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<br /> 36 <br />TABLE 2B: SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE PROJECT VICINITY. <br />ANIMALS (adapted from CDFW 2023) <br />Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered under the State and/or Federal Endangered Species Acts <br />Common and scientific names Status <br />General habitat <br />description *Occurrence in the study area <br />Townsend’s big-eared bat <br />Plecotus townsendii <br />townsendii <br />CSC Primarily a cave- <br />dwelling bat that may <br />also roost in buildings. <br />Occurs in a variety of <br />habitats of the state. <br />Possible. Foraging habitat is <br />present on the site, although <br />structures on the site do not <br />provide suitable roosting habitat <br />for this species. The nearest <br />documented occurrence of this <br />species is more than 11 miles <br />southeast of the site. <br />Pallid bat <br />Antrozous pallidus <br />CSC Grasslands, chaparral, <br />woodlands, and forests <br />of California; most <br />common in dry rocky <br />open areas that provide <br />roosting opportunities. <br />Possible. Foraging habitat is <br />present on the site, although <br />suitable roosting habitat is absent. <br />The nearest documented <br />occurrence of this species is just <br />over a mile from the site at a <br />bridge roost. <br />Western mastiff bat <br />Eumops perotis californicus <br />CSC Forages over many <br />habitats. Requires tall <br />cliffs or buildings for <br />roosting. <br />Possible. Foraging habitat is <br />present on the site, however, <br />structures on the site do not <br />provide suitable roosting habitat <br />for this species. The nearest <br />documented occurrence of this <br />species is more than seven miles to <br />the southwest of the site. <br />San Francisco dusky-footed <br />woodrat <br />Neotoma fuscipes annectens <br />CSC Hardwood forests, oak <br />riparian, and shrub <br />habitats. <br />Possible. The riparian woodlands <br />provide potentially suitable habitat <br />for this species. However, no <br />woodrat nests were observed <br />during the site visit, and the <br />nearest documented occurrence of <br />this species is just over three miles <br />to the west of the site. <br />American badger <br />Taxidea taxus <br />CSC Found in drier open <br />stages of most shrub, <br />forest, and herbaceous <br />habitats with friable <br />soils. <br />Possible. Although no badger sign <br />was observed during any survey <br />from 2014 to 2025. Suitable habitat <br />exists onsite for badgers. The <br />nearest documented occurrence of <br />this species is approximately four <br />miles to the northeast of the site. <br />The site is located within modeled <br />potential habitat for badgers in the <br />East Alameda County Conservation <br />Strategy.