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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41576 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. americana | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90390 | |||||
| Draba maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50395 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85400 | ||||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Astragalus filipes | Basalt Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42344 | |||||
| Scutellaria siphocamyploides | Gray-leaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51172 | |||||
| Galium triflorum | Sweet-scent Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40474 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown-head Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 44871 | |||||
| Astragalus beckwithii var. weiserensis | Beckwith's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83714 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Chenopodium album | White Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43057 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius | White Twisted-stalk | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91469 | |||||
| Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51884 | |||||
| Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. utahensis | Few-flower Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90013 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60593 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis | Leafy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47417 | |||||
| Draba crassifolia var. crassifolia | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86079 | ||||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58692 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
| Pterospora andromedea | Giant Pinedrops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41127 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92043 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. lyallii | Lyall's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88426 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. andersonii | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 86670 | |||||
| Trillium ovatum | Western Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43732 | |||||
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Douglas' Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41838 | |||||
| Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 90586 | ||||||
| Erigeron simplex | One-stem Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50626 | |||||
| Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
| Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica | Common Northern Sweet Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89053 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Orobanche californica | California Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40083 | |||||
| Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus | Awnless Brome | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91125 | |||||
| Solidago velutina | Three-nerve Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 62099 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16028 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85659 | ||||||
| Bidens tenuisecta | Slim-lobe Beggar-ticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55762 | |||||
| Stipa richardsonii | Canada Mountain Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42667 | |||||
| Castilleja flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53910 | |||||
| Collomia debilis | Alpine Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40690 |
