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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Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
Zapus princeps | Western Jumping Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17406 | |||||
Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56861 | |||||
Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
Castilleja cervina | Deer Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57005 | |||||
Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
Floerkea proserpinacoides | False Mermaidweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57307 | |||||
Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
Phacelia ramosissima | Branching Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57446 | |||||
Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18168 | |||||
Marah oreganus | Coast Manroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57586 | |||||
Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
Pectocarya setosa | Bristly Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 57689 | |||||
Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Northern Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57833 | |||||
Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
Lathyrus rigidus | Rigid Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58503 | |||||
Sturnella neglecta | Western Meadowlark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19075 | |||||
Antennaria parvifolia | Nuttall's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58659 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii | Douglas' Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58759 | |||||
Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
Collomia tenella | Diffuse Collomia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 58975 | |||||
Thalictrum fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59090 | |||||
Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19792 | |||||
Mniotilta varia | Black-and-white Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19904 | |||||
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59343 | |||||
Picoides dorsalis | American Three-Toed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 20015 | ||||
Arabis suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59596 | |||||
Cerastium brachypodum | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59724 | |||||
Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
Ribes hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60593 | |||||
Lactuca biennis | Tall Blue Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60712 | |||||
Salix scouleriana | Scouler's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60836 | |||||
Physaria brassicoides | Rydberg's Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60958 | |||||
Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61151 | |||||
Chenopodium simplex | Giant-seed Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61280 | |||||
Mahonia nervosa | Long-leaf Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61401 | |||||
Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
Osmorhiza depauperata | Blunt-fruit Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61768 | |||||
Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
Salix petrophila | Alpine Willow | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 67956 | |||||
Equisetum x litorale | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78660 | |||||
Salix x rubens | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79028 | ||||||
Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | Maculate Tumbleweed Shield Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | GNR | S1 | 38432 | ||||
Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 40871 | ||||
Mimulus patulus | Stalk-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 42907 | ||||
Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
Kobresia simpliciuscula | Simple Kobresia | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54396 | ||||
Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20017 | |||
Oreohelix jugalis | Boulder Pile Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28287 | |||
Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
Glacicavicola bathyscioides | Blind Cave Leiodid Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 1 | 28887 | |||
Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 43237 | ||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Cymopterus hendersonii | Henderson's Wavewing | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | SNR | 47523 | ||||
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 18275 | ||||
Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
Fluminicola fuscus | Ashy Pebblesnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 26207 | ||||
Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri | Columbia River Redband Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5T4 | S4 | 79983 | |||
Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
Astragalus mulfordiae | Mulford's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 48911 | ||||
Physaria carinata ssp. paysonii | Payson's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 49688 | |||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Myotis ciliolabrum | Western Small-footed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17751 |