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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Carex vallicola | Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40572 | |||||
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus | Northern Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90413 | |||||
| Gaultheria ovatifolia | Slender Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50414 | |||||
| Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Solanum americanum | Black Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43135 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84775 | |||||
| Trisetum wolfii | Beardless Oats | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54868 | |||||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36769 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92427 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Phacelia sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53095 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47478 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Epilobium clavatum | Clavate-fruit Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61692 | |||||
| Isoetes occidentalis | Western Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45679 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. purshii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87096 | |||||
| Erigeron acris | Bitter Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59851 | |||||
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41197 | |||||
| Orobanche corymbosa ssp. corymbosa | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85405 | ||||||
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51179 | |||||
| Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
| Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89473 | ||||||
| Potentilla flabelliformis | Graceful Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49284 | |||||
| Thermopsis montana | Montane Golden-banner | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43785 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87818 | |||||
| Perideridia bacigalupii | Bacigalupi's Perideridia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 41955 | |||||
| Calidris fuscicollis | White-rumped Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19971 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56116 | |||||
| Erigeron uncialis ssp. uncialis | Limestone Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2 | SNR | 91479 | |||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana | Old-man Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90024 | |||||
| Chenopodium atrovirens | Dark Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60600 | |||||
| Calamagrostis koelerioides | Dense Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44525 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris | Bog Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58701 | |||||
| Monotropa hypopithys | American Pinesap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40153 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus | Two-grooved Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T5 | S2 | 84365 | ||||
| Helodium blandowii | Blandow's Helodium | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 34146 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49913 | |||||
| Perideridia bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52614 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus | Shaggy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46991 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88428 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61259 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 |
