a fungus (2)
Inocybe pallidicremea
a fungus (1)
Leucopaxillus gentianeus
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Kuenzler's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleriThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (9)

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

Baird's Sparrow
Centronyx bairdii
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Henry's Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor henryi
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Vegetation (14)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,458 ha
GNR43.2%
GNR17.1%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 588 ha
GNR10.3%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 385 ha
GNR6.8%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 197 ha
G33.5%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 191 ha
GNR3.4%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 174 ha
GNR3.1%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 170 ha
GNR3.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 146 ha
GNR2.6%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Shrub / Shrubland · 99 ha
GNR1.7%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 49 ha
G40.9%
Sky Island Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 39 ha
GNR0.7%
G30.0%
G30.0%

Capitan Mountains

Capitan Mountains Roadless Area

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico · 14,069 acres