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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex pyrenaica ssp. pyrenaica | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 84091 | ||||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Trifolium cyathiferum | Bowl Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56446 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
| Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
| Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | Annual Ragweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90331 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61024 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intercedens | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 88773 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Atriplex argentea var. argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92384 | |||||
| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
| Carex breweri | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53015 | |||||
| Philadelphus trichothecus | Columbian Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39709 | |||||
| Castilleja exserta | Red Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61598 | |||||
| Salix myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48558 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Erigeron uncialis | Lone Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 57090 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. thermale | White Cudweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 89392 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44843 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
| Picrothamnus desertorum | Bud Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53701 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum | Scribner's Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91422 | |||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51807 | |||||
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89958 | |||||
| Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47386 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Eryngium alismifolium | Inland Coyote-thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49825 | |||||
| Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Catostomus ardens | Utah Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 17665 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Anemone parviflora var. parviflora | Small-flower Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86610 | |||||
| Dicentra formosa | Pacific Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56633 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
| Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. procera | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90542 | |||||
| Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima | Least Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 88977 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis | Naked-stem Daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84937 | |||||
| Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii | Holboell's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44399 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92604 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla var. cognata | Northern Bog Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83233 | |||||
| Atriplex nuttallii | Nuttall's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53222 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
| Solanum heterodoxum | Different-glory Nightshade | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 48828 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Epilobium canum | Hummingbird-trumpet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60021 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85588 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42626 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii | Dougla's Spiraea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53864 | |||||
| Ribes howellii | Howell's Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 40649 | |||||
| Antennaria pulcherrima | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49431 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58127 | |||||
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | Tier 3 | 17236 | ||||
| Trifolium microcephalum | Small-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45066 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
| Pedicularis groenlandica | Bull Elephant's-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56241 | |||||
| Myriophyllum sibiricum | Common Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43232 | |||||
| Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91602 | |||||
| Equisetum x litorale | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78660 | |||||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 19859 | |||||
| Rhytidiopsis robusta | Pipecleaner Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 37548 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. hordeoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90119 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Ribes inerme var. inerme | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86235 | ||||||
| Gymnocarpium robertianum | Limestone Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58876 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 |
