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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elymus virginicus var. virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90006 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84327 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56861 | |||||
| Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa | Tufted Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84721 | |||||
| Potamogeton robbinsii | Flatleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52884 | |||||
| Glaux maritima ssp. maritima | Sea Milkwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91979 | |||||
| Mahonia nervosa | Long-leaf Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61401 | |||||
| Veronica peregrina | Purslane Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44001 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39672 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
| Astragalus convallarius | Timber Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55266 | |||||
| Lithophragma tenellum | Slender Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48511 | |||||
| Lomatium donnellii | Donnell's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53591 | |||||
| Alisma gramineum | Narrow-leaf Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46566 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90536 | |||||
| Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 42281 | |||||
| Onychomys leucogaster | Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18361 | |||||
| Lomatium serpentinum | Snake Canyon Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57657 | |||||
| Saxifraga odontoloma | Streambank Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40405 | |||||
| Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83308 | ||||||
| Juncus parryi | Parry's Rush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55957 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92495 | |||||
| Grindelia columbiana | Columbian Gumweed | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44780 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 91042 | |||||
| Eriogonum vimineum | Wicker-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60293 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi | Kelsey's Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49740 | |||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
| Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 20050 | |||||
| Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Carex aurea | Golden-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52445 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60966 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi | Whitney's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41072 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
| Boisduvalia densiflora | Dense-flower Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56497 | |||||
| Lagopus leucura | White-tailed Ptarmigan | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17222 | |||||
| Delphinium x xylorrhizum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78996 | ||||||
| Stipa nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54866 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47929 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90151 | |||||
| Salsola caroliniana | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 59102 | ||||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16028 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Ribes aureum var. aureum | Golden Currant | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84967 | ||||||
| Bromus rigidus | Ripgut Brome | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 53140 | |||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana | American Scheuchzeria | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92129 | |||||
| Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
| Phacelia leptosepala | Narrow-sepal Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44308 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90679 | |||||
| Penstemon radicosus | Mat-root Beardtongue | Species | Plant | SNR | 59823 | ||||||
| Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87127 | ||||||
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19547 | |||||
| Salix drummondiana | Satiny Salix | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55528 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Silene scouleri var. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92660 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Selasphorus platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18597 | |||||
| Draba praealta | Tall Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44953 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis ssp. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89294 | |||||
| Astragalus utahensis | Utah Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40629 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87818 | |||||
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56136 | |||||
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16651 | |||||
| Branta canadensis | Canada Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 74431 | |||||
| Gilia micromeria | Valley Gilia | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 47501 | |||||
| Erigeron concinnus var. concinnus | Brandegee's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91259 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60511 | |||||
| Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49992 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43194 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89793 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86205 | |||||
| Protonotaria citrea | Prothonotary Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15557 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens var. pubescens | Dwarf Red Raspberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84545 | |||||
| x Pseudelymus saxicola | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79597 | ||||||
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88397 | |||||
| Holodiscus boursieri | Boursier's Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 56693 | |||||
| Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. canbyi | Towering Lousewort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86777 | ||||||
| Pteryxia petraea | Rock Wavewing | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55068 |
