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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Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 56198 | |||||
Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
Erigeron compositus var. glabratus | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91572 | ||||||
Heuchera cylindrica | Poker Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52065 | |||||
Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90092 | |||||
Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86210 | |||||
Silene repens | Creeping Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58791 | |||||
Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
Piperia elongata | Dense-flower Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54499 | |||||
Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92137 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52710 | |||||
Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris | Self-heal | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 88541 | |||||
Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
Swertia perennis | Felwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48208 | |||||
Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | Purple Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86798 | |||||
Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
Lathyrus bijugatus | Latah Tule-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55119 | |||||
Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
Carex multicostata | Many-ribbed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57581 | |||||
Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83435 | ||||||
Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
Hemizonia pungens | Common Tarweed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51520 | |||||
Rhinanthus minor ssp. minor | Little Yellow-rattle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89721 | |||||
Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
Stellaria obtusa | Rocky Mountain Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47029 | |||||
Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85783 | |||||
Cirsium subniveum | Western Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55858 | |||||
Aconitum columbianum | Columbia Monkshood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54056 | |||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91749 | ||||||
Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
Scapania gymnostomophila | A liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38077 | |||||
Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
Phacelia incana | Western Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47718 | |||||
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86388 | |||||
Galium aparine | Catchweed Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56376 | |||||
Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41413 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. intermedia | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90300 | |||||
Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60966 | |||||
Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens | Smooth White Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88737 | |||||
Arenaria franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59031 | |||||
Abies concolor | White Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45940 | |||||
Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa | Common Twinpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84647 | |||||
Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum | Whortleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92329 | |||||
Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
Lemna minor | Lesser Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39660 | |||||
Maianthemum stellatum | Starflower Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61546 | |||||
Phyllodoce glanduliflora | Yellow Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48506 | |||||
Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17578 | |||||
Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
Stipa lettermanii | Letterman's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46556 | |||||
Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. martinii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4Q | SNR | 85293 | ||||||
Camissonia contorta | Dwarf Contorted Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55330 | |||||
Penstemon triphyllus | Whorled Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42264 | |||||
Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
Galium mexicanum ssp. asperrimum | Mexican Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89343 | |||||
Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83630 | |||||
Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama | Erect Blackened Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89932 | |||||
Hedysarum boreale var. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85989 | |||||
Pedicularis racemosa | Leafy Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56061 | |||||
Glaux maritima | Sea Milkwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58552 | |||||
Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
Lupinus parviflorus ssp. parviflorus | Lodgepole Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91977 | |||||
Astragalus adsurgens | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49778 |