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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Erigeron concinnus var. condensatus | Navajo Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90631 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Pinus contorta var. latifolia | Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89084 | |||||
| Lygodesmia dianthopsis | Antelope Island Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59436 | |||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Gentiana fremontii | Moss Gentian | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48849 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile var. gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83328 | |||||
| Listera convallarioides | Broad-leaved Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40115 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. subglaber | Variety | Plant | G4T3? | SNR | 91148 | ||||||
| Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87355 | |||||
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lance-leaf Scurfpea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46956 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85693 | |||||
| Clematis hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55778 | |||||
| Angelica dawsonii | Dawson's Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42682 | |||||
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Downy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45099 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Cirsium hookerianum | Hooker's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40757 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91657 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
| Sylvilagus nuttallii | Mountain Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17537 | |||||
| Astragalus spaldingii | Spalding's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56298 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 43296 | |||||
| Apocynum x floribundum | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78985 | |||||
| Polemonium acutiflorum | Tall Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52168 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei | Tolmie's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 41336 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Rumex maritimus | Sea-side Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60863 | |||||
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Nuttall's Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50165 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Calochortus apiculatus | Baker's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58924 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45829 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92233 | |||||
| Trifolium latifolium | Twin Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52843 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber | Rough Eyelash-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39567 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata | Rough Barnyard Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61465 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha | Panhandle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56913 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
| Penstemon ellipticus | Egg-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55257 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93018 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum | Few-flowered Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50941 | |||||
| Frasera fastigiata | Clustered Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 59684 | |||||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
| Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
| Potentilla flabellifolia | Fan-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44697 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
| Lomatium donnellii | Donnell's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53591 | |||||
| Cardamine lyallii | Lyall's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42851 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
| Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89829 | ||||||
| Ranunculus abortivus | Kidneyleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60384 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85948 | ||||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55981 | |||||
| Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18520 | |||||
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Hooded Ladies'-tresses | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45336 | |||||
| Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
| Hackelia cusickii | Cusick's Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54160 | |||||
| Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra | Pacific Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91904 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Zigadenus elegans | White Camas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61055 |
