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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Ursus arctos pop. 7 | Grizzly Bear (Selkirk–Cabinet Population) | Species | Mammal | G4TNR | SNR | 1986964 | |||||
Ursus americanus | American Black Bear | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15779 | |||||
Bos bison | American Bison | Species | Mammal | G4 | SNA | 16698 | |||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17176 | |
Callospermophilus lateralis | Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17392 | |||||
Vulpes macrotis | Kit Fox | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S2 | 17479 | ||||
Urocitellus columbianus | Columbian Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17970 | |||||
Neotamias amoenus | Yellow-pine Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18127 | |||||
Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19153 | |||||
Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15639 | |||
Mustela frenata | Long-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 15911 | |||||
Puma concolor | Mountain Lion, Cougar, or Puma | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16498 | |||||
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18827 | |||||
Sciurus niger | Eastern Fox Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19312 | |||||
Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
Peromyscus boylii | Brush Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 76722 | |||||
Urocitellus canus vigilis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879737 | ||||||||
Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
Erethizon dorsatum | North American Porcupine | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16181 | |||||
Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
Canis latrans | Coyote | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17263 | |||||
Marmota caligata | Hoary Marmot | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | Tier 3 | 17870 | ||||
Oreamnos americanus | Mountain Goat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 18271 | ||||
Onychomys leucogaster | Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18361 | |||||
Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
Neotamias ruficaudus | Red-tailed Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19600 | |||||
Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17736 | |||||
Coluber taeniatus | Striped Whipsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19617 | |||||
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 | |||||
Crotalus viridis | Prairie Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 74348 | |||||
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 | |||||
Setophaga virens | Black-throated Green Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15330 | |||||
Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
Selasphorus calliope | Calliope Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15563 | |||||
Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15686 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16406 | |||||
Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16513 | |||||
Calidris pugnax | Ruff | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16598 | |||||
Turdus migratorius | American Robin | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16895 | |||||
Egretta tricolor | Tricolored Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17080 | |||||
Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17268 | |||||
Catharus fuscescens | Veery | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 17512 | |||||
Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
Seiurus aurocapilla | Ovenbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17872 | |||||
Progne subis | Purple Martin | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18272 | |||||
Setophaga palmarum | Palm Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18379 | |||||
Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
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 | |||||
Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Oporornis agilis | Connecticut Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 616720 | |||||
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 |