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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Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
Dryocopus pileatus | Pileated Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16863 | |||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Setophaga americana | Northern Parula | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16848 | |||||
Icterus bullockii | Bullock's Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16847 | |||||
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 16826 | ||||
Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
Urocitellus elegans | Wyoming Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | 16823 | |||||
Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16819 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Charadrius nivosus | Snowy Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16779 | |||||
Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
Sorex cinereus | Masked Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16762 | |||||
Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16757 | |||||
Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
Oreoscoptes montanus | Sage Thrasher | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 16738 | |||
Oreothlypis peregrina | Tennessee Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16731 | |||||
Bos bison | American Bison | Species | Mammal | G4 | SNA | 16698 | |||||
Zonotrichia atricapilla | Golden-crowned Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16690 | |||||
Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16674 | |||||
Setophaga pinus | Pine Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16673 | |||||
Caracara plancus | Crested Caracara | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16672 | |||||
Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16651 | |||||
Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16646 | |||||
Chen caerulescens | Snow Goose or Blue Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5M | 16626 | |||||
Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
Ochotona princeps | American Pika | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 16618 | |||||
Calidris pugnax | Ruff | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16598 | |||||
Riparia riparia | Bank Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16592 | |||||
Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16589 | |||||
Prosopium spilonotus | Bonneville Whitefish | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16582 | |||
Nannopterum auritum | Double-crested Cormorant | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16577 | |||||
Sorex obscurus | Northern Montane Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16574 | |||||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Urocitellus canus | Merriam's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
Taxidea taxus | American Badger | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16549 | |||||
Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16540 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16527 | |||||
Leucophaeus pipixcan | Franklin's Gull | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16522 | ||||
Fringilla montifringilla | Brambling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16516 | |||||
Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16513 | |||||
Calypte anna | Anna's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16505 | |||||
Puma concolor | Mountain Lion, Cougar, or Puma | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16498 | |||||
Junco hyemalis | Dark-eyed Junco | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16497 | |||||
Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth Bass | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16488 | |||||
Euphagus carolinus | Rusty Blackbird | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16474 | |||||
Geothlypis tolmiei | MacGillivray's Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16469 | |||||
Spinus psaltria | Lesser Goldfinch | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16464 | |||||
Spinus pinus | Pine Siskin | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16463 | |||||
Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
Salvelinus alpinus | Arctic Char | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16448 | |||||
Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
Rhynchophanes mccownii | Thick-billed Longspur | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16433 | |||||
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
Sternula antillarum | Least Tern | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16408 | |||||
Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16406 | |||||
Sphyrapicus nuchalis | Red-naped Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16394 | |||||
Siphateles bicolor | Tui Chub | Species | Fish | G4 | SNA | 16378 | |||||
Chaetura vauxi | Vaux's Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 16374 | ||||
Zonotrichia querula | Harris's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16370 | |||||
Larus hyperboreus | Glaucous Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16369 | |||||
Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Cottus cognatus | Slimy Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16363 | |||||
Ambystoma mavortium | Western Tiger Salamander | Species | Amphibian | G5 | S4 | 16361 | |||||
Setophaga coronata | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16356 | |||||
Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16302 | |||||
Odocoileus hemionus | Mule Deer | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16300 | |||||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Alosa sapidissima | American Shad | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16293 | |||||
Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
Euphagus cyanocephalus | Brewer's Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16285 | |||||
Phasianus colchicus | Ring-necked Pheasant | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16281 | |||||
Oreothlypis celata | Orange-crowned Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16270 | |||||
Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
Prosopium gemmifer | Bonneville Cisco | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16255 | |||
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Sialia mexicana | Western Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 16222 | |||||
Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
Melanitta americana | Black Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16216 | |||||
Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
Vireo gilvus | Warbling Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16201 | |||||
Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
Erethizon dorsatum | North American Porcupine | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16181 | |||||
Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16161 | |||||
Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
Thamnophis sirtalis | Common Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16152 |