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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Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
Viola septentrionalis | Northern Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54235 | ||||
Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15639 | |||
Astragalus arrectus | Palouse Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G4 | S1 | 55264 | ||||
Oreoscoptes montanus | Sage Thrasher | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 16738 | |||
Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
Juncus bryoides | Moss Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 58646 | ||||
Athene cunicularia | Burrowing Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 80477 | |||
Fisherola nuttalli | Shortface Lanx | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 32919 | ||||
Texosporium sancti-jacobi | Wovenspore Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | G3 | S2 | 38928 | ||||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
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 | |||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
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 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Castilleja pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40136 | |||||
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87322 | |||||
Cuscuta gronovii var. gronovii | Gronovius Dodder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87423 | |||||
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
Machaeranthera laetevirens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40463 | ||||||
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
Solidago simplex var. nana | Sticky Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87839 | |||||
Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Water Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40685 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
Carex rupestris | Rock Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40980 | |||||
Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora | Pale Manna Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88194 | |||||
Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
Botrychium matricariifolium | Chamomile Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41125 | |||||
Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88367 | ||||||
Danthonia unispicata | Few-flowered Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41250 | |||||
Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
Allium tolmiei | Tolmie's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 41336 | |||||
Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
Myosurus minimus ssp. minimus | Little Mousetail | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88694 | |||||
Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88802 | |||||
Carex aquatilis | Water Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41739 | |||||
Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88924 | |||||
Sedum rupicolum | Rock Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 41876 | |||||
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis | Wesern Pipsissewa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89033 | |||||
Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
Iva xanthifolia | Coarse Sumpweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42365 | |||||
Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89554 | |||||
Angelica dawsonii | Dawson's Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42682 | |||||
Castilleja pilosa var. longispica | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 89652 | |||||
Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
Rhinanthus minor ssp. minor | Little Yellow-rattle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89721 | |||||
Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama | Erect Blackened Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89932 | |||||
Douglasia montana | Mountain Douglasia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43138 | |||||
Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum | Rough Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90018 | |||||
Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90092 | |||||
Eriogonum nidularium | Birdnest Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43347 | |||||
Lomatium simplex var. leptophyllum | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90184 | |||||
Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. intermedia | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90300 | |||||
Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
Hackelia diffusa var. arida | Spreading Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 90406 | |||||
Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
Gilia sinuata | Rosy Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43803 | |||||
Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90601 | |||||
Juncus orthophyllus | Straightleaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43896 | |||||
Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
Astragalus robbinsii var. minor | Robbins' Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90787 | |||||
Allium acuminatum | Taper-tip Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44131 | |||||
Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
Thelypodium milleflorum | Many-flower Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44679 | |||||
Cerastium nutans var. nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91276 | |||||
Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. pansum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 91350 | |||||
Mitella caulescens | Creeping Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44876 |