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 | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Zapus princeps | Western Jumping Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17406 | |||||
Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
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 | |||
Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
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 | |||||
Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat or Brown Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19629 | |||||
Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
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 | |||||
Thomomys townsendii | Townsend's Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4G5 | S4 | 18853 | |||||
Phenacomys intermedius | Western Heather Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19102 | |||||
Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 77057 | |||||
Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 15582 | |||||
Phrynosoma douglasii | Pygmy Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17126 | |||||
Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18060 | |||||
Elgaria coerulea | Northern Alligator Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19008 | |||||
Phrynosoma hernandesi | Greater Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19825 | |||||
Pituophis catenifer | Gophersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17540 | |||||
Crotalus oreganus | Western Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 18425 | |||||
Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18324 | |||||
Chrysemys picta | Painted Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 62042 | |||||
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
Thamnophis elegans | Terrestrial Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 16938 | |||||
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
Crotalus viridis | Prairie Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 74348 | |||||
Hypsiglena chlorophaea | Desert Nightsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19741 | |||||
Plestiodon skiltonianus | Western Skink | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 15879 | |||||
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 | ||||
Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17736 | |||||
Coluber taeniatus | Striped Whipsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19617 | |||||
Charina bottae | Northern Rubber Boa | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 15481 | |||||
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16302 | |||||
Sceloporus occidentalis | Western Fence Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 20032 | |||||
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 | |||||
Toxostoma curvirostre | Curve-billed Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15944 | |||||
Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 16070 | |||||
Melanitta americana | Black Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16216 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16646 | |||||
Charadrius nivosus | Snowy Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16779 | |||||
Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
Setophaga tigrina | Cape May Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17429 | |||||
Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17912 | |||||
Branta bernicla | Brant | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18058 | |||||
Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18183 | |||||
Contopus sordidulus | Western Wood-Pewee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18287 | |||||
Anas crecca | Green-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S3N | 18419 | |||||
Setophaga magnolia | Magnolia Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18528 | |||||
Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
Poecile rufescens | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18867 | |||||
Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19107 | |||||
Setophaga citrina | Hooded Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19256 | |||||
Poecile atricapillus | Black-capped Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19370 | |||||
Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
Setophaga nigrescens | Black-throated Gray Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19942 | |||||
Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
Empidonax hammondii | Hammond's Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15966 | |||||
Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16540 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Calidris minutilla | Least Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 16922 | |||||
Lagopus leucura | White-tailed Ptarmigan | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17222 | |||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Buteo regalis | Ferruginous Hawk | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 17654 | |||
Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
Aix sponsa | Wood Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18420 | |||||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Buteo lagopus | Rough-legged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19112 | |||||
Larus glaucoides | Iceland Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19271 | |||||
Bombycilla garrulus | Bohemian Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19371 | |||||
Tringa melanoleuca | Greater Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 19516 | |||||
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 |