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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Cyperus erythrorhizos | Red-root Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59949 | |||||
Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46759 | |||||
Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
Eriogonum prociduum | Prostrate Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 55592 | |||||
Cryptantha flavoculata | Rough-seed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42423 | |||||
Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
Lomatium canbyi | Canby's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53768 | |||||
Cryptantha scoparia | Desert Cryptantha | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40586 | |||||
Anemone oregana var. oregana | Oregon Anemone | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89563 | |||||
Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49358 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87873 | |||||
Carex viridula | Little Green Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58073 | |||||
Veronica americana | American Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44969 | |||||
Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana | Western Honeysuckle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83824 | |||||
Calystegia sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43169 | |||||
Tetraphis pellucida | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 36924 | ||||||
Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
Ligusticum tenuifolium | Slender-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60682 | |||||
Cryptantha rugulosa | Wrinkled Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49985 | |||||
Carex saxatilis var. major | Russet Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86177 | |||||
Antennaria luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45699 | |||||
Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17449 | |||||
Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92125 | |||||
Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
Stanleya pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39446 | |||||
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
Symphyotrichum campestre | Western Meadow-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48171 | |||||
Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46298 | |||||
Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
Athysanus pusillus | Common Sandweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41977 | |||||
Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
Viola renifolia var. brainerdii | Kidney-leaved White Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92713 | |||||
Eriophyllum lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50729 | |||||
Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | California Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89147 | |||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis | Saltpond Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85072 | |||||
Cirsium canovirens | Gray Green Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57542 | |||||
Aquilegia caerulea | Colorado Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44535 | |||||
Boltonia asteroides var. recognita | White Doll's-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83413 | |||||
Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus var. montanus | Long-spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91186 | |||||
Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
Pinus contorta var. murrayana | Murray's Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87421 | |||||
Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima | Spotted Langloisia | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89698 | |||||
Astragalus argophyllus var. martinii | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85778 | |||||
Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
Woodsia oregana | Western Cliff Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45195 | |||||
Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
Hieracium albiflorum | White-flower Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40845 | |||||
Ondatra zibethicus | Common Muskrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18196 | |||||
Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
Ericameria suffruticosa | Single-head Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49541 | |||||
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88144 | |||||
Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84036 | |||||
Juncus balticus var. balticus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86364 | |||||
Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
Erigeron lonchophyllus | Short-ray Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43360 | |||||
Elymus x saundersii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79272 | ||||||
Cirsium foliosum | Leafy Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52227 | |||||
Recurvirostra americana | American Avocet | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3M | 15289 | |||||
Daucus pusillus | Southwestern Carrot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50260 | |||||
Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
Festuca kingii | Spike Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58991 | |||||
Fragaria virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45915 | |||||
Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
Hymenopappus filifolius | Fineleaf Woollywhite | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 54738 | |||||
Poecile rufescens | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18867 | |||||
Thermopsis gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43968 | |||||
Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82985 | |||||
Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. spergulariiforme | Fall Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90816 | |||||
Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86981 | |||||
Linanthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Nuttall's Linanthus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86986 | |||||
Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
Piperia elegans ssp. elegans | Dense-flower Reinorchid | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85259 | |||||
Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
Thymallus arcticus | Arctic Grayling | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19610 | |||||
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89331 | |||||
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
Penstemon acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44755 | |||||
Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea | Porter's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83627 |