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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
| Urocitellus elegans nevadensis | Wyoming Ground Squirrel [Southwest Idaho pop.] | Subspecies | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 81013 | ||||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
| Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Bitterroot Ecosystem DPS) | Population | Mammal | 1 | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867142 | |||
| Peromyscus truei | Piñon Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 15694 | |||||
| Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog | Species | Mammal | G5 | 15965 | ||||||
| Perognathus parvus | Great Basin Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16913 | |||||
| Sylvilagus nuttallii | Mountain Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17537 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 77057 | |||||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
| Castor canadensis | American Beaver | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15973 | |||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Vison vison | American Mink | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 77103 | |||||
| Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Urocitellus elegans | Wyoming Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | 16823 | |||||
| Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17131 | |||||
| Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17926 | |||||
| Felis catus | Domestic Cat | Species | Mammal | GNA | 18225 | ||||||
| Spilogale gracilis | Western Spotted Skunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18543 | |||||
| Urocitellus beldingi | Belding's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18682 | |||||
| Sorex nanus | Dwarf Shrew | Species | Mammal | G4 | S2 | 18888 | |||||
| Alces americanus | Moose | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 77108 | |||||
| Myotis evotis | Long-eared Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 77666 | ||||
| Myotis thysanodes | Fringed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 15598 | |||
| Taxidea taxus | American Badger | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16549 | |||||
| Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
| Microtus longicaudus | Long-tailed Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17140 | |||||
| Microtus richardsoni | North American Vole or Water Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17238 | |||||
| Perognathus longimembris | Little Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 17457 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| Tamias minimus | Least Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18102 | |||||
| Tamias dorsalis | Cliff Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18230 | |||||
| Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
| Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | Species | Mammal | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 19288 | |||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19691 |
