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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Pyrola minor | Lesser Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53085 | |||||
| Puccinellia lemmonii | Lemmon's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39750 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61685 | |||||
| Luzula comosa | Pacific Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48592 | |||||
| Catostomus ardens | Utah Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 17665 | |||||
| Downingia elegans var. brachypetala | Common Downingia | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 87082 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Agrostis rossiae | Ross' Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46628 | |||||
| Empidonax wrightii | Gray Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15772 | |||||
| Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis | Missouri Corycactus | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85395 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii | Drummond Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42342 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51169 | |||||
| Machaeranthera laetevirens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40463 | ||||||
| Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89459 | |||||
| Carex hassei | Salt Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49256 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma | Clammyweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87790 | |||||
| Polygonum viviparum | Viviparous Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57930 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum var. jonesii | Mountain Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5?T3T5 | SNR | 83701 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Longleaf Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43056 | |||||
| Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90007 | |||||
| Lomatium cusickii | Cusick's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47412 | |||||
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum | Common Dandelion | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86076 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Poa glauca | White Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45616 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pacificus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S3 | 84349 | |||||
| Senecio triangularis | Arrow-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54379 | |||||
| Botrychium matricariifolium | Chamomile Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41125 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Eucephalus engelmannii | Engelmann's Aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48054 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86669 | |||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43728 | |||||
| Stercorarius longicaudus | Long-tailed Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15304 | |||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Viola beckwithii | Beckwith's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41832 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50615 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Phacelia rattanii | Rattan's Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46204 | |||||
| Lupinus lyallii ssp. subpandens | Lyall's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 84983 | |||||
| Carex nelsonii | Nelson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 57393 | |||||
| Machaeranthera bigelovii var. commixta | United Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3? | SNR | 92648 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. longipes | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83283 | |||||
| Clematis occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53249 | |||||
| Salix tweedyi | Tweedy's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40080 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata | Alpine Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62098 | |||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta var. cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87322 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Polystichum munitum | Western Swordfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46907 | |||||
| Carex nardina var. hepburnii | Nard Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85656 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
| Sorbus sitchensis | Sitka Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42656 | |||||
| Castilleja tenuis | Hairy Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53909 | |||||
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Water Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40685 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89675 | ||||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Callirhoe involucrata var. involucrata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91609 | ||||||
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Fragaria x ananassa var. cuneifolia | Strawberry | Variety | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78848 | |||||
| Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90164 | |||||
| Loxia leucoptera | White-winged Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19302 |
