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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18906 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. multiflora | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88283 | ||||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 79823 | ||||||
| Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
| Delphinium sutherlandii | Sutherland's Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 41644 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
| Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59184 | |||||
| Amaranthus hybridus | Smooth Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 46042 | |||||
| Falco rusticolus | Gyrfalcon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17322 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
| Limnodromus scolopaceus | Long-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 15915 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Penstemon cusickii | Cusick's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59903 | |||||
| Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Salix drummondiana | Satiny Salix | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55528 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42386 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55529 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Glyceria borealis | Small Floating Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51246 | |||||
| Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
| Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89545 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
| Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
| Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Gayophytum ramosissimum | Much-branch Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43123 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus | Fibrous Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 91505 | |||||
| Cyperus filiculmis | Slender Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51944 | |||||
| Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19107 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86133 | |||||
| Acer negundo | Box-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58750 | |||||
| Ledum groenlandicum | Common Labrador Tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45669 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea | Blue Elderberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84407 | |||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata | Lace Foamflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41168 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
| Draba cana | Hoary Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56708 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia | Pink Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43780 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
| Silene scouleri var. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92660 | |||||
| Phegopteris connectilis | Northern Beechfern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50669 | ||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89117 | |||||
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59455 | |||||
| Chenopodium subglabrum | Smooth Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48858 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
| Bromus polyanthus | Basin Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53327 | |||||
| Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia (Tetraploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91171 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tenuifolius | Goldtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51425 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. leiosperma | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87394 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum | Mountain Pennycress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60112 | |||||
| Carex neurophora | Alpine-nerved Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46977 | |||||
| Viola purpurea ssp. venosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85738 | ||||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow-leaf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42707 | |||||
| Agoseris retrorsa | Spear-leaf False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45126 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53993 | |||||
| Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18706 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
| Carex macloviana | Falkland Island Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49531 | |||||
| Oxytropis borealis var. viscida | Sticky Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88088 | |||||
| Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
| Potamogeton friesii | Fries' Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47656 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
| Salix x rubens | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79028 | ||||||
| Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58960 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata var. borealis | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 84599 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus | Woolly Golden-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43930 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92253 | |||||
| Cuscuta gronovii | Gronovius Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39595 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis var. canadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90788 | ||||||
| Allium lemmonii | Claybank Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61488 |
