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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Ranunculus pygmaeus var. pygmaeus | Dwarf Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90737 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46400 | |||||
| Centaurium exaltatum | Tall Centaury | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49003 | |||||
| Huperzia selago var. selago | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85163 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57596 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44598 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Polygonum amphibium | Water Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53410 | |||||
| Botrychium lanceolatum | Triangle Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40208 | |||||
| Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua | Poor Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S2 | 91293 | ||||
| Salix petrophila | Alpine Willow | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 67956 | |||||
| Carex praeceptorum | Teacher's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51565 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Machaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. pinnatifida | Lacy Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87495 | |||||
| Anas querquedula | Garganey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17448 | |||||
| Campanula rotundifolia | American Harebell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60252 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum eatonii | Eaton's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47056 | |||||
| Azolla filiculoides | Large Mosquito-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55893 | |||||
| Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus | Knotted Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54064 | |||||
| Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
| Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T2 | S2 | 89792 | ||||
| Verbena hastata var. hastata | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91805 | |||||
| Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18168 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus | Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 88221 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Common Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56406 | |||||
| Malvella leprosa | Alkali Mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43403 | |||||
| Sambucus cerulea var. cerulea | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 79565 | ||||||
| Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52273 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia norchlorochroa | Species | Fungi | G1G2 | SNR | 38270 | ||||||
| Camissonia boothii ssp. boothii | Booth Evening Primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S2 | 90366 | |||||
| Nemophila pedunculata | Meadow Baby-blue-eyes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61003 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 86499 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88802 | |||||
| Oxalis stricta | Common Yellow Wood Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59061 | |||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia | Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84703 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54788 | |||||
| Ranunculus eximius | Tundra Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 44029 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum | Bourgeau's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92404 | |||||
| Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52946 | |||||
| Lemna minor | Lesser Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39660 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. heterosepala | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90895 | |||||
| Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
| Lithophragma tenellum | Slender Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48511 | |||||
| Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57083 | |||||
| Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16925 | |||||
| Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83067 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
| Chionophila tweedyi | Tweedy's Snowlover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55367 | |||||
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
| Ranunculus longirostris | Eastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44799 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Atriplex argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53662 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Twisted-spine Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51776 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
| Rumex densiflorus | Dense-flower Dock | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47332 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86039 |
