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 |
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Sisyrinchium halophilum | Western Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56003 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Sayornis nigricans | Black Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17775 | |||||
Agrostis scabra var. scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84166 | |||||
Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
Phlox multiflora ssp. multiflora | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88283 | ||||||
Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
Catostomus columbianus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 79823 | ||||||
Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
Delphinium sutherlandii | Sutherland's Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 41644 | |||||
Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
Ranunculus cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59184 | |||||
Amaranthus hybridus | Smooth Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 46042 | |||||
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
Phacelia linearis | Linearleaf Phacelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46740 | |||||
Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55529 | |||||
Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
Glyceria borealis | Small Floating Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51246 | |||||
Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89545 | |||||
Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 | |||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
Gayophytum ramosissimum | Much-branch Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43123 | |||||
Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus | Fibrous Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 91505 | |||||
Cyperus filiculmis | Slender Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51944 | |||||
Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16093 | |||||
Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86133 | |||||
Acer negundo | Box-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58750 | |||||
Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
Ledum groenlandicum | Common Labrador Tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45669 | |||||
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea | Blue Elderberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84407 | |||||
Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
Tiarella trifoliata | Lace Foamflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41168 | |||||
Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
Draba cana | Hoary Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56708 | |||||
Pyrola asarifolia | Pink Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43780 | |||||
Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
Silene scouleri var. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92660 | |||||
Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89117 | |||||
Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59455 | |||||
Chenopodium subglabrum | Smooth Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48858 | |||||
Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
Bromus polyanthus | Basin Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53327 | |||||
Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia (Tetraploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91171 | |||||
Orthocarpus tenuifolius | Goldtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51425 | |||||
Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
Ericameria nauseosa var. leiosperma | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87394 | |||||
Thlaspi montanum | Mountain Pennycress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60112 | |||||
Carex neurophora | Alpine-nerved Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46977 | |||||
Viola purpurea ssp. venosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85738 | ||||||
Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow-leaf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42707 | |||||
Agoseris retrorsa | Spear-leaf False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45126 | |||||
Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53993 | |||||
Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
Carex macloviana | Falkland Island Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49531 | |||||
Oxytropis borealis var. viscida | Sticky Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88088 | |||||
Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
Potamogeton friesii | Fries' Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47656 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
Salix x rubens | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79028 | ||||||
Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
Horkelia fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58960 | |||||
Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
Mertensia paniculata var. borealis | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 84599 | |||||
Stenotus lanuginosus | Woolly Golden-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43930 | |||||
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92253 | |||||
Cuscuta gronovii | Gronovius Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39595 | |||||
Lactuca canadensis var. canadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90788 |