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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linanthus harknessii | Harkness Linanthus | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45759 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Carex lacustris | Lake-bank Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41288 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense var. carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92186 | |||||
| Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52741 | |||||
| Chlorocrambe hastata | Spearhead | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39493 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis | Water Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88568 | |||||
| Campanula scabrella | Rough Bellflower | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61400 | |||||
| Agrostis humilis | Mountain Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 48268 | |||||
| Thermopsis montana var. montana | Montane Golden-banner | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86832 | |||||
| Astragalus tenellus | Loose-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56794 | |||||
| Leptarrhena pyrolifolia | Leather-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43884 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18179 | |||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum | Common Hornwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55159 | |||||
| Silene scaposa | Blue Mountain Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 42050 | |||||
| Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N,S3B | 19936 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. minor | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92777 | |||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Collomia tinctoria | Yellow-staining Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50758 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49029 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora ssp. uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85136 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83469 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53432 | |||||
| Erigeron linearis | Linearleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40229 | |||||
| Cerastium nutans var. nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91276 | |||||
| Salix arctica | Arctic Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67955 | |||||
| Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. cylindrica | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87466 | |||||
| Phlox speciosa ssp. speciosa | Showy Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89745 | |||||
| Campanula rotundifolia | American Harebell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60252 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. congesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85811 | |||||
| Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
| Cornus canadensis | Dwarf Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45271 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40915 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Tiquilia nuttallii | Rosette Tiquilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49654 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88195 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Trientalis borealis | Northern Starflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47767 | |||||
| Carex pyrenaica ssp. pyrenaica | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 84091 | ||||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
| Castilleja lutescens | Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43455 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52312 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41486 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | Annual Ragweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90331 | |||||
| Nemophila pedunculata | Meadow Baby-blue-eyes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61003 | |||||
| Carex deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50284 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intercedens | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 88773 | |||||
| Viola glabella | Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59063 | |||||
| Polygonum davisiae | Davi's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45985 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Prosartes trachycarpa | Rough-fruited Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54799 | |||||
| Atriplex argentea var. argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92384 | |||||
| Trifolium plumosum | Feather Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 52962 | |||||
| Asarum caudatum | Long-tailed Wild-ginger | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61574 | |||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48535 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica | Tartarian Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46586 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium septentrionale | Northern Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 55378 | |||||
| Downingia insignis | Harlequin Calicoflower | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 42304 | ||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Carex raynoldsii | Raynolds' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51067 | |||||
| Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. thermale | White Cudweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 89392 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Larus occidentalis | Western Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17188 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus | Mourning Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 49177 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
| Carex tahoensis | Lake Tahoe Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57859 | |||||
| Selaginella selaginoides | Low Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44809 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum | Scribner's Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91422 | |||||
| Sagittaria latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51786 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89958 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
| Carex proposita | Smoky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45549 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54293 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Carex filifolia | Thread-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49807 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Anemone parviflora var. parviflora | Small-flower Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86610 | |||||
| Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43686 | |||||
| Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
| Pinus contorta | Lodgepole Pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52536 | |||||
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat or Brown Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19629 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. procera | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90542 | |||||
| Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow Rail | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15452 | |||||
| Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50527 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima | Least Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 88977 | |||||
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16589 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis | Naked-stem Daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84937 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii | Lemmon's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57317 |
