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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus asotinensis | Asotin Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 93763 | ||||
| Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
| Prosopium gemmifer | Bonneville Cisco | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16255 | |||
| Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
| Urocitellus canus | Merriam's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
| Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
| Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus | Starveling Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G3T3 | S2 | 85673 | ||||
| Penstemon salmonensis | Salmon River Mountains Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 1878218 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Minuartia obtusiloba | Alpine Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45317 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
| Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare | Dougla's Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92078 | |||||
| Phacelia procera | Tall Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45820 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense var. carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92186 | |||||
| Abies concolor | White Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45940 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92242 | ||||||
| Streptanthus cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46015 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum | Field Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92372 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
| Rosa woodsii | Woods' Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46230 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus var. owyheensis | Owyhee Mourning Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3 | S3 | 92599 | |||||
| Oxytropis lagopus | Hare's-foot Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46366 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Golden Tickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46484 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris var. borealis | Pacific Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92790 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi | Parry's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46583 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
| Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
| Utricularia macrorhiza | Greater Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46876 | |||||
| Agrostis oregonensis | Oregon Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46971 | |||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
| Hedysarum occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47691 | |||||
| Helianthus ciliaris | Blue-weed Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47797 | |||||
| Stipa pinetorum | Pine Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 47891 | |||||
| Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
| Artemisia michauxiana | Michaux's Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48162 | |||||
| Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
| Chorizanthe watsonii | Watson's Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48465 | |||||
| Lomatium gormanii | Gorman's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48575 | |||||
| Cryptogramma cascadensis | Cascade Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48731 | |||||
| Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrowleaf Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48842 | |||||
| Centaurium exaltatum | Tall Centaury | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49003 | |||||
| Equisetum palustre | Marsh Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49079 | |||||
| Penstemon albertinus | Alberta Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49169 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49401 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49505 | |||||
| Castilleja miniata | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49607 | |||||
| Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri | Gairdner's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50471 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Danthonia intermedia | Vasey Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51249 | |||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 | |||||
| Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
| Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Anemone multifida | Hudson Bay Anemone | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52729 | |||||
| Trifolium latifolium | Twin Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52843 |
