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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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 | |||||
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 | |||||
Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
Filago californica | California Fluffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42884 | |||||
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. pansum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 91350 | |||||
Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
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 | |||||
Brasenia schreberi | Watershield | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40892 | |||||
Neotoma lepida | Desert Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18771 | |||||
Agrostis scabra var. scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84166 | |||||
Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
Pohlia drummondii | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38092 | ||||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
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 | |||||
Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
Catostomus columbianus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 79823 | ||||||
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 | |||||
Townsendia spathulata | Sword Townsendia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39668 | |||||
Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
Mylocheilus caurinus | Peamouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 15690 | |||||
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 | |||||
Luzula piperi | Piper's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40386 | |||||
Heuchera micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42386 | |||||
Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
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 | |||||
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
Lysichiton americanus | Yellow Skunk-cabbage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60648 | |||||
Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
Astragalus terminalis | Railhead Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 41070 | |||||
Suaeda moquinii | Shrubby Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58741 | |||||
Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84387 | |||||
Allium simillimum | Simil Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39258 | |||||
Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare | Dougla's Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92078 | |||||
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 | |||||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
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 | |||||
Packera multilobata | Lobeleaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46276 | |||||
Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
Carex bigelowii | Bigelow's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39972 | |||||
Salix lucida ssp. caudata | Shining Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83365 | |||||
Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
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 | |||||
Campanula parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40617 | |||||
Lycopodium clavatum | Running-pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45116 | |||||
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 | |||||
Cirsium davisii | Davis' Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58260 | |||||
Balsamorhiza careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47640 | |||||
Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata | Sitka Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84003 | |||||
Juncus regelii | Regel's Rush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 56310 | |||||
Selaginella watsonii | Watson's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43322 | |||||
Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
Rorippa x sterilis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78998 | ||||||
Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus | Spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90216 | |||||
Plectritis macrocera | White Plectritis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60873 |