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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| 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 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium | Varying Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S3 | 86510 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48362 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. luzulina | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83278 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46479 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Stanleya pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39446 | |||||
| Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18706 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88838 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85655 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale | Western Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49099 | |||||
| Ludwigia polycarpa | Many-fruit False-loosestrife | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53399 | |||||
| Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
| Eriogonum cernuum var. cernuum | Nodding Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92412 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. glauca | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87106 | |||||
| Campanula rotundifolia | American Harebell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60252 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90917 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83926 | |||||
| Stachys palustris | Marsh Hedge-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45013 | |||||
| Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
| Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Campanula parryi var. parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Variety | Plant | G4?T4? | SNR | 86319 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49724 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. leibergii | Colorado Bitter-cress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 84544 | |||||
| Salix boothii | Booth's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45734 | |||||
| Cryptantha intermedia | Large-flower Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47868 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90034 | ||||||
| Nemophila pedunculata | Meadow Baby-blue-eyes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61003 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
| Viola glabella | Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59063 | |||||
| Wyethia helianthoides | White-head Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50273 | |||||
| Eriogonum niveum | Snow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43849 | |||||
| Rubus pedatus | Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40986 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
| Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus | Western Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88438 | |||||
| Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
| Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata | Mt. Hood Umbellate Pussy-paws | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 92039 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Salix bebbiana | Bebb's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48646 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44566 | |||||
| Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41603 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
| Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
| Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18911 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa | Canadian Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42739 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Poa glauca ssp. glauca | White Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85879 | |||||
| Solidago velutina | Three-nerve Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 62099 | |||||
| Carex tahoensis | Lake Tahoe Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57859 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Lactuca ludoviciana | Western Lettuce | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45225 | |||||
| Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius | Fineleaf Woollywhite | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 54738 | |||||
| Acer negundo var. interius | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92647 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense var. villosum | Field Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 87353 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Crepis atribarba ssp. atribarba | Slender Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91110 |
