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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Ledum groenlandicum | Common Labrador Tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45669 | |||||
| Boisduvalia glabella | Smooth Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44436 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Calidris fuscicollis | White-rumped Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19971 | |||||
| Carex brevior | Fescue Sedge | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57660 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana | Oregon Woodsia (Diploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88265 | |||||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. macdougalii | Desert-parsley | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86523 | |||||
| Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
| Ribes howellii | Howell's Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 40649 | |||||
| Ipomopsis tenuituba ssp. tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 92693 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
| Trautvetteria caroliniensis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46334 | |||||
| Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90664 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 62096 | |||||
| Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83188 | |||||
| Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
| Mimulus lewisii | Lewi's Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48198 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89122 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis var. grandis | American Mannagrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84328 | |||||
| Draba cuneifolia | Wedgeleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43714 | |||||
| Arnica fulgens | Hillside Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53849 | |||||
| Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52741 | |||||
| Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87127 | ||||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Salix monticola | Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41296 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi | Fineberry Hawthorn | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89686 | |||||
| Sagina decumbens | Small-flowered Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47039 | |||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Polemonium micranthum | Annual Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52122 | |||||
| Agoseris retrorsa | Spear-leaf False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45126 | |||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana | Western Honeysuckle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83824 | |||||
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 42281 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84968 | |||||
| Huperzia selago var. densa | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87840 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Callitriche trochlearis | Waste-water Winged Starwort | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54547 | |||||
| Lomatium suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 53431 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Mentzelia albicaulis | White-stem Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47716 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88689 | |||||
| Stellaria umbellata | Umbellate Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44696 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. gracilior | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88445 | |||||
| Athyrium americanum | American Alpine Ladyfern | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40004 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91974 | |||||
| Carex phaeocephala | Mountain Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40923 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris | Bog Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58701 | |||||
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Woodland Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51668 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. minor | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86309 | ||||||
| Boltonia asteroides var. recognita | White Doll's-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83413 | |||||
| Sporobolus asper | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | SNR | 54095 | ||||
| Festuca subulata | Nodding Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52960 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Spike-moss | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87373 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89843 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91022 | |||||
| Luzula parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47307 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
| Artemisia cana | Hoary Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52355 | |||||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 |
