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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Sylvilagus nuttallii | Mountain Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17537 | |||||
Gaultheria humifusa | Alpine Spicy Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45283 | |||||
Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50615 | |||||
Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
Lupinus lyallii ssp. subpandens | Lyall's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 84983 | |||||
Carex nelsonii | Nelson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 57393 | |||||
Machaeranthera bigelovii var. commixta | United Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3? | SNR | 92648 | |||||
Phlox viridis ssp. longipes | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83283 | |||||
Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
Clematis occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53249 | |||||
Solidago multiradiata | Alpine Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62098 | |||||
Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87322 | |||||
Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
Carex nardina var. hepburnii | Nard Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85656 | |||||
Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
Salix glauca | Gray Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44086 | |||||
Castilleja tenuis | Hairy Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53909 | |||||
Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89675 | ||||||
Callirhoe involucrata var. involucrata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91609 | ||||||
Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
Fragaria x ananassa var. cuneifolia | Strawberry | Variety | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78848 | |||||
Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90164 | |||||
Hypericum scouleri | Western St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60829 | |||||
Scirpus cyperinus | Wool-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50104 | |||||
Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19685 | |||||
Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
Rubus pubescens var. pubescens | Dwarf Red Raspberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84545 | |||||
Monardella odoratissima ssp. parvifolia | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 92203 | |||||
Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
Epilobium saximontanum | Rocky Mountain Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52808 | |||||
Arabis microphylla var. microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90728 | |||||
Elatine triandra | Longstem Water-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61426 | |||||
Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86905 | |||||
Huperzia selago | Fir Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47394 | |||||
Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15876 | |||||
Lepidium ramosissimum var. ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92799 | |||||
Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
Carex vicaria | Western Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50844 | |||||
Oxytropis campestris var. spicata | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89241 | |||||
Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
Hackelia deflexa | Northern Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39330 | |||||
Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
Agrostis exarata var. monolepis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 87481 | ||||||
Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
Penstemon humilis ssp. humilis | Gray Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83524 | |||||
Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
Nemophila breviflora | Great Basin Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53479 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Antennaria rosea ssp. arida | Rosy Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91301 | |||||
Parnassia palustris | Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 68175 | |||||
Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
Plectritis macrocera ssp. grayi | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89785 | |||||
Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84116 | |||||
Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
Mimulus ringens | Allegheny Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40047 | |||||
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88237 | |||||
Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
x Pseudelymus saxicola | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79597 | ||||||
Carex douglasii | Douglas' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42619 | |||||
Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa | Thymeleaf Speedwell | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90388 | |||||
Zigadenus elegans | White Camas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61055 | |||||
Gnaphalium viscosum | Winged Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50393 | |||||
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum | Leafy-bract Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88811 | |||||
Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59105 | |||||
Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
Ranunculus trichophyllus var. trichophyllus | Threadleaf Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84748 | |||||
Orogenia linearifolia | Graet Basin Indian-potato | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45057 | |||||
Lesquerella kingii ssp. diversifolia | King's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92417 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
Pyrola minor | Lesser Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53085 | |||||
Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61685 | |||||
Luzula comosa | Pacific Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48592 | |||||
Downingia elegans var. brachypetala | Common Downingia | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 87082 | |||||
Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis | Missouri Corycactus | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85395 |