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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Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15402 | |||||
Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
Porzana carolina | Sora | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S4B | 18239 | |||||
Prophysaon coeruleum | Blue-gray Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1Q | Tier 1 | 29888 | ||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Astragalus yoder-williamsii | Mud Flat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1S2 | 58511 | ||||
Plantago eriopoda | Saline Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 40655 | |||||
Carex podocarpa | Short-stalk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 49502 | |||||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
Calliergonella cuspidata | Calliergonella Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 36212 | |||||
Abronia mellifera | White Sand Verbena | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 41694 | |||||
Ammannia robusta | Grand Redstem | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 56863 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. owyhensis | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481320 | |||||
Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
Porella roellii | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 36627 | |||||
Downingia insignis | Harlequin Calicoflower | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1S2 | 42304 | ||||
Parnassia kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 43877 | |||||
Gentianella tenella ssp. tenella | Slender Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | S1S2 | 90492 | |||||
Stephanomeria paniculata | Stiff-branch Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 54395 | |||||
Sedum valens | Salmon River Stonecrop | Species | Plant | 3 | G1G2 | S1S2 | 400018 | ||||
Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia | Mintleaf Bergamot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91352 | |||||
Eryngium alismifolium | Inland Coyote-thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 49825 | |||||
Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. lanceolata | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481321 | |||||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
Abronia mellifera var. pahoveorum | Boise sand-verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1373084 | |||||
Gentianella tenella | Slender Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1S2 | 56123 | |||||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Ptilidium californicum | Pacific Fuzzwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 36795 | |||||
Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
Cryptomastix mullani blandi | An Oregonian | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G4T1 | S2 | 82268 | |||||
Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
Pekania pennanti | Fisher | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18029 | |||
Physaria prostrata | Prostrate Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S2 | 54873 | |||||
Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
Ameletus suffusus | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | 29940 | |||||
Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
Euphydryas gillettii | Gillette's Checkerspot | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21341 | ||||
Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
Admetovis similaris | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474127 | |||||
Eocosmoecus schmidi | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 23443 | ||||
Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
Hemphillia camelus | Pale Jumping-slug | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 26101 | ||||
Eriogonum crosbyae | Crosby's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3Q | S2 | 47509 | ||||
Epilobium suffruticosum | Shrubby Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 61234 | |||||
Hierochloe hirta | Northern Sweet Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47954 | |||||
Erigeron humilis | Low Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 42562 | |||||
Macropis nuda | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1476085 | |||||
Thelypodium laciniatum var. streptanthoides | Purple Thick-leaved Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T4Q | S2 | 86162 | ||||
Astragalus vexilliflexus | Bent-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49828 | |||||
Caurinella idahoensis | Lolo Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 21948 | ||||
Impatiens ecornuta | Spurless Touch-me-not | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 40788 | |||||
Stipa pinetorum | Pine Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 47891 | |||||
Dimeresia howellii | Dimeresia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4? | S2 | 50641 | ||||
Salix glauca | Gray Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44086 | |||||
Acuclavella sheari | A Harvestmen | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474053 | |||||
Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
Teucrium canadense var. occidentale | American Wood Sage | Variety | Plant | 4 | G5T5? | S2 | 91624 | ||||
Cucullia florea | Gray-hooded Owlet Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 70684 | |||||
Stipa viridula | Green Needlegrass | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 56639 | ||||
Magnipelta mycophaga | Magnum Mantleslug | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 1 | 30083 | ||||
Astragalus adanus | Boise Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G3G4 | S2 | 50822 | ||||
Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
Clemensia umbrata | Little White Lichen Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S2 | 32909 | |||||
Ivesia tweedyi | Tweedy's Ivesia | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 51844 | ||||
Astragalus conjunctus | Stiff Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 40444 | ||||
Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 54427 | ||||
Percopsis transmontana | Sand Roller | Species | Fish | G4 | S2 | 18285 | |||||
Cicuta bulbifera | Bulb-bearing Waterhemlock | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42669 | |||
Acuclavella shoshone | A Harvestmen | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474072 | |||||
Glossosoma idaho | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2G3 | S2 | Tier 3 | 22070 | ||||
Juncus bryoides | Moss Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 58646 | ||||
Oxyura jamaicensis | Ruddy Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | 15551 | |||||
Euxoa absona | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474464 | |||||
Gentianella propinqua | Four-parted Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 53443 | |||||
Cicindela arenicola | Idaho Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25224 | |||
Vulpes macrotis | Kit Fox | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S2 | 17479 | ||||
Pyrrocoma insecticruris | Bugleg Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 55520 | |||
Helicodiscus salmonaceus | Salmon Coil | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 20579 | ||||
Potentilla drummondii | Drummond's Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | GNR | S2 | 43499 | |||||
Physaria integrifolia | Snake River Twinpod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 51261 | |||||
Tuckermannopsis sepincola | Chestnut Wrinkle Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S2 | 35326 | |||||
Pseudocyphellaria anomala | Pseudocyphellaria Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G4 | S2 | 36312 | |||||
Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 |