N.M. Code R. § 19.33.6.7 – Definitions

A. “Endangered”, as used herein, means any species or subspecies whose prospects of survival or recruitment in New Mexico are in jeopardy.
B. “Threatened”, as used herein, means any species or subspecies that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range in New Mexico.
C. “Identification format”, Where both threatened or endangered, and non-endangered, subspecies occur in the state, the former are identified by being listed by common name (in parentheses) and trinomial.
[1-11-91, 1-31-96; 19.33.1.7 NMAC - Rn, 19 NMAC 33.1.7, 4/14/00; 19.33.6.7 NMAC - Rn, 19.33.1.7 NMAC, 11/30/00; A, 12/31/12]