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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90985 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43709 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87160 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Camissonia contorta | Dwarf Contorted Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55330 | |||||
| Sorex nanus | Dwarf Shrew | Species | Mammal | G4 | S2 | 18888 | |||||
| Lathyrus polyphyllus | Many-leaf Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 39562 | |||||
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89554 | |||||
| Gilia modocensis | Measure Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59595 | |||||
| Poa bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87862 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. beyrichii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85156 | ||||||
| Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40292 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana | Columbian Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46894 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
| Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19368 | |||||
| Senecio fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85838 | ||||||
| Pedicularis racemosa | Leafy Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56061 | |||||
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
| Glyceria grandis | American Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45071 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. pumila | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88488 | |||||
| Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
| Dryopteris expansa | Spreading Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56583 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis | Shore Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40988 | |||||
| Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90665 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum | Prairie Peppergrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92691 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91180 | ||||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Antennaria howellii ssp. howellii | Small Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87407 | |||||
| Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora | Mad-dog Skullcap | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89687 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42072 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
| Menziesia ferruginea | Mock-azalea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39784 | |||||
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Woodsorrel | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49055 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91706 | |||||
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
| Cirsium flodmanii | Flodman's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44651 | |||||
| Salix glauca var. villosa | Gray Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88139 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42807 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| 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 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| 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 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 |
