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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus var. deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90251 | |||||
| Dryopteris intermedia | Evergreen Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46681 | |||||
| Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
| Juncus covillei var. covillei | Coville's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88710 | |||||
| Toxicodendron rydbergii | Northern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42351 | |||||
| Lycopodium annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58988 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus var. acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92309 | |||||
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52886 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum | Slender Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44878 | |||||
| Streptanthella longirostris | Long-beak Streptauthella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56975 | |||||
| Cryptantha torreyana | Torrey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43088 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85225 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
| Calidris acuminata | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19074 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89318 | |||||
| Trifolium haydenii | Hayden's Clover | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59752 | |||||
| Orthilia secunda | One-side Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45635 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus ssp. caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87612 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria argentea | Nuttall's False Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41138 | |||||
| Cerastium nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57776 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii var. longipes | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83619 | |||||
| Mimulus breweri | Brewer's Monkey-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53636 | |||||
| Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91369 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Stanleya tomentosa | Hairy Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51739 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Gratiola neglecta | Clammy Hedge-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60441 | |||||
| Prenanthes sagittata | Arrow-leaf Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56046 | |||||
| Packera indecora | Plains Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41843 | |||||
| Perdix perdix | Gray Partridge | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19899 | |||||
| Dimeresia howellii | Dimeresia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4? | S2 | 50641 | ||||
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84216 | |||||
| Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17918 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91966 | ||||||
| Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrowleaf Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48842 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Cleome serrulata | Bee Spider-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44432 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus | Guelder-rose Viburnum | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 61114 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina | Greene's Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56565 | |||||
| Clematis columbiana | Columbian Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52504 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Callitriche hermaphroditica | Autumnal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42676 | |||||
| Frangula purshiana | Cascara False Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59217 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54925 | |||||
| Cirsium undulatum | Nodding Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40725 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
