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 |
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Castilleja lutescens | Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43455 | |||||
Erigeron uintahensis | Uintah Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 58425 | |||||
Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3M | 19127 | |||||
Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium | Dock-leaf Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84639 | |||||
Ipomopsis polycladon | Spreading Gilia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 45818 | ||||
Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
Cardamine breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50003 | |||||
Lindernia dubia var. dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82998 | |||||
Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
Penstemon payettensis | Payette's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40864 | |||||
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus | Straightbeak Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89769 | |||||
Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
Trifolium andersonii ssp. andersonii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 91853 | ||||||
Melica subulata var. pammelii | Variety | Plant | G5T1T2Q | SNR | 85265 | ||||||
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
Buxbaumia piperi | Piper's Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 35373 | |||||
Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus | Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 88221 | |||||
Perideridia bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52614 | |||||
Selaginella selaginoides | Low Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44809 | |||||
Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86461 | ||||||
Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
Cymopterus acaulis var. greeleyorum | Greeley's Wavewing | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S2 | 83628 | ||||
Plagiochila asplenioides | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38740 | ||||||
Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Festuca kingii | Spike Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58991 | |||||
Lepidium montanum var. montanum | Mountain Pepperwort | Variety | Plant | G5?T3T5 | SNR | 88788 | |||||
Cardamine breweri var. breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92427 | |||||
Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla | Saw-leaved Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85984 | |||||
Vulpia microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47132 | |||||
Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
Ledum glandulosum | Glandular Labrador-tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45314 | |||||
Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
Aquilegia flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53283 | |||||
Pedicularis contorta var. rubicunda | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 87062 | |||||
Chenopodium humile | Marshland Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40372 | |||||
Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43686 | |||||
Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19377 | |||||
Tyrannus savana | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16992 | |||||
Draba oreibata | Subalpine Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 59763 | |||||
Coryphantha missouriensis | Nipple Cactus | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 47725 | |||||
Ranunculus abortivus var. abortivus | Small-flowered Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89424 | |||||
Erigeron uncialis ssp. uncialis | Limestone Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2 | SNR | 91479 | |||||
Saussurea americana | American Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44362 | |||||
Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
Asplenium septentrionale | Northern Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 60443 | |||||
Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
Erigeron compositus var. compositus | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89969 | ||||||
Phlox missoulensis | Missoula Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 52134 | |||||
Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
Calamovilfa longifolia var. longifolia | Long-leaved Reed Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85553 | |||||
Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17687 | |||||
Melica smithii | Smith's Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46633 | |||||
Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
Salix lemmonii | Lemmon's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46646 | |||||
Lithophragma tenellum | Slender Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48511 | |||||
Downingia laeta | Great Basin Downingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54658 | |||||
Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
Ranunculus rhomboideus | Prairie Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61123 | |||||
Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88409 | |||||
Caulanthus crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41707 | |||||
Paronychia jamesii | James' Nailwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52835 | |||||
Mimetanthe pilosa | False Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45047 | |||||
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86646 | |||||
Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
Lomatium juniperinum | Juniper Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 43219 | |||||
Bromus vulgaris | Narrow-flowered Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58131 | |||||
Penstemon albertinus | Alberta Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49169 | |||||
Silene drummondii var. striata | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90558 | |||||
Pedicularis groenlandica | Bull Elephant's-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56241 | |||||
Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59232 | |||||
Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis | Wesern Pipsissewa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89033 | |||||
Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86210 | |||||
Minuartia austromontana | Columbian Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47420 | |||||
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hispidula | A Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91141 | |||||
Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
Sanguisorba annua | Prairie Burnet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42461 | |||||
Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
Synthyris pinnatifida var. pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T2T4 | SNR | 87282 | |||||
Erigeron ursinus | Bear River Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51684 | |||||
Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
Silene drummondii var. drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91627 |