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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49242 | |||||
| Paronychia jamesii | James' Nailwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52835 | |||||
| Physaria oregona | Oregon Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61456 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91966 | ||||||
| Limnodromus scolopaceus | Long-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 15915 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. septentrionalis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86918 | |||||
| Cystopteris fragilis | Fragile Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43029 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia | Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 85176 | |||||
| Carex bonanzensis | Yukon Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55242 | |||||
| Thelomma ocellatum | Soot Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | S3 | 36242 | |||||
| Cryptantha kelseyana | Kelsey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47396 | |||||
| Camissonia breviflora | Short-flower Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50922 | |||||
| Lycopus asper | Rough Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59653 | |||||
| Moehringia macrophylla | Largeleaf Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45603 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41116 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83572 | |||||
| Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis | Masonic Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39342 | |||||
| Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Erigeron ursinus | Bear River Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51684 | |||||
| Glyceria striata | Fowl Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60372 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43709 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85933 | |||||
| Arnica angustifolia | Narrowleaf Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55971 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84146 | ||||||
| Potamogeton foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54139 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. villosus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88251 | |||||
| Vicia americana | American Purple Vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58499 | |||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15488 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus heterochaetus | Slender Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40053 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 22 | Steelhead (Snake River - B Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 79657 | ||||||
| Cardamine bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52406 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana | Columbian Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46894 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis ssp. brevifolius | Lowly Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91534 | |||||
| Cryptantha spiculifera | Snake River Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 50418 | |||||
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
| Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica | Wood Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90082 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. montanus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84776 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. reconditus | Obscure Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 83087 | |||||
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
| Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
| Minuartia stricta | Slender Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61699 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis | American Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45071 | |||||
| Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus | American Sickle | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92117 | |||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi ssp. salina | Marsh Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3?Q | SNR | 87102 | |||||
| Drosera rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59862 | |||||
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta | Red Baneberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85413 | |||||
| Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19685 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. debilis | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90670 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. ablata | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87820 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Orthocarpus luteus | Yellow Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41315 | |||||
| Hieracium canadense var. canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89130 | |||||
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
| Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
| Echinocystis lobata | Wild Mock-cucumber | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39530 | |||||
| Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
| Elymus scribneri | Scribner's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51899 | |||||
| Sparganium erectum | Simple-stem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60608 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum | White Heath Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91185 | |||||
| Astragalus argophyllus var. argophyllus | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86116 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42072 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89693 | ||||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea | Western Lovegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84368 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Woodsorrel | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49055 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17578 | |||||
| Poa alpina ssp. alpina | Alpine Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88434 | |||||
| Cirsium flodmanii | Flodman's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44651 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91713 | |||||
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
| Artemisia tilesii ssp. unalaschcensis | Tilesius Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 86719 | |||||
| Ageratina occidentalis | Western Joepye-weed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56680 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42807 | |||||
| Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55043 | |||||
| Arabis crucisetosa | Cross-haired Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47125 | |||||
| Dimeresia howellii | Dimeresia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4? | S2 | 50641 | ||||
| Physaria didymocarpa | Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 59413 | |||||
| Isoetes echinospora | Spiny-spore Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45288 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus var. deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90251 |
