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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranunculus pygmaeus | Pygmy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46004 | |||||
| Papaver radicatum ssp. kluanense | Arctic Poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 86359 | |||||
| Mimulus ringens | Allegheny Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40047 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa | Clustered Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40272 | |||||
| Utricularia gibba | Humped Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41665 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
| Melanoplus lolo | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32060 | |||||
| Melanoplus obex | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 22628 | |||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
| Melanoplus baldi | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23239 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36769 | |||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Branchinecta raptor | Raptor Fairy Shrimp | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 3 | 78116 | ||||
| Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 51840 | |||
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Speleomaster pecki | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 21993 | ||||
| Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
| Sphaerocarpos hians | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 33639 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. montana | Centennial Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T2 | S1 | 91596 | |||||
| Utacapnia nedia | Boise Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 24946 | ||||
| Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 53175 | ||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa | Yellow Spring-beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 83747 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Cryptomastix populi | Cottonwood Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 32629 | ||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Astragalus arthurii | Arthur's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 54822 | |||||
| Melanoplus daemon | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23423 | |||||
| Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S1 | 45664 | ||||
| Polemonium elusum | Elusive Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | 3 | G1 | S1 | 400009 | ||||
| Oreohelix intersum | Deep Slide Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 25169 | ||||
| Perdita barri | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 3 | 1474130 | ||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Salix farriae | Farr's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 58794 | |||||
| Crassula aquatica | Water Pygmyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 59483 | |||||
| Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 20082 | |||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
| Amphidium californicum | A Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 35830 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Melanoplus phobetico | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24773 | |||||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Ceanothus prostratus | Mahala-mat Ceanothus | Species | Plant | 3 | G5? | S1 | 57476 | ||||
| Botrychium pedunculosum | Stalked Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 41400 | ||||
| Manophylax annulatus | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20360 | ||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Euthamia graminifolia | Flat-top Fragrant-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43818 | |||||
| Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
| Schistostega pennata | Luminous Moss | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 37047 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 39309 | ||||
| Melanoplus tincupense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25695 | |||||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Soliperla salish | Clearwater Roachfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 78185 | ||||
| Astragalus bourgovii | Bourgeau's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50456 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Melanoplus lemhiensis | Lemhi Short-wing Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32723 | |||||
| Primula incana | Jones' Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G4G5 | S1 | 61307 | ||||
| Cryptomastix magnidentata | Mission Creek Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22608 | ||||
| Pilophorus clavatus | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4? | S1 | 33760 | |||||
| Githopsis specularioides | Common Bluecup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 665631 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Stanleya tomentosa var. runcinata | Hairy Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | 3 | G4T1 | S1 | 83780 | ||||
| Kobresia myosuroides | Bellardi's Kobresia | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39426 | |||||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Bromus sitchensis var. aleutensis | Aleutian Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | S1 | 92608 | |||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Carex comosa | Bristly Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 47990 | |||
| Mimulus hymenophyllus | Membrane-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | G2 | S1 | 41263 | ||||
| Asclepias asperula | Spider Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49051 | |||||
| Euproserpinus wiesti | Wiest's Primrose Sphinx | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30578 | ||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Potentilla hookeriana | Hooker's Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 60488 | |||||
| Parameletus columbiae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22759 | ||||
| Astragalus riparius | Piper's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G1G2 | S1 | 56297 | ||||
| Argiacris keithi | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 26696 | ||||
| Baeolophus ridgwayi | Juniper Titmouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 19346 | |||||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa var. paniculata | Clustered Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 90752 | |||||
| Cascadoperla trictura | Cascades Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 32868 | |||||
| Dermatocarpon lorenzianum | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2 | S1 | 34274 | ||||
| Speleomaster lexi | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 23320 | ||||
| Perlomyia collaris | Black Needlefly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 24317 | |||||
| Urocitellus canus | Columbia Plateau Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
| Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
| Lomatium swingerae | Swinger’s biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1354827 | |||||
| Spiranthes porrifolia | Western Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 56463 | |||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 |
