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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92235 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52849 | |||||
| Antennaria racemosa | Hooker's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39569 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina var. americana | Alpine Smelowskia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90782 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48362 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56922 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46479 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys tenellus | Pacific Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42184 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93019 | |||||
| Linanthus septentrionalis | Northern Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50946 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea | Purple Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50955 | |||||
| Camissonia boothii | Booth's Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40326 | |||||
| Carex simulata | Copycat Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59697 | |||||
| Delphinium wootonii | Organ Mountain Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49104 | |||||
| Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii | Hummingbird Flower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 87552 | |||||
| Equisetum fluviatile | Water Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57703 | |||||
| Valeriana occidentalis | Small-flower Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44706 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83586 | |||||
| Filago californica | California Fluffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42884 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. pansum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 91350 | |||||
| Pectocarya penicillata | Short-leaf Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51710 | |||||
| Eriogonum salicornioides | Annual Salt Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 60401 | |||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85953 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium halophilum | Western Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56003 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra var. scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84166 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. multiflora | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88283 | ||||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 79823 | ||||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
| Delphinium sutherlandii | Sutherland's Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 41644 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
| Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59184 | |||||
| Amaranthus hybridus | Smooth Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 46042 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Penstemon cusickii | Cusick's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59903 | |||||
| Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Salix drummondiana | Satiny Salix | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55528 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42386 | |||||
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40560 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
| Erigeron nanus | Dwarf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49315 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea | Canadian Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87843 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44913 | |||||
| Xerophyllum tenax | Western Turkeybeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56139 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43113 | |||||
| Lysichiton americanus | Yellow Skunk-cabbage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60648 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
| Suaeda moquinii | Shrubby Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58741 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84387 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea | Old-man Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41165 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare | Dougla's Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92078 | |||||
| Carex brunnescens | Brownish Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39386 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88459 | |||||
| Callirhoe alcaeoides | Clustered Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61283 | |||||
| Corallorhiza trifida | Early Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48117 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86743 | |||||
| Lepidium dictyotum | Veiny Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43777 | |||||
| Pteryxia petraea | Rock Wavewing | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55068 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius | Clasping Twisted-stalk | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41891 | |||||
| Veronica cusickii | Cusick's Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50666 | |||||
| Juncus dubius | Mariposa Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59453 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Packera multilobata | Lobeleaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46276 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Salix lucida ssp. caudata | Shining Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83365 | |||||
| Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora | Common Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51422 | |||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87384 | |||||
| Cordylanthus capitatus | Yakima Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60109 | |||||
| Agrostis oregonensis | Oregon Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46971 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum | Running-pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45116 | |||||
| Gilia capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40777 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Erigeron divergens | Spreading Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49527 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 |
