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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Magnipelta mycophaga | Magnum Mantleslug | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 1 | 30083 | ||||
| Calochortus nuttallii | Nuttall's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40742 | |||||
| Carex emoryi | Emory's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57222 | |||||
| Oidaematophorus grisescens | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1474014 | |||||
| Hydrocoloeus minutus | Little Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18677 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. paysonii | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92538 | |||||
| Osmorhiza purpurea | Purple Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49507 | |||||
| Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83188 | |||||
| Perdita labrata zebrata | A Miner Bee | Subspecies | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476267 | |||||
| Erynnis persius | Persius Duskywing | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 30516 | |||||
| Salix wolfii | Idaho Willow | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53159 | |||||
| Chrysopa coloradensis | A Green Lacewing | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473172 | |||||
| Sphaerophoria philanthus | A Syrphid Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473763 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. fuscescens | Northern Green Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90999 | |||||
| Suaeda occidentalis | Slender Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61861 | |||||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Eucera actuosa | A Long-horned Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475746 | |||||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Phyllodesma americana | Lappet Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 27821 | |||||
| Rhizoplaca melanophthalma | Green Rock-posy Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 665964 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum var. confertiflorum | Dotted Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87204 | |||||
| Euphorbia myrsinites | Myrtle Spurge | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 43294 | |||||
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | Red-root Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59949 | |||||
| Sympistis poliochroa | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474609 | |||||
| Cisthene barnesii | A Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 21716 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Anoplonyx occidens | Western Larch Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1476786 | |||||
| Pseudobraunia californica | California Pseudobraunia Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 37860 | |||||
| Eriogonum prociduum | Prostrate Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 55592 | |||||
| Androlaelaps fahrenholzi | A Mite | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1474107 | |||||
| Baeolophus ridgwayi | Juniper Titmouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 19346 | |||||
| Ecclisomyia conspersa | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 74126 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Polistes aurifer | A Potter Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476534 | |||||
| Planorbella subcrenata | Rough Rams-horn | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 31647 | |||||
| Lomatium canbyi | Canby's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53768 | |||||
| Ophion purgatus | A Scorpion Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473263 | |||||
| Anemone oregana var. oregana | Oregon Anemone | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89563 | |||||
| Sphenopholis obtusata | Prairie Wedgegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45827 | |||||
| Euxoa comosa | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 68663 | |||||
| Atoposmia copelandica | A Leafcutting Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475285 | |||||
| Heterosilpha ramosa | A Carrion Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 25243 | |||||
| Solierella blaisdelli | A Crabronid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473012 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87873 | |||||
| Carex viridula | Little Green Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58073 | |||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Pleromelloida conserta | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474780 | |||||
| Sphinx perelegans | Elegant Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S3 | 22631 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana | Western Honeysuckle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83824 | |||||
| Eleodes granosus | A Darkling Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476876 | |||||
| Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
| Penstemon laxus | Idaho Beardtongue | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 56183 | ||||
| Rhopalomyia lignitubus | A Gall-forming Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1473859 | |||||
| Tragopogon pratensis ssp. pratensis | Meadow Goat's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 91535 | |||||
| Aegopodium podagraria | Bishop's Goutweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 48359 | |||||
| Osmia bruneri | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G3G5 | S3 | 1476032 | |||||
| Oreochromis aureus | Blue Tilapia | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17588 | |||||
| Valvata humeralis | Glossy Valvata | Species | Invertebrate | G5Q | S3 | 28729 | |||||
| Bassia scoparia | Mexican Summer-cypress | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 52015 | |||||
| Neoneura polita | A Grass Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473355 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Ligusticum tenuifolium | Slender-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60682 | |||||
| Descurainia sophia | Herb Sophia | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 46469 | |||||
| Peromyscus truei | Pinyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 15694 | |||||
| Carex saxatilis var. major | Russet Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86177 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42166 | |||||
| Penstemon miser | Golden-tongue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | 2 | G3? | S2 | 58775 | ||||
| Caradrina atrostriga | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474205 | |||||
| Drunella doddsii | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 20117 | |||||
| Carex subnigricans | Dark Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50925 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
| Thereva leucosoma | A Stiletto Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476631 | |||||
| Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
| Setaria viridis | Green Bristle Grass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 40300 | |||||
| Pristina jenkinae | A Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473950 | |||||
| Bubo scandiacus | Snowy Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18222 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92125 | |||||
| Acrobasis tricolorella | Destructive Pruneworm Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 70462 | |||||
| Lycopus americanus | American Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49087 | |||||
| Melissodes rivalis | A Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476140 | |||||
| Phrurotimpus certus | An Antmimic Spider | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 29742 | |||||
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
| Astata bakeri | A Thread-waisted Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473108 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Stellaria umbellata | Umbellate Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44696 | |||||
| Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
| Tarache flavipennis | A Dagger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNA | 1475020 | |||||
| Sphaerium rhomboideum | Rhomboid Fingernailclam | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 23502 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92754 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
| Penstemon salmonensis | Salmon River Mountains Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 1878218 | ||||
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
| Lycium barbarum | Common Matrimony Vine | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 42840 | |||||
| Euxoa lillooet | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474536 | |||||
| Vanessa cardui | Painted Lady | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 21146 | |||||
| Oreohelix strigosa capax | A Land Snail (Eastern Central Idaho) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T2Q | SNA | 81869 | |||||
| Diplocolenus nigrior | A Leafhopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476722 | |||||
| Leptogium subtile | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 35476 |
