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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupinus caespitosus var. utahensis | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84934 | |||||
| Epilobium halleanum | Glandular Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45272 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2T3Q | SNR | 92587 | ||||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83216 | |||||
| Gilia tweedyi | Tweedy's Gilia | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 54103 | |||||
| Carex luzulina | A Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40921 | |||||
| Micropterus dolomieu | Smallmouth Bass | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18815 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91043 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Carex misandra | Few-flowered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49670 | |||||
| Heterocladium macounii | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38287 | ||||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius | Spiny Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87239 | |||||
| Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85580 | ||||||
| Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
| Eleocharis bella | Delicate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52321 | |||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. quamash | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89612 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
| Alopecurus alpinus | Mountain Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58121 | |||||
| Ribes lacustre | Bristly Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45987 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56219 | |||||
| Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
| Geum x pulchrum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78549 | ||||||
| Carex breweri | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53015 | |||||
| Philadelphus trichothecus | Columbian Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39709 | |||||
| Zizia aptera | Golden Alexanders | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48546 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86234 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84502 | |||||
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
| Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
| Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90678 | |||||
| Campanula scabrella | Rough Bellflower | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61400 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei | Earle's Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86811 | |||||
| Polypodium hesperium | Western Polypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44811 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Picrothamnus desertorum | Bud Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53701 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
| Cleome lutea var. lutea | Yellow Spider-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89199 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57596 | |||||
| Limosella acaulis | Southern Mudwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 45553 | |||||
| Montia fontana ssp. fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83455 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91263 | |||||
| Salix arctica | Arctic Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67955 | |||||
| Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
| Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89726 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47996 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| 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 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 |
