ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE

PROTECTION STATUS: Not listed

RANGE: A very small area of the Sacramento Mountains surrounding the town of Cloudcroft in central New Mexico

THREATS: Urban sprawl, road construction, livestock grazing, off-road vehicles, fire suppression, pesticide spraying, invasive plants, and global warming

POPULATION TREND: Studies suggest a downward trend since the late 1990s and a total current population of approximately 1,000 individuals.

Photo by Eric Hein, USFWS