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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| 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 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Epilobium lactiflorum | White-flower Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54242 | |||||
| Argentina anserina | Silverweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58304 | |||||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89654 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42626 | |||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51807 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 90802 | |||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta | Needle-leaf Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86922 | |||||
| Trifolium microdon | Valparaiso Clover | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 41037 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89772 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Astragalus beckwithii var. weiserensis | Beckwith's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83714 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale | Western Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49099 | |||||
| Carex lasiocarpa | Slender Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48014 | |||||
| Orthotrichum rivulare | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 34049 | ||||||
| Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
| Salix reticulata ssp. reticulata | Net-veined Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87907 | |||||
| Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
| Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Phlox rigida | Stiff Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56503 | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50003 | |||||
| Azolla filiculoides | Large Mosquito-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55893 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47452 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84579 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92043 | |||||
| Oreostemma alpigenum | Anderson's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60405 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53797 | |||||
| Melica spectabilis | Showy Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57757 | |||||
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49724 | |||||
| Astragalus newberryi var. newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89232 | |||||
| Saxifraga cernua | Nodding Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51285 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris | Bog Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58701 | |||||
| Chaenactis nevii | John Day Pincushion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42955 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium | Varying Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S3 | 86510 | |||||
| Townsendia alpigena var. alpigena | Mountain Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86224 | |||||
| Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
| Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54507 | |||||
| Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
| Artemisia tilesii | Tilesius Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39214 | |||||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
| Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52946 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
| Festuca occidentalis | Western Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43638 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. glauca | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87106 | |||||
| Chionophila tweedyi | Tweedy's Snowlover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55367 | |||||
| Arceuthobium campylopodum | Western Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46958 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata | Lace Foamflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41168 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus | Woolly Golden-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43930 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
| Lycopodium obscurum | Tree Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45743 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. cusickii | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88803 | |||||
| Jungermannia rubra | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 35524 | ||||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88167 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Pedicularis parryi | Parry's Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53664 | |||||
| Salix x rubens | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79028 | ||||||
| Draba cana | Hoary Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56708 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Eriogonum pusillum | Low Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44709 |
