Coordinating policies and programs related to the conservation of threatened, endangered and candidate species in Idaho. More about us.
Threatened & Endangered Species
Federal Endangered & Threatened Species in Idaho
- Endangered - Any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
- Threatened- Any species likely to be classified as Endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Mammals
- Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos
- Lynx, Lynx Canadensis
- Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus brunneus
- Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou
Birds
Fish
- Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka (Snake River runs)
- White Sturgeon, Acipenser transontanus (Kootenai River)
- Bull Trout, Salvelinus confluentus
- Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Snake River runs)
- Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Snake River runs)
Invertebrates
- Banbury Springs Lanx, Lanx sp.
- Bruneau Hot Springsnail, Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis
- Snake River Physa, Physa natricina
- Bliss Rapids Snail, Taylorconcha serpenticola
Plants
- MacFarlane's Four O'clock, Mirabilis macfarlanei
- Spalding's Silene (Spalding's Catchfly), Silene spaldingii
- Slick Spot Peppergrass, Lepidium papilliferum
- Ute Ladies' Tresses, Spiranthes diluvialis
- Water howellia, Howellia aquatilis
Federal Candidate Species in Idaho
- Candidate - Candidate for proposal
Vertebrates
- Boreal Toad, Anaxyrus boras boreas
- Columbia Spotted Frog, Rana luteiventris (Great Basin population)
- Greater sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus
- North American Wolverine, Gulo gulo luscus
- Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus endemicus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
Plants
- Christ's Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja christii
- Goose Creek milkvetch Astragalus anserinus
- Packard's milkvetch, Astragalus cusickii var. packardiae
- Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis
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