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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. incana | Richardson's Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85070 | |||||
| Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
| Lomatium farinosum | Coeur d'Alene Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44537 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83412 | |||||
| Lathyrus ochroleucus | Pale Vetchling Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40202 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum | White Heath Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91185 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89693 | ||||||
| Astragalus ceramicus | Pottery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60189 | |||||
| Castilleja glandulifera | Sticky Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47023 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Anemone tetonensis | Teton Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55843 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45199 | |||||
| Equisetum hyemale | Rough Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54030 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91713 | |||||
| Ericameria suffruticosa | Single-head Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49541 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. rosea | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 88143 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
| Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16819 | |||||
| Oxytropis lagopus var. lagopus | Hare's-foot Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 84033 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
| Mentha x piperita | Peppermint | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79269 | |||||
| Cirsium foliosum | Leafy Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52227 | |||||
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus var. deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90251 | |||||
| Daucus pusillus | Southwestern Carrot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50260 | |||||
| Juncus covillei var. covillei | Coville's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88710 | |||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45932 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus var. acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92309 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 | |||||
| Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
| Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85225 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
| Primula cusickiana | Wallowa Primrose | Species | Plant | 5 | G4 | SNR | 50996 | ||||
| Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89318 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Elodea canadensis | Broad Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49152 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus ssp. caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87612 | |||||
| Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44755 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii var. longipes | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83619 | |||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Gentianopsis simplex | One-flower Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42937 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91369 | |||||
| Achnatherum occidentale | Western Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 76940 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Dracocephalum parviflorum | American Dragonhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47267 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84216 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Ictalurus furcatus | Blue Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18956 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91966 | ||||||
| Cirsium scariosum | Drummond's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49758 | |||||
| Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Castilleja minor | Small-flower Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43601 | |||||
| Scolochloa festucacea | Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52508 | |||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Erysimum inconspicuum | Small-flower Prairie Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50484 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59232 | |||||
| Juncus tracyi | Tracy's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46089 | |||||
| Cuscuta cephalanthi | Button-bush Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54953 | |||||
| Myosurus minimus | Eastern Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44269 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. glauca | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83186 | ||||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
| Suaeda occidentalis | Slender Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61861 | |||||
| Camissonia subacaulis | Long-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48750 | |||||
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87188 | |||||
| Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
| Machaeranthera bigelovii | Bigelow's Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51269 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Anemone oregana var. oregana | Oregon Anemone | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89563 | |||||
| Danthonia spicata | Poverty Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49371 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87873 | |||||
| Montia linearis | Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58080 | |||||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana | Western Honeysuckle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83824 | |||||
| Festuca campestris | Big Rough Fescue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 43176 |
