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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Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
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 | |||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89716 | |||||
Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
Solanum triflorum | Cutleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47027 | |||||
Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85782 | ||||||
Lupinus parviflorus | Lodgepole Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45200 | |||||
Penstemon payettensis | Payette's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40864 | |||||
Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
Cirsium murdockii | Murdock's Thistle | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 49555 | |||||
Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum | Spreading Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88155 | |||||
Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
Mentzelia albicaulis | White-stem Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47716 | |||||
Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84041 | |||||
Castilleja minor ssp. minor | Alkali Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86385 | |||||
Suksdorfia ranunculifolia | Buttercup-leaf Suksdorfia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56345 | |||||
Spiraea x pyramidata | Pyramidal Spiraea | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79312 | |||||
Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
Physaria brassicoides | Rydberg's Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60958 | |||||
Wyethia helianthoides | White-head Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50273 | |||||
Pedicularis bracteosa var. latifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88730 | |||||
Eriogonum effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59010 | |||||
Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium | Dock-leaf Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84639 | |||||
Poa arida | Prairie Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54751 | |||||
Angelica arguta | Lyall's Angelica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43982 | |||||
Lindernia dubia var. dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82998 | |||||
Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
Galium bifolium | Low Mountain Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39655 | |||||
Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
Salix melanopsis | Dusky Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46535 | |||||
Osmerus mordax | Rainbow Smelt | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17543 | |||||
Melica subulata var. pammelii | Variety | Plant | G5T1T2Q | SNR | 85265 | ||||||
Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
Chenopodium humile | Marshland Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40372 | |||||
Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum | Carson City Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89342 | |||||
Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
Dodecatheon conjugens var. viscidum | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87647 | |||||
Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
Cymopterus acaulis var. greeleyorum | Greeley's Wavewing | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S2 | 83628 | ||||
Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
Trifolium parryi ssp. montanense | Parry's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89913 | |||||
Cleomella parviflora | Small-flower Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47285 | |||||
Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla | Saw-leaved Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85984 | |||||
Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91974 | |||||
Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
Polygonum minimum | Leafy Dwarf Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39227 | |||||
Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88332 | |||||
Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
Larus hyperboreus | Glaucous Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16369 | |||||
Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
Petasites sagittatus | Arrowleaf Coltsfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43608 | |||||
Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17131 | |||||
Trifolium plumosum ssp. plumosum | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90480 | |||||
Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
Erigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus | Three-nerve Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88953 | |||||
Krascheninnikovia lanata | Winter-fat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59282 | |||||
Viola nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57298 | |||||
Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44290 | |||||
Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 | |||||
Orobanche fasciculata | Clustered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53166 |