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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis salsuginea | Saltwater Cress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49958 | |||||
| Eriogonum diatomaceum | Churchill Narrows Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46309 | |||||
| Holodiscus discolor | Cream-bush Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57333 | |||||
| Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87384 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis | Masonic Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39342 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Geum x pulchrum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78549 | ||||||
| Gentiana fremontii | Moss Gentian | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48849 | |||||
| Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
| Lomatium ambiguum | Streambank Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57165 | |||||
| Castilleja glandulifera | Sticky Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47023 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90007 | |||||
| Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum | Dense-flower Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 86035 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus heterochaetus | Slender Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40053 | |||||
| Lupinus sulphureus | Sulphur-flower Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41446 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. sericeum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88955 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90678 | |||||
| Packera paupercula | Balsam Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58676 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 | |||
| Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule | Shortstem Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 86941 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84593 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Brickellia grandiflora | Tassel Flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54899 | |||||
| Phlox viridis | Green Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42278 | |||||
| Rosa nutkana var. hispida | Nootka Rose | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89586 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91263 | |||||
| Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum | Woolly-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59354 | |||||
| Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
| Carex microptera | Small-wing Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52559 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 88335 | |||||
| Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
| Carex subfusca | Rusty Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57598 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Atriplex canescens var. canescens | Fourwing Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85614 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. hastata | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91805 | |||||
| Gaultheria humifusa | Alpine Spicy Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45283 | |||||
| Echinocystis lobata | Wild Mock-cucumber | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39530 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
| Sanicula marilandica | Black Snake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61502 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
| Lasiurus blossevillii | Western Red Bat | Species | Mammal | G4 | SNA | 17253 | |||||
| Larix occidentalis | Western Larch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47277 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra var. scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84166 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48141 | |||||
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90164 | |||||
| Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Calypte costae | Costa's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19136 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor var. minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86293 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina | Alpine Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54467 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
| Artemisia rigida | Scabland Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 41726 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. glabrata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83247 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii | Bigelow's Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 90863 | |||||
| Piptatherum exiguum | Little Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58893 | |||||
| Hieracium canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56286 | |||||
| Mylocheilus caurinus | Peamouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 15690 | |||||
| Cassiope mertensiana | Western Bell-heather | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 52094 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica | Aquatic Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37855 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Brachythecium calcareum | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38523 | ||||||
| Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83897 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91411 | ||||||
| Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
| Gilia capillaris | Smooth-leaved Gilia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56889 | |||||
| Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
| Hookeria lucens | Light Hookeria | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 38587 | ||||
| Cardamine constancei | Constance's Bittercress | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 59380 | |||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Carex cordillerana | Cordilleran Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S2 | 56911 | ||||
| Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 |
