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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
| Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
| Draba incerta | Yellowstone Draba | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 47668 | ||||
| Trifolium owyheense | Owyhee Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 55100 | ||||
| Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
| Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
| Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
| Cirsium brevifolium | Palouse Thistle | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 56786 | ||||
| Oreothlypis virginiae | Virginia's Warbler | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 18792 | ||||
| Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
| Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
| Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Fritillaria atropurpurea | Purple Mission-bells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52120 | |||||
| Cirsium foliosum | Leafy Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52227 | |||||
| Scolochloa festucacea | Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52508 | |||||
| Iliamna rivularis | Streambank Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52632 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52946 | |||||
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
| Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
| Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53583 | |||||
| Pedicularis parryi | Parry's Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53664 | |||||
| Juncus saximontanus | Rocky Mountain Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53877 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 53997 | |||||
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Senecio serra | Tall Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54304 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos mollis | Soft-haired Snowberry | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54458 | |||||
| Gilia tenerrima | Delicate Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54569 | |||||
| Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
| Arnica sororia | Twin Arnica | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54897 | |||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Shepherdia canadensis | Canada Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55106 | |||||
| Solidago gigantea | Smooth Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55230 | |||||
| Vireo plumbeus | Plumbeous Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 15754 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
| Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16123 | |||||
| Bidens tenuisecta | Slim-lobe Beggar-ticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55762 | |||||
| Juncus parryi | Parry's Rush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55957 | |||||
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56136 | |||||
| Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16674 | |||||
| Trifolium wormskioldii | Wormskjold's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56221 | |||||
| Juncus covillei | Coville's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56308 | |||||
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Common Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56406 | |||||
| Eleocharis quadrangulata | Squarestem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56612 | |||||
| Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
| Potamogeton nodosus | Longleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56789 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56922 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57083 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh-speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57386 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57512 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Melica spectabilis | Showy Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57757 | |||||
| Rissa tridactyla | Black-legged Kittiwake | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18429 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57900 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58057 | |||||
| Claytonia sibirica | Siberian Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58147 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Argentina anserina | Silverweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58304 | |||||
| Lomatium ravenii | Raven's Lomatium | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58577 | |||||
| Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3M | 19127 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris | Bog Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58701 | |||||
| Salix farriae | Farr's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 58794 | |||||
| Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19377 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum | Wild Parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58912 | |||||
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19547 | |||||
| Erigeron jonesii | Jones' Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59042 | |||||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19691 | |||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19841 | |||||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 |
