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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmerus mordax | Rainbow Smelt | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17543 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Myosotis laxa | Small Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45754 | |||||
| Phlox aculeata | Snake River Plains Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57153 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. pubens | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87608 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91974 | |||||
| Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa | Cordilleran Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84977 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46352 | |||||
| Claytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia | Fell-fields Claytonia | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 89180 | |||||
| Isoetes howellii | Howell's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43315 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. luzulina | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83278 | |||||
| Comandra umbellata | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48109 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Carex emoryi | Emory's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57222 | |||||
| Erigeron tener | Tender Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52097 | |||||
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat or Brown Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19629 | |||||
| Townsendia leptotes | Common Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50075 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91226 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89723 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
| Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
| Antennaria corymbosa | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43927 | |||||
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Besseya wyomingensis | Wyoming Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45270 | |||||
| Atrichum selwynii | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38069 | ||||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Fragaria x ananassa var. cuneifolia | Strawberry | Variety | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78848 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Huperzia occidentalis | Shining Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50818 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90315 | |||||
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87188 | |||||
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Valeriana occidentalis | Small-flower Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44706 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens var. pubescens | Dwarf Red Raspberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84545 | |||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15488 | |||||
| Erigeron divergens | Spreading Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49527 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58776 | |||||
| Filago californica | California Fluffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42884 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47640 | |||||
| Isoetes nuttallii | Nuttall's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45980 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90844 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Menziesia ferruginea | Mock-azalea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39784 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92137 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi | Parry's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46583 | |||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis ssp. humilis | Gray Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83524 | |||||
| Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48372 | |||||
| Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41413 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Hieracium canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56286 | |||||
| Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
| Wyethia helenioides | Gray Muleears | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52323 | |||||
| Xema sabini | Sabine's Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19941 | |||||
| Rubus idaeus | Red Raspberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50348 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91401 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88512 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89937 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. scabra | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86778 | |||||
| Astragalus ceramicus | Pottery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60189 | |||||
| Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
| Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84116 | |||||
| Delphinium wootonii | Organ Mountain Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49104 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Falco rusticolus | Gyrfalcon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17322 | |||||
| Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Penstemon triphyllus | Whorled Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42264 | |||||
| Gilia capillaris | Smooth-leaved Gilia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56889 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| x Pseudelymus saxicola | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79597 | ||||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91749 | ||||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44913 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus var. trichophyllus | Threadleaf Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84748 | |||||
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor | Bicolor Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 88963 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43113 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 |
