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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calypte costae | Costa's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19136 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Amsinckia lycopsoides | Bugloss Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54355 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii | Arroyo Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3Q | SNR | 88422 | |||||
| Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
| Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 21 | Steelhead (Snake River - A Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 80796 | ||||||
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Falco rusticolus | Gyrfalcon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17322 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum | Carolina Cranesbill | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90572 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. oregana | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89040 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum | Woolly-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59354 | |||||
| Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. siifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 84969 | |||||
| Swertia perennis | Felwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48208 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Oplopanax horridus | Devil's-club | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53235 | |||||
| Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
| Leptochloa fusca | Bearded Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62088 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92607 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. reflexum | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87293 | |||||
| Oxytheca dendroidea | Tree-like Oxytheca | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60053 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91077 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. macrocarpum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85643 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16161 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus | Donner Lake Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 87981 | |||||
| Potamogeton strictifolius | Straightleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58149 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus var. procerus | Pincushion Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83921 | |||||
| Stellaria obtusa | Rocky Mountain Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47029 | |||||
| Potamogeton alpinus | Northern Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56277 | |||||
| Lycopodium x zeilleri | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78790 | ||||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90152 | ||||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60816 | |||||
| Montia parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50090 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Piptatherum exiguum | Little Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58893 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiper | Marshpepper Smartweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 54631 | |||||
| Phacelia incana | Western Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47718 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Triodanis perfoliata | Claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61417 | |||||
| Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41413 | |||||
| Microseris nutans ssp. nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86894 | |||||
| Sium suave | Hemlock Water-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56847 | |||||
| Abies concolor | White Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45940 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Ameiurus nebulosus | Brown Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17549 | |||||
| Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
| Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. subbiflorum | Three-petal Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89236 | |||||
| Lemna minor | Lesser Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39660 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87467 | |||||
| Phyllodoce glanduliflora | Yellow Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48506 | |||||
| Lupinus minimus | Kettle Falls Lupine | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 57637 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
| Stipa lettermanii | Letterman's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46556 | |||||
| Penstemon triphyllus | Whorled Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42264 | |||||
| Collomia heterophylla | Varied-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51648 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. capitata | Globe Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 89776 | |||||
| Anemone piperi | Piper's Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60339 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
| Stellaria crispa | Crimped Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54112 | |||||
| Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
| Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88232 | |||||
| Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 | |||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum | California False Helleborne | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91795 | |||||
| Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86465 | ||||||
| x Elyhordeum montanense | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79584 | ||||||
| Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52331 | |||||
| Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 60586 | ||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 |
