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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91226 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84460 | |||||
| Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
| Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42106 | |||||
| Valeriana edulis var. edulis | Tobacco-root | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89722 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88532 | |||||
| Arceuthobium cyanocarpum | Limber Pine Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40270 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86797 | |||||
| Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
| Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Cleomella parviflora | Small-flower Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47285 | |||||
| Bryum meesioides | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35192 | ||||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90315 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83435 | ||||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Rubus nivalis | Snow Dwarf Bramble | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40983 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Ipomopsis minutiflora | Small-flower Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47916 | |||||
| Cladonia transcendens | Transcending Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38706 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. spathulata | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92356 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85783 | |||||
| Picrothamnus desertorum | Bud Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53701 | |||||
| Carex nelsonii | Nelson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 57393 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90844 | |||||
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86388 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48774 | |||||
| Polemonium viscosum | Skunk Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39766 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91401 | |||||
| Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa | Common Twinpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84647 | |||||
| Carex microptera | Small-wing Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52559 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Montia chamissoi | Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42347 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89937 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri | Western St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60829 | |||||
| Eleocharis palustris | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40484 | |||||
| Maianthemum stellatum | Starflower Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61546 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91982 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. martinii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4Q | SNR | 85293 | ||||||
| Atriplex nuttallii | Nuttall's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53222 | |||||
| Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Grass Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17202 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anomala | Pseudocyphellaria Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G4 | S2 | 36312 | |||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
| Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83630 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii | Dougla's Spiraea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53864 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus | Few-flower Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41128 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor | Bicolor Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 88963 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Antennaria pulcherrima | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49431 | |||||
| Swertia perennis | Felwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48208 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
| Amaranthus rudis | Tall Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39354 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale var. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85989 | |||||
| Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91037 | ||||||
| Cassiope mertensiana | Western Bell-heather | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 52094 | |||||
| Yabea microcarpa | California Hedge-parsley | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 41839 | |||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 88335 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Gnaphalium stramineum | Cotton-batting Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52760 | |||||
| Lemna valdiviana | Pale Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40084 |
