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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
| Oropsylla idahoensis | A Flea | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473700 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. emersum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87444 | |||||
| Salix arctica | Arctic Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67955 | |||||
| Dimeris mira | A Parasitoid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475652 | |||||
| Gentiana fremontii | Moss Gentian | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48849 | |||||
| Orthops scutellatus | A Plant Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476957 | |||||
| Efferia benedicti | A Robber Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473206 | |||||
| Eurois nigra | Great Black Dart Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 26837 | |||||
| Euphorbia dentata | Toothed Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44806 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Anthophora neglecta | A Digger Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1475173 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Desmocerus aureipennis piperi | A Long-horned Beetle | Subspecies | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476707 | |||||
| Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
| Agrotis obliqua | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S4 | 24224 | |||||
| Bromus japonicus | Japanese Brome | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 53291 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42983 | |||||
| Dendrolaelaps armatus | A Mite | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1474056 | |||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata | Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89768 | |||||
| Neophylax occidentis | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 74275 | |||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Osmia nigrifrons | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | SNR | 1476421 | |||||
| Plantago major | Nipple-seed Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51416 | |||||
| Tortistillus wickhami | A Treehopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473802 | |||||
| Phaeoura mexicanaria | Pine Looper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 69841 | |||||
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lance-leaf Scurfpea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46956 | |||||
| Gryon pennsylvanicum | A Scelionid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475919 | |||||
| Collops punctulatus | A Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1472938 | |||||
| Spilosoma vestalis | Vestal Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 27857 | |||||
| Clematis hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55778 | |||||
| Brassica juncea | Chinese Mustard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 58393 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Hyppa brunneicrista | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474674 | |||||
| Planorbella tenuis | Mexican Rams-horn | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNA | 20695 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum | California False Helleborne | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91795 | |||||
| Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | |||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56402 | |||||
| Acopa perpallida | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474148 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. elegans | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3 | SNR | 88215 | |||||
| Cupido amyntula | Western Tailed-blue | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 79540 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Elymus repens | Creeping Wild Rye | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 39306 | |||||
| Phormia regina | Black Blow Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473303 | |||||
| Aglais milberti | Milbert's Tortoiseshell | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 31678 | |||||
| Stipa californica | California Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86436 | |||||
| Sisymbrium loeselii | Tall Hedge Mustard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 60997 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Bembidion caducum | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476803 | |||||
| Labops utahensis | A Leaf Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473051 | |||||
| Odontosia elegans | Elegant Prominent Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 25309 | |||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Oxalis stricta | Common Yellow Wood Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59061 | |||||
| Scotogramma fervida | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474908 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii var. cyclomorpha | Wallowa Draba | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 90357 | |||||
| Penstemonia clarkei | A Clearwing Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476552 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Grammia behrii | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | SNA | 22663 | |||||
| Polemonium acutiflorum | Tall Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52168 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Saetheria tylus | A Midge | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473898 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88784 | |||||
| Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17912 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense | Inyo Lomatium | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 83015 | |||||
| Limonius californicus | Sugarbeet Wireworm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1476080 | |||||
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Nuttall's Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50165 | |||||
| Helina multiseriata | A Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473394 | |||||
| Tharsalea arota | Tailed Copper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 28752 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 | |||||
| Asarum caudatum | Long-tailed Wild-ginger | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61574 | |||||
| Yoraperla mariana | Brown Roachfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNR | 21684 | |||||
| Ceratina apacheorum | A Small Carpenter Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475579 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Euscelis maculipenis | A Leafhopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476893 | |||||
| Rhyacophila visor | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 26129 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57081 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
| Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis pilsbryana | Bear Lake Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25015 | ||||
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Prophysaon dubium | Papillose Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2Q | Tier 1 | 32628 | ||||
| Cryptomastix populi | Cottonwood Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 32629 | ||||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
| Prophysaon coeruleum | Blue-gray Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1Q | Tier 1 | 29888 | ||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
| Cryptomastix sanburni | Kingston Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S3 | Tier 1 | 29908 | ||||
| Beckerus barri | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473938 | ||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oreohelix tenuistriata | Thin-ribbed Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | GH | SH | Tier 1 | 29528 |
