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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia | Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 85176 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Penstemon albertinus | Alberta Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49169 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiper | Marshpepper Smartweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 54631 | |||||
| Grindelia columbiana | Columbian Gumweed | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44780 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Erigeron corymbosus | Longleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41299 | |||||
| Sium suave | Hemlock Water-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56847 | |||||
| Rumex densiflorus | Dense-flower Dock | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47332 | |||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Comarum palustre | Marsh Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39514 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora | Large-flower Triplet-lily | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4Q | SNR | 89806 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85933 | |||||
| Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
| Sphenosciadium capitellatum | Swamp Whiteheads | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42067 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91860 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47929 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. villosus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88251 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii | Fremont's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43650 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57874 | |||||
| Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 18433 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Collomia heterophylla | Varied-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51648 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Ivesia baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Ivesia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S3 | 90419 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60511 | |||||
| Stellaria crispa | Crimped Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54112 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Phacelia leptosepala | Narrow-sepal Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44308 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea | Scarlet Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84317 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92429 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48783 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 90943 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Typha angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cattail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61170 | |||||
| Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52331 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi ssp. salina | Marsh Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3?Q | SNR | 87102 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta | Red Baneberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85413 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49401 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Carex petasata | Liddon Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45014 | |||||
| Viburnum edule | Squashberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59340 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 |
