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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camassia quamash | Common Camassia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48886 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | California Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89147 | |||||
| Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16540 | |||||
| Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
| Delphinium x occidentale | Duncecap Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78690 | |||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57512 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53583 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43739 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44578 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. albiflora | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91292 | ||||||
| Ipomopsis congesta | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54473 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus | Straightbeak Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89769 | |||||
| Arabis suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59596 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea | Western Golden Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45229 | |||||
| Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88144 | |||||
| Argentina anserina | Silverweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58304 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea | Blue Elderberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84407 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. purshii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87096 | |||||
| Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
| Senecio fremontii | Fremont's Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56335 | |||||
| Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
| Orobanche corymbosa ssp. corymbosa | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85405 | ||||||
| Phlox speciosa | Showy Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52417 | |||||
| Galium triflorum | Sweet-scent Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40474 | |||||
| Eriogonum vimineum | Wicker-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60293 | |||||
| Holodiscus dumosus | Glandular Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39248 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Diploschistes scruposus | Crater Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 33638 | |||||
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91954 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Descurainia californica | California Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56974 | |||||
| Cheilanthes gracillima | Lace Lipfern | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55823 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
| Polanisia dodecandra | Common Clammyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47768 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Pterospora andromedea | Giant Pinedrops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41127 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90880 | |||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Side-oats Grama | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39966 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata | Basin Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89325 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59090 | |||||
| Trimorpha lonchophylla var. lonchophylla | Low-meadow Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79570 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. devestivum | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87630 | ||||||
| Melica spectabilis | Showy Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57757 | |||||
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86709 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Delphinium glareosum | Rockslide Larkspur | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51911 | |||||
| Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida | American Pasqueflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92479 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum var. flavum | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91434 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi | Kelsey's Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49740 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens | Spiny Greasebush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54725 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica | Tartarian Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46586 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. compositus | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89969 | ||||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
| Iliamna rivularis | Streambank Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52632 | |||||
| Isoetes bolanderi var. bolanderi | Bolander's Quillwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88325 | |||||
| Lomatium ravenii | Raven's Lomatium | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58577 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata var. borealis | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 84599 | |||||
| Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus | Woodland Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87337 | |||||
| Viola utahensis | Utah Violet | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 56538 | |||||
| Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus | Starveling Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G3T3 | S2 | 85673 | ||||
| Collomia debilis | Alpine Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40690 | |||||
| Dryopteris campyloptera | Mountain Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60519 | |||||
| Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39483 | |||||
| Botrychium crenulatum | Crenulate Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 57205 | |||
| Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua | Poor Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S2S3 | 91293 | ||||
| Trichophorum alpinum | Hudson's Bay Bulrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60296 | ||||
| Iris versicolor | Blueflag | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | Exotic | 42276 | ||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Waldsteinia idahoensis | Idaho Strawberry | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39273 | |||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Lomatium salmoniflorum | Salmon-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53603 | |||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 60586 | ||
| Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | Species | Mammal | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 19288 | |||
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 56059 | ||||
| Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 16826 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Astragalus microcystis | Least Bladdery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | SH | 39496 |
