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 |
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Carex fuliginosa | Shortleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | 77805 | ||||||
Carex vernacula | Native Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | 51237 | ||||||
Pterostichus adstrictus | Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 68936 | ||||||
Rosa eglanteria | Sweetbrier | Species | Plant | GNR | 40437 | ||||||
Asclepias involucrata | Dwarf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | 55296 | ||||||
Plagodis pulveraria | Barred Umber Moth | Species | G5 | 1914400 | |||||||
Spargania magnoliata | Double-banded Carpet | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 71233 | ||||||
Felis catus | Domestic Cat | Species | Mammal | GNA | 18225 | ||||||
Malus pumila | Apple | Species | Plant | G5 | 61138 | ||||||
Carex micropoda | Small-rooted Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | 67944 | ||||||
Viola sororia | Woolly Blue Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | 49618 | ||||||
Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog | Species | Mammal | G5 | 15965 | ||||||
Grylloblatta campodeiformis | Northern Rock Crawler | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 23578 | ||||||
Bryoria fremontii | Tree-hair Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | 36698 | ||||||
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5? | 40550 | ||||||
Branchinecta constricta | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | 366339 | |||||||
Hippodamia parenthesis | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 20182 | ||||||
Craspedacusta sowerbyi | Freshwater Jellyfish | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | 32571 | ||||||
Lepidurus cryptus | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | 366340 | |||||||
Botrychium hesperium | Western Moonwort | Species | Plant | G4 | 59286 | ||||||
Salmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis | Tiger Trout | Hybrid | Fish | GNA | 78498 | ||||||
Hieracium scouleri var. albertinum | Scouler's Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | 93263 | ||||||
Bos taurus | Domestic Cattle | Species | Mammal | G5 | 636798 | ||||||
Astragalus tetrapterus | Four-wing Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S1 | 40207 | ||||
Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
Potentilla plattensis | Platte River Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53284 | |||||
Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens | King's Sandwort | Subspecies | Plant | GNR | S1 | 84334 | |||||
Astragalus purshii var. lagopinus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | S1 | 84541 | |||||
Callitriche marginata | Winged Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 61833 | |||||
Trifolium owyheense | Owyhee Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 55100 | ||||
Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
Sphagnum platyphyllum | Sphagnum | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35607 | |||||
Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36769 | |||||
Melanoplus papoosense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24715 | |||||
Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
Oreohelix idahoensis baileyi | A Land Snail (Hells Canyon) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G1G2T1 | S1 | 81933 | |||||
Erigeron watsonii | Watson's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 59849 | |||||
Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
Downingia insignis | Harlequin Calicoflower | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 42304 | ||||
Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
Melanoplus obex | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 22628 | |||||
Melanoplus lemhiensis | Lemhi Short-wing Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32723 | |||||
Melanoplus baldi | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23239 | |||||
Pilophorus clavatus | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4? | S1 | 33760 | |||||
Botrychium neolunaria | North American Moonwort | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 1911604 | |||||
Polemonium elusum | Elusive Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | 3 | G1 | S1 | 400009 | ||||
Phlox idahonis | Clearwater Phlox | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 41410 | |||||
Perdita barri | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 3 | 1474130 | ||||
Townsendia scapigera | Scapose Townsendia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 49008 | ||||
Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
Physa megalochlamys | Cloaked Physa | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 30655 | |||||
Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
Speleomaster pecki | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 21993 | ||||
Flabellorhagidia pecki | A Cave Obligate Mite | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 32397 | ||||
Botrychium crenulatum | Crenulate Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 57205 | |||
Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye Salmon | Species | Fish | G5 | S1 | 1867123 | |||||
Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
Paronychia sessiliflora | Low Nailwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 51509 | ||||
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii | Tuckermann's Ball-bearing Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5TNR | S1 | 37623 | |||||
Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
Pyrrocoma racemosa | Clustered Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40272 | |||||
Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
Astragalus bisulcatus | Two-groove Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42215 | |||||
Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
Melanoplus daemon | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23423 | |||||
Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | Maculate Tumbleweed Shield Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | GNR | S1 | 38432 | ||||
Ranunculus pygmaeus | Pygmy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46004 | |||||
Mimulus ringens | Allegheny Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40047 | |||||
Crassula aquatica | Water Pygmyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 59483 | |||||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41301 | |||||
Calandrinia ciliata | Red Maids | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 42156 | |||||
Oreohelix haydeni | Lyrate Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 29323 | ||||
Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 20082 | |||||
Cascadoperla trictura | Cascades Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 32868 | |||||
Claytonia multiscapa | Yellow Spring Beauty | Species | Plant | 4 | G4? | S1 | 77355 | ||||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Codriophorus varius | Varied Rock Moss | Species | Plant | GU | S1 | 38141 | |||||
Isoetes minima | Midget Quillwort | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 93338 | |||||
Githopsis specularioides | Common Bluecup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 665631 | |||||
Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
Geum rossii | Ross' Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61492 | |||||
Manophylax annulatus | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20360 | ||||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
Branchinecta raptor | Raptor Fairy Shrimp | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 3 | 78116 | ||||
Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Armed Prickly-poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 89188 | |||||
Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Rupertia physodes | California Scurf-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41051 | |||||
Aliciella triodon | Coyote Gily-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61040 |