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Species outlined and classified in IDAPA

"These rules establish the classification and protection of wildlife including big game animals, upland game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing animals, protected non-game species, and unprotected wildlife. These rules reflect that Section 36-201, Idaho Code, classifies predatory wildlife"

IDAPA [13.01.06]

You can read more in IDAPA [13.01.06]: Rules Governing Classification and Protection of Wildlife


IDAPA Class Furbearing Animals
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) S4 G5 Furbearing Animals
Pekania pennanti (Fisher) S3 G5 SGCN Furbearing Animals
Martes americana (American Marten) S3 G5 SGIN Furbearing Animals
Lynx rufus (Bobcat) S4 G5 Furbearing Animals
IDAPA Class Game Bird
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow) S5 G5 Game Bird
IDAPA Class Game Bird Migratory
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Anas crecca (Green-winged Teal) S4N,S4B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe) S3N,S4B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) S2B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anas cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal) S3B G5 SGCN Game Bird Migratory
Bucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye) S3N,S3B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Fulica americana (American Coot) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan) S4N,S1B G4 SGCN Game Bird Migratory
Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose) S4M G5 Game Bird Migratory
Zenaida asiatica (White-winged Dove) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) S5 G5 Game Bird Migratory
Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose) SNR G5 Game Bird Migratory
Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser) S4N,S4B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) S5B,S5N G5 Game Bird Migratory