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 |
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Erigeron engelmannii var. davisii | Davis' Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | S2 | 92655 | |||||
Calystegia sepium ssp. angulata | Wild Morning Glory | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T5 | S2 | 86906 | ||||
Agonum errans | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 71561 | |||||
Clemensia albata | Little White Lichen Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S2 | 32909 | |||||
Oxyura jamaicensis | Ruddy Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | 15551 | |||||
Limosella acaulis | Southern Mudwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 45553 | |||||
Orthotrichum consimile | A Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 37131 | |||||
Sympistis seth | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474615 | |||||
Orobanche pinorum | Pine Broomrape | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 59912 | ||||
Acorus americanus | Sweetflag | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40027 | |||||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Pekania pennanti | Fisher | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18029 | |||
Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens | Heavy Gray Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S2? | 84149 | |||||
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
Athene cunicularia | Burrowing Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 80477 | |||
Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19368 | |||||
Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
Ardea alba | Great Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 17856 | |||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16406 | |||||
Vireo plumbeus | Plumbeous Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 15754 | |||||
Plegadis chihi | White-faced Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18080 | ||||
Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19458 | |||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
Larus delawarensis | Ring-billed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | Tier 3 Breeding population only | 15595 | ||||
Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N,S3B | 19936 | |||||
Hemphillia skadei | Skade's Jumping-slug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2Q | Tier 2 | 1474112 | ||||
Melanoplus Species Group | Spur-throated Grasshopper Species Group | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2Q | Tier 3 | 1473949 | ||||
Prophysaon dubium | Papillose Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2Q | Tier 1 | 32628 | ||||
Orthotrichum striatum | A Moss | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2S3 | 33284 | |||||
Phlox mollis | Soft Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S2S3 | 50574 | |||||
Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 | ||||
Salicornia rubra | Red Glasswort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2S3 | 39774 | ||||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Allium anceps | Two-headed Onion | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2S3 | 61257 | ||||
Damasonium californicum | Fringed Waterplantain | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2S3 | 41285 | ||||
Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
Tripterocladium leucocladulum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2S3 | 34097 | ||||
Aspicilia rogeri | Rim Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2G3 | S2S3 | 35826 | ||||
Colias pelidne | Pelidne Sulphur | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 29116 | |||||
Abagrotis discoidalis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474134 | |||||
Osmia bruneri | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G3G5 | S3 | 1476032 | |||||
Enargia decolor | Pale Enargia Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 32469 | |||||
Autographa sansoni | Alberta Beauty | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474198 | |||||
Stagnicola traski | Widelip Pondsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S3 | 23198 | |||||
Erigeron eatonii var. lavandulus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 88855 | |||||
Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
Heliothis acesias | Acesias Buff Gem Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 81347 | |||||
Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
Chrysobothris subcylindrica | A Metallic Wood-boring Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1473168 | |||||
Sympistis parvanigra | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474608 | |||||
Astragalus purshii var. ophiogenes | Snake River Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T3 | S3 | 89535 | ||||
Neoligia invenusta | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474723 | |||||
Erigeron radicatus | Taprooted Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 59850 | |||||
Schinia walsinghami | A Flower Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474905 | |||||
Sympistis greyi | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474967 | |||||
Tamias dorsalis | Cliff Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18230 | |||||
Polychrysia morigera | Disjunct Looper | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 27511 | |||||
Catostomus discobolus | Bluehead Sucker | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 18700 | |||||
Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
Ericameria nauseosa var. nana | Dwarf Gray Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | 4 | G5T4 | S3 | 86390 | ||||
Deroceras laeve | Meadow Slug | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 20500 | |||||
Acronicta grisea | Gray Dagger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 21226 | |||||
Acronicta impleta | Yellow-haired Dagger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 21877 | |||||
Aseptis adnixa | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474191 | |||||
Pediocactus nigrispinus | Snowball cactus | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S3 | 77575 | ||||
Cucullia eulepis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474389 | |||||
Eucoptocnemis canescens | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474456 | |||||
Buxbaumia piperi | Piper's Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 35373 | |||||
Osmia nanula | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GU | S3 | 1476265 | |||||
Urocitellus elegans nevadensis | Wyoming Ground Squirrel [Southwest Idaho pop.] | Subspecies | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 81013 | ||||
Euxoa scotogrammoides | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474569 | |||||
Cladonia verruculosa | Warty Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36532 | |||||
Hydroeciodes serrata | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474601 | |||||
Ochotona princeps | American Pika | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 16618 | |||||
Pleromelloida bonuscula | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474776 | |||||
Sympistis columbia | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474954 | |||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Ribes velutinum var. 1 | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 91705 | |||||
Pediocactus simpsonii | Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus | Species | Plant | 4 | G5? | S3 | 42025 | ||||
Zale duplicata | Pale False Looper Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 68378 | |||||
Sphinx vashti | Vashti Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G3G5 | S3 | 28993 | |||||
Bombus vandykei | Van Dyke Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 1475542 | |||||
Cottus extensus | Bear Lake Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20071 |