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 lapponica | Lapland Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 41434 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Amaranthus albus | White Pigweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 45959 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Poa arida | Prairie Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54751 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Veronica peregrina | Purslane Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44001 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. calcaratus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92322 | ||||||
| Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16925 | |||||
| Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
| Galium bifolium | Low Mountain Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39655 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. spergulariiforme | Fall Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90816 | |||||
| Phyllodoce glanduliflora | Yellow Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48506 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85225 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Phlox viridis | Green Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42278 | |||||
| Primula cusickiana | Wallowa Primrose | Species | Plant | 5 | G4 | SNR | 50996 | ||||
| Chenopodium humile | Marshland Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40372 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata | Basin Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89325 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus ssp. caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87612 | |||||
| Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
| Grindelia columbiana | Columbian Gumweed | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44780 | |||||
| Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
| Poa glauca ssp. rupicola | Timberline Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83622 | |||||
| Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91375 | |||||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 77057 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Trifolium andersonii | Anderson's Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45492 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84216 | |||||
| Arabis glabra | Tower-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41069 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
| Polygonum minimum | Leafy Dwarf Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39227 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
| Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
| Ipomopsis minutiflora | Small-flower Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47916 | |||||
| Ranunculus rhomboideus | Prairie Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61123 | |||||
| Gymnosteris parvula | Small-flowered Gymnosteris | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 47923 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86562 | |||||
| Dryopteris expansa | Spreading Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56583 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 90476 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 50491 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Krascheninnikovia lanata | Winter-fat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59282 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84869 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57298 | |||||
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44323 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 | |||||
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | Tier 3 | 17236 | ||||
| Montia parvifolia ssp. parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83189 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
| Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48780 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum var. confertiflorum | Dotted Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87204 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42500 | |||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40606 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87873 | |||||
| Montia linearis | Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58080 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata | Brittle Spineflowerr | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83834 | |||||
| Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 56198 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. impressa | Lenticular Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90086 | |||||
| Lactuca biennis | Tall Blue Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60712 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Carex saxatilis var. major | Russet Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86177 | |||||
| Torreyochloa pallida | Pale Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58790 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
| Piperia elongata | Dense-flower Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54499 | |||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana | American Scheuchzeria | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92129 | |||||
| Caracara cheriway | Crested Caracara | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16672 | |||||
| Linum lewisii | Prairie Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52699 | |||||
| Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima | Bristly Langloisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43862 | |||||
| Lathyrus bijugatus | Latah Tule-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55119 | |||||
| Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90678 |
