Conserving species and Idaho's lifestyle.

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

  • Gray Wolf, Canis lupus (Endangered north of I-90; experimental nonessential populations south of I-90)
  • Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou
  • Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos
  • Lynx, Lynx Canadensis
  • Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus brunneus

Birds

Fish

Invertebrates

Plants

  • MacFarlane's Four O'clock, Mirabilis macfarlanei
  • Spalding's Silene (Spalding's Catchfly), Silene spaldingii
  • Ute Ladies' Tresses, Spiranthes diluvialis
  • Water howellia, Howellia aquatilis

Federal Candidate and Proposed Species in Idaho

  • Candidate - Candidate for proposal
  • Proposed Endangered - Proposed to be listed as Endangered

Vertebrates

  • Columbia Spotted Frog, Rana luteiventris (Great Basin population)
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
  • Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus endemicus

Plants

  • Slick Spot Peppergrass, Lepidium papilliferum
  • Christ's Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja christii
  • Linear Leaf Moonwort, Botrychium lineara

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