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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoplus tincupense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25695 | |||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 51840 | ||||
| Callophrys johnsoni | Johnson's Hairstreak | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28023 | ||||
| Codriophorus varius | Varied Rock Moss | Species | Plant | GU | S1 | 38141 | |||||
| Silene uralensis ssp. montana | Petalless Campion | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | S1 | 83813 | |||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Primula incana | Jones' Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G4G5 | S1 | 61307 | ||||
| Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
| Polemonium elusum | Elusive Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | 3 | G1 | S1 | 400009 | ||||
| Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
| Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides | Pink-patched Looper Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | 26506 | |||||
| Philocasca banksi | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 33155 | ||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Cryptogramma stelleri | Fragile Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58859 | |||||
| Calypogeia integristipula | Meylan's Pouchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35589 | |||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Mimulus hymenophyllus | Membrane-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | G2 | S1 | 41263 | ||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
| Melanoplus lemhiensis | Lemhi Short-wing Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32723 | |||||
| Melanoplus salmonis | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 33111 | |||||
| Pilophorus clavatus | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4? | S1 | 33760 | |||||
| Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
| Cladonia luteoalba | Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G3 | S1 | 36274 | |||||
| Tharsalea phlaeas arctodon | Beartooth Copper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T3T5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 82030 | ||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53175 | |||||
| Potentilla hookeriana | Hooker's Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 60488 | |||||
| Isoperla bifurcata | Forked Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 29896 | |||||
| Elymus hirsutus | Boreal Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40832 | |||||
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza | Licorice Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 48767 | |||||
| Astragalus riparius | Piper's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G1G2 | S1 | 56297 | ||||
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Spiranthes porrifolia | Western Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 56463 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Megaleuctra kincaidi | Cascades Needlefly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 33068 | ||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis baileyi | A Land Snail (Hells Canyon) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G1G2T1 | S1 | 81933 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens | King's Sandwort | Subspecies | Plant | GNR | S1 | 84334 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii var. lagopinus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | S1 | 84541 | |||||
| Utricularia gibba | Humped Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41665 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Perlomyia collaris | Black Needlefly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 24317 | |||||
| Isoetes minima | Midget Quillwort | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 93338 | |||||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
| Githopsis specularioides | Common Bluecup | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 665631 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 39309 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis pilsbryana | Bear Lake Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25015 | ||||
| Securicauda hermani | Rocky Mountain Axetail | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1474102 | ||||
| Cascadoperla trictura | Cascades Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 32868 | |||||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Planogyra clappi | Western Flat-whorl | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 26915 | ||||
| Haematomma ochroleucum | Yellow Bloodstain Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 35660 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum | Red-flowered Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60594 | |||||
| Kobresia simpliciuscula | Simple Kobresia | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54396 | ||||
| Carex lacustris | Lake-bank Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41288 | |||||
| Eriogonum sp. 4 | War Eagle Mountain Buckwheat | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 67693 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Salix pseudomonticola | False Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 55530 | ||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 43014 | ||||
| Astragalus shultziorum | Shultz's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3Q | S1 | 56931 | |||||
| Eremogone loisiae | Lois' sandwort | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 1912277 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Melanoplus zeus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33139 | |||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G1 | S1 | 33967 | |||||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Pseudobraunia californica | California Pseudobraunia Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 37860 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Kobresia myosuroides | Bellardi's Kobresia | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39426 | |||||
| Physella columbiana | Rotund Physa | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30656 | ||||
| Calliopsis barri | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 2 | 1475434 | ||||
| Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis | Gold-back Fern | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T5 | S1 | 92353 | ||||
| Cryptantha caespitosa | Tufted Cryptantha | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S1 | 56673 | ||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Boechera rollinsiorum | Rockcress | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1372568 | |||||
| Perognathus longimembris | Little Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 17457 | |||||
| Melica stricta | Nodding Melicgrass | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S1 | 57992 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa var. paniculata | Clustered Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 90752 | |||||
| Hymenoxys cooperi | Cooper's Bitterweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 61405 | |||||
| Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 92112 | ||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Townsendia lemhiensis | Lemhi Valley Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 2053356 | |||||
| Euthamia graminifolia | Flat-top Fragrant-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43818 | |||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Sympistis utahensis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | 1474622 | |||||
| Baeolophus ridgwayi | Juniper Titmouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 19346 | |||||
| Melanoplus idaho | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 28704 | |||||
| Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60675 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia glomerata | Marsh Muhly | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60900 |
