Wildflowers growing in front of a picturesque mountain view.

Species Conservation

The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is an expansive resource on the status of some wildlife populations in Colorado, with an emphasis on individual species and their habitats.

CPW staff and key partners with in-depth expertise evaluated over 1400 vertebrates, plants and invertebrates using established criteria to “score” each species. Anyone can now see responses and associated results including those for species that are not Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).


Wildflowers growing in front of a picturesque mountain view.

Species Conservation

The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is an expansive resource on the status of some wildlife populations in Colorado, with an emphasis on individual species and their habitats.

CPW staff and key partners with in-depth expertise evaluated over 1400 vertebrates, plants and invertebrates using established criteria to “score” each species. Anyone can now see responses and associated results including those for species that are not Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).


Species Profile List

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invasive

Lake Fingernail Clam

Mollusk - Musculium lacustre

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Lake trout illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

invasive

Lake Trout

Fish - Salvelinus namaycush

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invasive

Lance Aplexa

Mollusk - Aplexa elongata

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Largemouth bass illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

invasive

Largemouth Bass

Fish - Micropterus salmoides

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Least tern, Steve Hillebrand, FWS

invasive

State Endangered

Least Tern

Bird - Sterna antillarum

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Lesser Prairie Chicken, USFWS

invasive

Federally Threatened, State Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Bird - Tympanuchus pallidicintus

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Lined Snake, Peter Paplanus, CCL

invasive

Lined Snake

Reptile - Tropidoclonion lineatum

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Little brown bat, Sacha Charny, NPS

invasive

Little Brown Myotis

Mammal - Myotis lucifugus

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Long-eared myotis. NPS.

invasive

Long-Eared Myotis

Mammal - Myotis evotis

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Long legged myotis, JN Stuart

invasive

Long-Legged Myotis

Mammal - Myotis Volans

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Long-nosed leopard lizard, Jacob Frank, NPS

invasive

State Special Concern

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Reptile - Gambelia wislizenii

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Long-nosed snake, Ryan Hagerty, FWS

invasive

Long-Nosed Snake

Reptile - Rhinocheilus lecontei

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Longnose sucker illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

invasive

Longnose Sucker

Fish - Catostomus catostomus

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Lynx, Lisa Hupp/USFWS

invasive

Federally Threatened, State Endangered

Lynx

Mammal - Lynx canadensis

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Mancos milkvetch in the wild.

invasive

Federally Endangered

Mancos Milkvetch

Plant - Astragalus humillimus

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