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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Fringepod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53716 | |||||
| Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla | Saw-leaved Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85984 | |||||
| Platanthera leucostachys | Scentbottle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47338 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92063 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi | Whitney's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41072 | |||||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88332 | |||||
| Sphenopholis intermedia | Slender Wedgescale | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49873 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
| Oxytropis nana | Wyoming Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 48033 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Lotus denticulatus | Meadow Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43676 | |||||
| Pinus contorta var. latifolia | Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89084 | |||||
| Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
| Carex aquatilis | Water Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41739 | |||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50615 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 84895 | |||||
| Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46137 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. subglaber | Variety | Plant | G4T3? | SNR | 91148 | ||||||
| Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana | Woods' Rose | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83195 | |||||
| Carex nelsonii | Nelson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 57393 | |||||
| Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
| Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39996 | |||||
| Clematis occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53249 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
| Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85557 | |||||
| Glyceria occidentalis | Northwestern Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46865 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91657 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
| Astragalus salmonis | Trout Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 40631 | |||||
| Castilleja tenuis | Hairy Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53909 | |||||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17205 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43202 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86210 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92233 | |||||
| Silene repens | Creeping Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58791 | |||||
| Scirpus cyperinus | Wool-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50104 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Stipa webberi | Webber's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45753 | |||||
| Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
| Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris | Self-heal | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 88541 | |||||
| Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
| Chlorocrambe hastata | Spearhead | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39493 | |||||
| Epilobium saximontanum | Rocky Mountain Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52808 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | Purple Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86798 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93018 | |||||
| Lotus pinnatus | Bog Bird's-foot-trefoil | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46346 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Carex vicaria | Western Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50844 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83435 | ||||||
| Eriogonum baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44598 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89829 | ||||||
| Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
| Erigeron linearis | Linearleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40229 | |||||
| Nemophila breviflora | Great Basin Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53479 | |||||
| Paeonia brownii | Western Peony | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42751 | |||||
| Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85783 | |||||
| Corispermum villosum | Hairy Bugseed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47066 | |||||
| Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra | Pacific Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91904 | |||||
| Collinsia parviflora | Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45236 | |||||
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
| Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. montana | Common Juniper | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90433 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86388 | |||||
| Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
| Poecilia mexicana | Shortfin Molly | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 20037 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Malvella leprosa | Alkali Mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43403 |
