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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Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
Acipenser transmontanus | White Sturgeon | Species | Fish | 2 | G4 | S2 | 15794 | ||||
Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
Allium aaseae | Aase's Onion | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 40250 | ||||
Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 15540 | |||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18129 | |||
Anodonta californiensis | California Floater | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G3Q | S3Q | Tier 3 | 22136 | |||
Antrozous pallidus | Pallid Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | 20004 | ||||
Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 15974 | |||
Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15544 | |||
Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
Astragalus arrectus | Palouse Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G4 | S1 | 55264 | ||||
Astragalus asotinensis | Asotin Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 93763 | ||||
Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus | Starveling Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G3T3 | S2 | 85673 | ||||
Astragalus mulfordiae | Mulford's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 48911 | ||||
Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
Athene cunicularia | Burrowing Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 80477 | |||
Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17243 | |||
Buteo regalis | Ferruginous Hawk | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 17654 | |||
Calamagrostis tweedyi | Cascade Reedgrass | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 59466 | |||
Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T2 | S2 | 89792 | ||||
Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 43237 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Cardamine constancei | Constance's Bittercress | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 59380 | |||
Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
Carex idahoa | Idaho Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G3 | S2 | 42890 | ||||
Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 51840 | ||||
Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 | ||||
Centrocercus urophasianus | Greater Sage-Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 1 | 19187 | ||
Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
Chaetura vauxi | Vaux's Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 16374 | ||||
Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19458 | |||
Cicindela arenicola | Idaho Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25224 | |||
Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
Cicindela waynei | Bruneau Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22295 | |||
Cirsium brevifolium | Palouse Thistle | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 56786 | ||||
Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16929 | |||
Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
Cottus extensus | Bear Lake Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20071 | |||
Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
Cottus schitsuumsh | Cedar Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | SNR | 665545 | |||||
Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
Cymopterus hendersonii | Henderson's Wavewing | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | SNR | 47523 | ||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Dicamptodon aterrimus | Idaho Giant Salamander | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G3G4 | S4 | 18250 | ||||
Discus marmorensis | Marbled Disc | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 20244 | |||
Draba incerta | Yellowstone Draba | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 47668 | ||||
Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 19549 | ||||
Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
Fisherola nuttalli | Shortface Lanx | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 32919 | ||||
Fluminicola fuscus | Ashy Pebblesnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 26207 | ||||
Glacicavicola bathyscioides | Blind Cave Leiodid Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 1 | 28887 | |||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
Haemorhous cassinii | Cassin's Finch | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16011 | ||||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Ivesia tweedyi | Tweedy's Ivesia | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 51844 | ||||
Juncus bryoides | Moss Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 58646 | ||||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
Kobresia simpliciuscula | Simple Kobresia | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54396 | ||||
Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3 | 18626 | ||||
Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver-haired Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18499 | |||
Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20017 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Lepidomeda copei | Northern Leatherside Chub | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 74379 | ||
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
Lomatium salmoniflorum | Salmon-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 53603 | ||||
Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
Melanerpes lewis | Lewis's Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 19990 | |||
Mentzelia mollis | Smooth Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2S3 | 47593 | ||||
Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 | |||
Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
Mimulus patulus | Stalk-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 42907 | ||||
Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
Myotis californicus | California Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18392 | ||||
Myotis ciliolabrum | Western Small-footed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17751 | |||
Myotis evotis | Long-eared Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 77666 | ||||
Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15639 | |||
Myotis thysanodes | Fringed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 15598 | |||
Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
Oenothera psammophila | St. Anthony Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 46213 | ||||
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 |