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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentzelia congesta | Congested Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 47594 | ||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
| Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Armed Prickly-poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 89188 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
| Pinus monophylla | Singleleaf Pinyon | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55352 | |||||
| Polytrichastrum longisetum | Long-stalked Haircap Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34374 | |||||
| Tritomaria exsectiformis | Large Cut Notchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 37029 | |||||
| Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
| Allium macrum | Rock Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 52826 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Callitriche marginata | Winged Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 61833 | |||||
| Melanoplus lemurus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33162 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Sphagnum platyphyllum | Sphagnum | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35607 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Lomatium bentonitum | Succor Creek lomatium | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 628549 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 20082 | |||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Capnia lineata | Straight Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22709 | ||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Paraleptophlebia traverae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | GH | S1 | Tier 3 | 23060 | ||||
| Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
| Goereilla baumanni | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 23996 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
| Flabellorhagidia pecki | A Cave Obligate Mite | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 32397 | ||||
| Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
| Hymenoxys cooperi var. canescens | Cooper's Goldflower | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4G5T4 | S1 | 86225 | ||||
| Telesonix heucheriformis | False Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 46037 | |||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Lomatium brunsfeldianum | Brunsfeld's lomatium | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 605773 | |||||
| Utricularia ochroleuca | Northern Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 51027 | |||||
| Paronychia sessiliflora | Low Nailwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 51509 | ||||
| Manophylax annulatus | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20360 | ||||
| Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40775 | |||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Sweltsa gaufini | Utah Sallfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 21107 | ||||
| Salix farriae | Farr's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 58794 | |||||
| Melanoplus alector | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 21382 | |||||
| Botrychium hesperium | Western Moonwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 59286 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Bidens beckii | Beck's Water-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 83944 | |||||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina var. scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | S1 | 90978 | |||||
| Astragalus arthurii | Arthur's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 54822 | |||||
| Orthocarpus holmgreniorum | Holmgren's Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 85964 | |||||
| Prosopium abyssicola | Bear Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 17770 | ||||
| Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Capnia zukeli | Idaho Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30657 | ||||
| Cicindela waynei | Bruneau Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22295 | |||
| Cinygma dimicki | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 23888 | ||||
| Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
| Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
| Geum rossii var. rossii | Ross Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 86350 | |||||
| Ceanothus prostratus | Mahala-mat Ceanothus | Species | Plant | 3 | G5? | S1 | 57476 | ||||
| Melanoplus artemesiae | Sagebrush Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 29866 | |||||
| Branchinecta raptor | Raptor Fairy Shrimp | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 3 | 78116 | ||||
| Viola selkirkii | Great-spurred Violet | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5? | S1 | 40639 | ||||
| Chrysosplenium tetrandrum | Northern Golden-carpet | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43753 | |||||
| Eremogone loisiae | Lois' sandwort | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 1912277 | |||||
| Argiacris amissuli | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 29789 | ||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae | Woolly Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 88688 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Asclepias asperula | Spider Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49051 | |||||
| Carex lachenalii | Artic Hare's-foot Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42566 | |||||
| Ladislavella idahoensis | Shortspire Pondsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | 23097 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | |||||
| Geum rossii | Ross' Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61492 | |||||
| Zapada cordillera | Cordilleran Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 25093 | |||||
| Porella platyphylla | Wall Scalewort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34031 | |||||
| Diphasiastrum alpinum | Alpine Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 45887 | |||||
| Scapania apiculata | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 39118 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Philocasca antennata | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 29021 | ||||
| Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
| Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
| Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
| Passerina caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18138 | |||||
| Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
| Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
| Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | Tier 2 Breeding population only | 18702 | ||||
| Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
| Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
| Icterus parisorum | Scott's Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15616 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 |
