Supplementary material for Andelman and Fagan, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/pnas.100126797

Table 3.

 Potential surrogate species for the Columbia Plateau ecoregion and the schemes for which they were selected

Scientific name

Common name

Big carnivores

Charismatic or demanded

Habitat generalist

Habitat specialist

Keystone

Long-lived

Most data available

Most threatened

Most valuable real estate

Most Widespread

Riparian or aquatic

Multicategory tally

Accipiter gentilis

Northern goshawk

1

1

1









1

Allium aaseae

Aase onion













Allium constrictum

Constricted Douglas’ onion













Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper sparrow




1







1


Aster jessicae

Jessica’s aster




1




1

1



1

Astragalus anserinus

Goose Creek milk-vetch













Astragalus atratus

variant inseptus

Mourning milk-vetch













Astragalus collinus

 variant laurentii

Laurence’s milk-vetch













Astragalus columbianus

Columbia milk-vetch




1







1


Astragalus misellus

variant pauper

Pauper milk-vetch




1







1


Astragalus mulfordiae

Mulford’s milk-vetch













Astragalus oniciformis

Picabo milk-vetch




1









Astragalus peckii

Peck’s milk-vetch




1









Astragalus pulsiferae

variant suksdorfii

Suksdorf’s milk-vetch




1









Astragalus purshii

variant ophiogenes

Snake River milk-vetch




1









Astragalus riparius

Piper’s milk-vetch




1









Astragalus sterilis

Sterile milk-vetch




1









Astragalus tyghensis

Tygh valley milk-vetch




1









Astragalus yoder-williamsii

Osgood mountains milk-vetch













Brachylagus idahoensis

Pygmy rabbit


1


1




1




1

Bufo boreas

Western toad













Buteo regalis

Ferruginous hawk

1

1


1


1

1



1


1

Calochortus nitidus

Broad-fruit mariposa













Castilleja pilosa

variant steenensis

Steens Mountain paintbrush




1









Centrocercus urophasianus phaios

Western sage grouse


1

1







1

1

1

Chaenactis cusickii

Cusick pincushion













Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Western snowy plover













Chlidonias niger

Black tern













Cottus greenei

Shoshone sculpin




1







1


Cottus marginatus

Margined sculpin











1


Crotaphytus bicinctores

Mojave black-collared lizard













Cryptantha leucophaea

Gray cryptantha













Cygnus buccinator

Trumpeter swan


1





1




1

1

Egretta thula

Snowy egret


1









1


Erigeron piperianus

Piper’s daisy




1









Eriogonum salicornioides

Playa buckwheat













Eriogonum shockleyi

 variant packardiae

Cowpie buckwheat













Fisherola nuttalli

Shortface lanx




1


1


1



1

1

Gila alvordensis

Alvord chub




1







1


Hackelia cronquistii

Cronquist’s stickseed













Hackelia hispida

variant disjuncta

Sagebrush stickseed













Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald eagle

1

1

1



1

1



1

1

1

Haplopappus liatriformis

Palouse goldenweed




1




1

1



1

Howellia aquatilis

Howellia




1







1


Iliamna longisepala

Longsepal globemallow













Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead shrike













Lepidium davisii

Davis’ peppercress













Lepidium papilliferum

Montane peppergrass













Lomatium tuberosum

Hoover’s desert-parsley













Mentzelia mollis

Smooth stickleaf













Mimulus jungermannioides

Hepatic monkey-flower













Numenius americanus

Long-billed curlew










1

1


Ochlodes yuma

Yuma skipper













Oenothera pygmaea

Dwarf evening-primrose













Oreoscoptes montanus

Sage thrasher




1









Oryzopsis hendersonii

Henderson’s ricegrass




1









Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American white pelican











1


Penstemon idahoensis

Idaho penstemon













Percopsis transmontanus

Sand roller











1


Phacelia lutea

variant calva

Yellow scorpion weed













Phacelia minutissima

Tiny-flower phacelia













Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Desert horned lizard













Plecotus townsendii townsendii

Townsend’s western big-eared bat




1







1


Polemonium pectinatum

Washington polemonium




1







1


Polites sabuleti

Sandhill skipper













Pyrrocoma insecticruris

Camas goldenweed













Rana luteiventrus

Columbia spotted frog










1


Rorippa columbiae

Columbia yellow-cress




1







1


Rubus nigerrimus

Northwest raspberry




1




1

1


1

1

Satyrium sylvinum

Sylvan hairstreak













Senecio ertterae

Ertter’s ragwort













Silene spaldingii

Spalding’s campion




1




1

1



1

Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea

Western burrowing owl


1


1

1





1


1

Spermophilus washingtoni

Washington ground squirrel




1









Sterna forsteri

Forster’s tern













Taylorconcha serpenticola

Bliss rapids snail




1







1


Tauschia hooveri

Hoover’s tauschia













Tauschia tenuissima

Leiberg’s tauschia













Thelypodium eucosmum

Arrow-leaf thelypody













Trifolium owyheense

Owyhee clover













Trifolium plumosum

species amplifolium

Plumed clover













Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus

Columbian sharp-tailed grouse


1









1


Valvata utahensis

Desert valvata



























Totals


3

9

3

30

1

3

3

6

4

5

22

12