The Jasper Ridge Tree of Life
Species Lists
Animals
Tree frog, photo by Jorge Ramos
Young White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus), photo by Dan Quinn
Minnows at Middle Lake, photo by Alice Cummings
Mule deer, photo by Bob Siegel
Coral-bellied ringneck snake, photo by Alice Cummings
Plants
Serpentine wildflowers, photo by Adriana Hernandez
Lichens
Lichen, photo by Adriana Hernandez
Species of Concern
The preserve is home to several species of concern. Species of concern are those identified by governmental agencies or selected NGOs (such as the California Native Plant Society, National Audubon Society etc.) as being potentially at risk regionally. Many of these species are associated with habitats that have become regionally rare and/or have been significantly impacted by human development and activities.
Amphibians
Red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii)
Birds
Common saltmarsh yellowthroat
Cooper’s hawk
Golden eagle
Sharp-shinned hawk
Swainson’s thrush
Tricolored blackbird
Warbling vireo
Wilson’s warblerYellow warbler
Insects
Bay checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis)
Mammals
Dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)
Mountain lion (Puma concolor)
Townsend’s long-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Reptiles
Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
Fish
Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Plants
Please see the Oakmead Herbarium plant lists