Species Conservation Status
The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System tracks species that are identified as having special conservation status in the following lists.
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species of Special Concern
- USESA - United States Endangered Species Act
- USFS1 - US Forest Service Northern Region Sensitive Species
- USFS4 - US Forest Service Intermountain Region Sensitive Species
- GRank - Global Species Rank learn more
- SRank - State Species Rank learn more
- SGCN - Species of Greatest Conservation need identified in the Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)
- IDAPA - Classification of wildlife defined in IDAPA 13.01.06
Scientific Name | Common Name | Taxa | Category | USESA | BLM | USFS1 | USFS4 | GRank | SRank | SGCN | ID |
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Corvus brachyrhynchos | American Crow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18736 | |||||
Calidris acuminata | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19074 | |||||
Eremophila alpestris | Horned Lark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19323 | |||||
Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19458 | |||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Perdix perdix | Gray Partridge | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19899 | |||||
Aeronautes saxatalis | White-throated Swift | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20101 | |||||
Dendragapus obscurus | Dusky Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 77490 | |||||
Setophaga occidentalis | Hermit Warbler | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 15331 | |||||
Zenaida asiatica | White-winged Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15494 | |||||
Haemorhous mexicanus | House Finch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15830 | |||||
Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
Vireo gilvus | Warbling Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16201 | |||||
Sternula antillarum | Least Tern | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16408 | |||||
Fringilla montifringilla | Brambling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16516 | |||||
Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16757 | |||||
Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17082 | |||||
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
Setophaga striata | Blackpoll Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17741 | |||||
Setophaga caerulescens | Black-throated Blue Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17879 | |||||
Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18168 | |||||
Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3 | 18626 | ||||
Setophaga pensylvanica | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18840 | |||||
Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
Sturnella neglecta | Western Meadowlark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19075 | |||||
Centrocercus urophasianus | Greater Sage-Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 1 | 19187 | ||
Baeolophus ridgwayi | Juniper Titmouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 19346 | |||||
Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19792 | |||||
Mniotilta varia | Black-and-white Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19904 | |||||
Picoides dorsalis | American Three-Toed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 20015 | ||||
Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 15582 | |||||
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16302 | |||||
Chrysemys picta | Painted Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 62042 | |||||
Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
Sceloporus occidentalis | Western Fence Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 20032 | |||||
Phrynosoma douglasii | Pygmy Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17126 | |||||
Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18060 | |||||
Pituophis catenifer | Gophersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17540 | |||||
Elgaria coerulea | Northern Alligator Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19008 | |||||
Phrynosoma hernandesi | Greater Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19825 | |||||
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Crotalus oreganus | Western Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 18425 | |||||
Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18324 | |||||
Plestiodon skiltonianus | Western Skink | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 15879 | |||||
Thamnophis elegans | Terrestrial Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 16938 | |||||
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
Thamnophis sirtalis | Common Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16152 | |||||
Sceloporus graciosus | Sagebrush Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17478 | |||||
Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 17584 | |||||
Sonora semiannulata | Western Groundsnake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17968 | ||||
Hypsiglena chlorophaea | Desert Nightsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19741 | |||||
Charina bottae | Northern Rubber Boa | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 15481 | |||||
Crotalus viridis | Prairie Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 74348 | |||||
Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17736 | |||||
Coluber taeniatus | Striped Whipsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19617 | |||||
Peromyscus truei | Pinyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 15694 | |||||
Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
Sorex cinereus | Masked Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16762 | |||||
Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
Myodes gapperi | Southern Red-backed Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19078 | |||||
Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20017 | |||
Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog | Species | Mammal | G5 | 15965 | ||||||
Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
Sorex eximius | Western Pygmy Shrew | Species | Mammal | GNR | S4 | 17623 | |||||
Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat or Brown Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19629 | |||||
Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
Perognathus parvus | Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16913 | |||||
Sylvilagus nuttallii | Mountain Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17537 | |||||
Myotis ciliolabrum | Western Small-footed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17751 | |||
Thomomys townsendii | Townsend's Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4G5 | S4 | 18853 | |||||
Phenacomys intermedius | Western Heather Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19102 | |||||
Peromyscus boylii | Brush Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 76722 | |||||
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Castor canadensis | American Beaver | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15973 | |||||
Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
Equus caballus | Feral Horse | Species | Mammal | GNA | SNA | 17913 | |||||
Ondatra zibethicus | Common Muskrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18196 | |||||
Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 | |||||
Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19641 | |||||
Lynx rufus | Bobcat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 20035 | |||||
Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Myotis thysanodes | Fringed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 15598 | |||
Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Urocitellus armatus | Uinta Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18669 | |||||
Neotoma lepida | Desert Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18771 | |||||
Urocitellus elegans nevadensis | Wyoming Ground Squirrel [Southwest Idaho pop.] | Subspecies | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 81013 | ||||
Urocitellus elegans | Wyoming Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | 16823 |