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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanomeria minor var. minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86293 | |||||
| Psilocarphus oregonus | Oregon Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45775 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
| Gnaphalium stramineum | Cotton-batting Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52760 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis var. extraria | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88591 | |||||
| Penstemon elegantulus | Lovely Penstemon | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48280 | |||||
| Hierochloe odorata ssp. odorata | Holy Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86856 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56807 | |||||
| Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
| Hypericum frondosum | Golden St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55184 | |||||
| Arabis puberula | Blue Mountain Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42058 | |||||
| Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
| Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 89223 | |||||
| Gilia modocensis | Measure Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59595 | |||||
| Chaenactis stevioides | Desert Pincushion | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 49045 | ||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. beyrichii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85156 | ||||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. emersum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87444 | |||||
| Potamogeton praelongus | White-stem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57602 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Crepis atribarba | Slender Hawksbeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53439 | |||||
| Trichophorum caespitosum | Tufted Clubrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42793 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri | Pit-seed Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51622 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47099 | |||||
| Senecio fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85838 | ||||||
| Epilobium halleanum | Glandular Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45272 | |||||
| Gilia tweedyi | Tweedy's Gilia | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 54103 | |||||
| Carex luzulina | A Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40921 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum | California False Helleborne | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91795 | |||||
| Carex misandra | Few-flowered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49670 | |||||
| Heterocladium macounii | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38287 | ||||||
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. elegans | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3 | SNR | 88215 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
| Stipa californica | California Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86436 | |||||
| Trifolium cyathiferum | Bowl Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56446 | |||||
| Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
| Eleocharis bella | Delicate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52321 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii var. cyclomorpha | Wallowa Draba | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 90357 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88784 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
| Ribes lacustre | Bristly Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45987 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Carex breweri | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53015 | |||||
| Philadelphus trichothecus | Columbian Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39709 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 |
