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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erigeron simplex | One-stem Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50626 | |||||
| Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica | Common Northern Sweet Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89053 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
| Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
| Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata | Large Roundleaf Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84985 | |||||
| Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
| Linanthus nuttallii | Buslty Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44414 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus | Awnless Brome | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91125 | |||||
| Solidago velutina | Three-nerve Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 62099 | |||||
| Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85659 | ||||||
| Bidens tenuisecta | Slim-lobe Beggar-ticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55762 | |||||
| Castilleja flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53910 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89678 | ||||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
| Marsilea vestita | Hairy Water Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49487 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58188 | |||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
| Microseris nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56285 | |||||
| Anemone oregana | Oregon Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43248 | |||||
| Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
| Polemonium micranthum | Annual Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52122 | |||||
| Ochotona princeps | American Pika | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 16618 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum var. compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90166 | |||||
| Salix scouleriana | Scouler's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60836 | |||||
| Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. viscidula | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86327 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88592 | |||||
| Astragalus lyallii | Lyall's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 58904 | |||||
| Ipomopsis polycladon | Spreading Gilia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 45818 | ||||
| Panicum virgatum | Old Switch Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54649 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92204 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum | Western Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52809 | |||||
| Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
| Carex echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56865 | |||||
| Solidago gigantea | Smooth Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55230 | |||||
| Zapus princeps | Western Jumping Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17406 | |||||
| Carex stipata | Awl-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50845 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides | Moss Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89256 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39672 | |||||
| Myosurus apetalus | Bristly Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49072 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 | |||||
| Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii | Pursh's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 42828 | |||||
| Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91310 | |||||
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 42281 | |||||
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Woodland Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51668 | |||||
| Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89790 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47132 | |||||
| Saxifraga odontoloma | Streambank Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40405 | |||||
| Juncus parryi | Parry's Rush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55957 | |||||
| Ledum glandulosum | Glandular Labrador-tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45314 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis var. fasciculata | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84118 | |||||
| Centaurium muehlenbergii | Monterey Centaury | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54121 | |||||
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus | Broad-pod Freckled Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 91845 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49695 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza careyana var. careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88245 | |||||
| Allium douglasii | Dougla's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58477 | |||||
| Physcia magnussonii | Species | Fungi | G3G4 | SNR | 35967 | ||||||
| Carex laeviculmis | Smooth-stem Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47816 | |||||
| Eriogonum androsaceum | Rock-jasmine Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56473 | |||||
| Artemisia cana | Hoary Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52355 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. americana | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90390 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi | Whitney's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41072 | |||||
| Draba maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50395 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84769 | |||||
| Erigeron engelmannii | Engelmann's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 54859 | |||||
| Thalictrum sparsiflorum var. saximontanum | Few-flower Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92419 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83067 | |||||
| Allium pleianthum | Many-flowered Onion | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 53089 | |||||
| Eriogonum effusum var. effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4Q | SNR | 90929 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87084 | |||||
| Phlox aculeata | Snake River Plains Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57153 | |||||
| Melica smithii | Smith's Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46633 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85400 | ||||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
| Scutellaria siphocamyploides | Gray-leaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51172 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89462 | ||||||
| Antennaria anaphaloides | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49261 | |||||
| Fritillaria affinis var. affinis | Ojai Fritillary | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87798 | |||||
| Ipomopsis tenuituba ssp. tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 92693 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown-head Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 44871 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 |
