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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Astragalus tetrapterus | Four-wing Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S1 | 40207 | ||||
Ericameria discoidea var. winwardii | Winward's Whitestem Goldenbush | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4G5T1 | S1 | 93368 | ||||
Astragalus atratus var. inseptus | Fairfield Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4G5T3 | S3 | 89835 | ||||
Allium tolmiei var. persimile | Sevendevils Onion | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S3 | 86958 | |||
Hymenoxys cooperi var. canescens | Cooper's Goldflower | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4G5T4 | S1 | 86225 | ||||
Stanleya tomentosa var. runcinata | Hairy Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | 3 | G4T1 | S1 | 83780 | ||||
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
Trifolium plumosum ssp. amplifolium | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4T2 | S2 | 84298 | ||||
Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
Halimolobos perplexa var. perplexa | Puzzling Halimolobos | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4T3 | S3 | 88025 | |||
Phacelia lutea var. calva | Malheur Yellow Phacelia | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4T3 | S2 | 84179 | ||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
Silene scaposa var. lobata | Scapose Silene | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G4T4 | S3 | 86944 | ||||
Oncorhynchus clarkii utah | Bonneville Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80327 | |||
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
Lomatium ravenii var. paiutense | Paiute lomatium | Species | Plant | 3 | G4T4 | S3 | 1878138 | ||||
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
Draba oreibata var. oreibata | Subalpine Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4T4 | SNR | 87091 | ||||
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 51070 | ||||
Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
Oreothlypis virginiae | Virginia's Warbler | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 18792 | ||||
Stipa viridula | Green Needlegrass | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 56639 | ||||
Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 15974 | |||
Pekania pennanti | Fisher | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18029 | |||
Tellima grandiflora | Fringecup | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 55875 | ||||
Mentzelia congesta | Congested Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 47594 | ||||
Blechnum spicant | Deer-fern | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 56034 | |||
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 18275 | ||||
Cymopterus hendersonii | Henderson's Wavewing | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | SNR | 47523 | ||||
Myotis evotis | Long-eared Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 77666 | ||||
Cryptantha celosioides | Cocks-comb Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S3 | 40522 | ||||
Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 15540 | |||
Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 51840 | ||||
Carex comosa | Bristly Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47990 | |||
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Draba incerta | Yellowstone Draba | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 47668 | ||||
Anemone cylindrica | Thimbleweed | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 56517 | ||||
Astragalus gilviflorus | Plains Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 39497 | ||||
Haemorhous cassinii | Cassin's Finch | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16011 | ||||
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
Viola septentrionalis | Northern Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54235 | ||||
Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
Muhlenbergia racemosa | Green Muhly | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | SH | 56078 | ||||
Myotis californicus | California Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18392 | ||||
Paronychia sessiliflora | Low Nailwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 51509 | ||||
Parastrellus hesperus | Canyon Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17954 | ||||
Sporobolus asper | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | SNR | 54095 | ||||
Potamogeton diversifolius | Water-thread Pondweed | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 48672 | ||||
Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15544 | |||
Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 19549 | ||||
Chaetura vauxi | Vaux's Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 16374 | ||||
Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
Salicornia rubra | Red Glasswort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2S3 | 39774 | ||||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18129 | |||
Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
Kobresia simpliciuscula | Simple Kobresia | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54396 | ||||
Oreoscoptes montanus | Sage Thrasher | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 16738 | |||
Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
Sonora semiannulata | Western Groundsnake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17968 | ||||
Chaenactis stevioides | Desert Pincushion | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 49045 | ||||
Potentilla paradoxa | Bushy Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 43502 | ||||
Leptodactylon pungens | Granite Prickly-phlox | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S5 | 47433 | ||||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Chinook Salmon | Species | Fish | 2 | G5 | SNA | 17129 | ||||
Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
Cicuta bulbifera | Bulb-bearing Waterhemlock | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42669 | |||
Eryngium articulatum | Jointed Coyote-thistle | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | SNR | 57315 | ||||
Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Hypericum majus | Large Canadian St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S3 | 55053 | ||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 39309 | |||
Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
Myotis ciliolabrum | Western Small-footed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17751 | |||
Psathyrotes annua | Annual Brittlebrush | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 53456 | ||||
Epilobium palustre | Swamp Willow-weed | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S3 | 47612 | ||||
Ceanothus prostratus | Mahala-mat Ceanothus | Species | Plant | 3 | G5? | S1 | 57476 | ||||
Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S2 | 45664 | ||||
Pediocactus simpsonii | Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus | Species | Plant | 4 | G5? | S3 | 42025 | ||||
Lilaea scilloides | Flowering Quillwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5? | S3 | 43242 |