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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Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
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 | |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
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 | |
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 | |||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15770 | |||||
Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
Crataegus okennonii | O'Kennon's Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 46624 | |||||
Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
Achnatherum x bloomeri | Bloomer's Moutain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78657 | |||||
Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92137 | |||||
Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59232 | |||||
Luzula multiflora | Common Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51422 | |||||
Pedicularis contorta var. ctenophora | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 84424 | |||||
Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris | Self-heal | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 88541 | |||||
Gilia capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40777 | |||||
Rhododendron albiflorum | White-flowered Rhododendron | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42429 | |||||
Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
Perca flavescens | Yellow Perch | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17482 | |||||
Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
Phyllodoce glanduliflora | Yellow Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48506 | |||||
Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
Cryptantha kelseyana | Kelsey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47396 | |||||
Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
Moehringia macrophylla | Largeleaf Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45603 | |||||
Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
Arenaria congesta var. subcongesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85042 | |||||
Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
Rhinanthus minor ssp. minor | Little Yellow-rattle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89721 | |||||
Antennaria howellii | Small Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39571 | |||||
Adiantum aleuticum | Aleutian Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54684 | |||||
Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
Juncus covillei var. obtusatus | Coville's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85743 | |||||
Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91749 | ||||||
Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58776 | |||||
Castilleja gracillima | Slender Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 43821 | |||||
Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
Camissonia boothii | Booth's Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40326 | |||||
Polemonium foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41982 | |||||
Potamogeton strictifolius | Straightleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58149 | |||||
Astragalus adsurgens | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49778 | |||||
Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
Potamogeton alpinus | Northern Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56277 | |||||
Aquilegia flavescens var. flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84006 | |||||
Ipomopsis minutiflora | Small-flower Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47916 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. intermedia | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90300 | |||||
Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens | Smooth White Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88737 | |||||
Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
Lewisia columbiana | Columbian Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46894 | |||||
Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum | Whortleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92329 | |||||
Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
Pectocarya penicillata | Short-leaf Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51710 | |||||
Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex | Smooth Cliffbrake | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 84602 | |||||
Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
Sium suave | Hemlock Water-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56847 | |||||
Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48774 | |||||
Astragalus ceramicus | Pottery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60189 | |||||
Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
Lupinus saxosus var. saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85212 | |||||
Galium mexicanum ssp. asperrimum | Mexican Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89343 | |||||
Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
Lupinus minimus | Kettle Falls Lupine | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 57637 |