Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Peñasco Least Chipmunk and Designation of Critical Habitat
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2024-12-10 · Effective 2025-01-09 · 89 FR 99656
Document
Document number
2024-28338
Federal Register citation
89 FR 99656
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2024-12-10
Effective date
2025-01-09
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2020-0042
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), list the Pe[ntilde]asco least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus atristriatus), a mammal from New Mexico, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. We also designate critical habitat. In total, approximately 1,774 hectares (4,386 acres) in Lincoln County, New Mexico, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This rule extends the protections of the Act to this species and its designated critical habitat.