U.S. Endangered Species Critical Habitat and Range Data from EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides critical habitat and species range data for species listed under the Endangered Species Act Section 7. The data were obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ECOS database and NOAA's NMFS in November 2020. It supports EPA's compliance with the ESA, particularly for pesticide regulation under FIFRA.

Use Cases

• Assessing pesticide impact on endangered species based on critical habitat delineation.
• Mapping species ranges for conservation planning based on the best available information.
• Supporting Section 7 ESA compliance for federal agency actions based on habitat and range data.
• Identifying areas requiring special management for species recovery based on habitat characteristics.

Strengths

• Data sourced from authoritative federal agencies (USFWS ECOS and NOAA NMFS).
• Includes both critical habitat and generalized species range data.
• Last updated on 2026-03-22, indicating planned maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Collection Method

Obtained from USFWS ECOS database and NOAA NMFS in November 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 13:51:21.258266; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States