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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41486 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata var. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86806 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47444 | |||||
| Isoetes nuttallii | Nuttall's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45980 | |||||
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92758 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia var. acutifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85075 | ||||||
| Androsace septentrionalis | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54403 | |||||
| Moehringia lateriflora | Grove Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44045 | |||||
| Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
| Arabidopsis salsuginea | Saltwater Cress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49958 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83416 | |||||
| Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
| Astragalus ceramicus | Pottery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60189 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia var. crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91252 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. pentandra | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85780 | ||||||
| Carex praticola | Northern Meadow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42296 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89723 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
| Gentiana fremontii | Moss Gentian | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48849 | |||||
| Euphorbia dentata | Toothed Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44806 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91755 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84040 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42983 | |||||
| Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri var. cusickii | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88191 | |||||
| Potamogeton x spathuliformis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79289 | ||||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lance-leaf Scurfpea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46956 | |||||
| Clematis hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55778 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90315 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. egglestonianus | Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4Q | SNR | 84631 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82997 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. spathulata | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92356 | |||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90844 | |||||
| Polemonium acutiflorum | Tall Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52168 | |||||
| Piperia elegans ssp. elegans | Dense-flower Reinorchid | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85259 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. septentrionalis | Daisy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87016 | |||||
| Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17912 | |||||
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Nuttall's Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50165 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| 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 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| 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 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 |
