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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44323 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 83321 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense var. villosum | Field Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 87353 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85686 | |||||
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42500 | |||||
| Carex proposita | Smoky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45549 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi | Fineberry Hawthorn | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89686 | |||||
| Astragalus utahensis | Utah Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40629 | |||||
| Valeriana acutiloba | Cordilleran Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49815 | |||||
| Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19792 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47996 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92097 | |||||
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43202 | |||||
| Apocynum x floribundum | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78985 | |||||
| Ictalurus furcatus | Blue Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18956 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Juncus brachyphyllus | Short-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46177 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92664 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 | |||||
| Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
| Poa wheeleri | Wheeler's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48806 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras | California Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46878 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
| Antennaria pulcherrima | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49431 | |||||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
| Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Recurvirostra americana | American Avocet | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3M | 15289 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44598 | |||||
| Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47547 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Paeonia brownii | Western Peony | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42751 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89829 | ||||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85948 | ||||||
| Psilocarphus oregonus | Oregon Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45775 | |||||
| Salix tweedyi | Tweedy's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40080 | |||||
| Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
| Ranunculus rhomboideus | Prairie Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61123 | |||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Penstemon elegantulus | Lovely Penstemon | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48280 | |||||
| Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Malvella leprosa | Alkali Mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43403 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. montana | Common Juniper | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90433 | |||||
| Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
| Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59232 | |||||
| Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Chaenactis stevioides | Desert Pincushion | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 49045 | ||||
| Ranunculus andersonii var. andersonii | Anderson's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84782 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93161 | |||||
| Ranunculus eximius | Tundra Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 44029 | |||||
| Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
| Carex capitata ssp. capitata | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90957 | ||||||
| Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87109 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47099 | |||||
| Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum | Veiny Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85469 | |||||
| Castilleja hispida | Harsh Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53780 | |||||
| Epilobium halleanum | Glandular Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45272 | |||||
| Epilobium anagallidifolium | Alpine Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39538 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89516 | |||||
| Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Carex misandra | Few-flowered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49670 | |||||
| Solidago simplex var. nana | Sticky Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87839 | |||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Rhinichthys osculus | Speckled Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15531 | |||||
| Ranunculus longirostris | Eastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44799 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii var. incana | Fleshy Sage | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83749 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides var. grindelioides | Rayless Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91950 | |||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 |
