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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| 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 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Carex paysonis | Payson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50128 | |||||
| Delphinium depauperatum | Slim Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42800 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum | Wasatch Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90961 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54656 | |||||
| Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87127 | ||||||
| Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia | Planeleaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83658 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum var. caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85471 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48334 | |||||
| Lomatium nuttallii | Nuttall's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 40936 | |||||
| Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46450 | |||||
| Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 15519 | |||||
| Carex geyeri | Geyer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55241 | |||||
| Huperzia selago var. densa | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87840 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50914 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. stenophyllus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91497 | |||||
| Trillium petiolatum | Round-leaf Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49076 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. hylophilus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90038 | |||||
| Salix eastwoodiae | Eastwood's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61161 | |||||
| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19453 | |||||
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86125 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus palouseanus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 80529 | ||||||
| Erigeron gracilis | Slender Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51683 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92074 | |||||
| Leymus flavescens | Sand Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47145 | |||||
| Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. gracilior | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88445 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45320 | |||||
| Streptopus streptopoides var. brevipes | Kruhsea | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84946 | |||||
| Silene douglasii | Dougla's Campion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54129 | |||||
| Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
| Saxifraga integrifolia | Northwestern Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49699 | |||||
| Acer negundo var. violaceum | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83235 | |||||
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89088 | |||||
| Epilobium canum | Hummingbird-trumpet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60021 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44843 | |||||
| Gaultheria ovatifolia | Slender Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50414 | |||||
| Oxytropis deflexa var. foliolosa | Pendent-pod Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91153 | |||||
| Minuartia rubella | Boreal Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46017 | |||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Trisetum wolfii | Beardless Oats | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54868 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Spike-moss | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87373 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58127 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
| Phacelia sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53095 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Crepis bakeri | Baker's Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 48613 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
| Equisetum x litorale | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78660 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei var. platyphyllum | Flat-leaved Tolmie's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3Q | SNR | 91669 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Rhamnus alnifolia | Alderleaf Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46650 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39332 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium robertianum | Limestone Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58876 | |||||
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51179 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Achillea millefolium var. alpicola | Yarrow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84518 | |||||
| Potentilla flabelliformis | Graceful Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49284 | |||||
| Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum ssp. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90215 | |||||
| Drosera anglica | English Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61403 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Ixoreus naevius | Varied Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18720 | |||||
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 |
