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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwigia polycarpa | Many-fruit False-loosestrife | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53399 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46352 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Astragalus malacus | Shaggy Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42041 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
| Vaccinium ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50766 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49029 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens | Fineleaf Woolly-white | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89388 | |||||
| Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
| Suksdorfia ranunculifolia | Buttercup-leaf Suksdorfia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56345 | |||||
| Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
| Physaria brassicoides | Rydberg's Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60958 | |||||
| Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 20050 | |||||
| Trisetum spicatum | Narrow False Oats | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40902 | |||||
| Eriogonum effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59010 | |||||
| Tiquilia nuttallii | Rosette Tiquilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49654 | |||||
| Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
| Poa arida | Prairie Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54751 | |||||
| Arabis drummondii | Drummond's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47756 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
| Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
| Anemone parviflora var. parviflora | Small-flower Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86610 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92466 | |||||
| Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41480 | |||||
| Achillea millefolium var. pacifica | Yarrow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90969 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Gnaphalium exilifolium | Slender Cudweed | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50290 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90536 | |||||
| Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Gayophytum racemosum | Racemed Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45979 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88976 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis | Naked-stem Daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84937 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea var. longiseta | Long-awned | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83232 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Potamogeton vaginatus | Sheathed Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48529 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
| Leymus triticoides | Beardless Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46577 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85588 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus | Fibrous Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 91505 | |||||
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19547 | |||||
| Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 51070 | ||||
| Lomatium grayi | Mountain Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40416 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus | Mourning Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 49177 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 89628 | |||||
| Cuscuta gronovii | Gronovius Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39595 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Galium watsonii | Watson's Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42978 | |||||
| Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum | Columbia Monkshood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83886 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Ondatra zibethicus | Common Muskrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18196 | |||||
| Wyethia x cusickii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78614 | ||||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Cirsium andersonii | Anderson's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47353 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. americana | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90118 | |||||
| Deschampsia danthonioides | Annual Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45532 | |||||
| Ribes inerme var. inerme | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86235 | ||||||
| Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Ribes cereum var. pedicellare | Wax Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86237 | |||||
| Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16406 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84512 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92664 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
| Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata var. maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88581 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86838 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum | Alpine Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91174 | |||||
| Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
| Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum | Western Ladyfern | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85137 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. drummondiana | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87434 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83469 |
