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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Wyethia x cusickii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78614 | ||||||
| Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
| Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. glauca | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87106 | |||||
| Fritillaria affinis | Ojai Fritillary | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60645 | |||||
| Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44653 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Collomia linearis | Narrow-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49462 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88689 | |||||
| Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58732 | |||||
| Nuphar lutea | Yellow Pond-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53605 | |||||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17727 | |||||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
| Senecio hydrophiloides | Sweet Marsh Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61800 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45915 | |||||
| Columba livia | Rock Pigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19045 | |||||
| Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow-leaf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42707 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 90802 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
| Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
| Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora ssp. uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85136 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46530 | |||||
| Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16093 | |||||
| Cuscuta gronovii var. latiflora | Variety | Plant | G5T5?Q | SNR | 86118 | ||||||
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium | Winged Pigweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59451 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43488 | |||||
| Castilleja flava var. flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 83458 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48313 | |||||
| Bryum meesioides | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35192 | ||||||
| Delphinium occidentale | Tall Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52268 | |||||
| Silene scouleri var. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92660 | |||||
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19852 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus | Western Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88438 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89843 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Melica bulbosa | Western Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54890 | |||||
| Scirpus pallidus | Pale Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44096 | |||||
| Canis latrans | Coyote | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17263 | |||||
| Dracocephalum parviflorum | American Dragonhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47267 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Hieracium cynoglossoides | Hound's-tongue Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 40327 | |||||
| Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala | White-flower Navarretia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51049 | |||||
| Amsinckia retrorsa | Rough Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39327 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90458 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense var. villosum | Field Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 87353 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Lesquerella carinata | Keeled Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49689 | |||||
| Prosartes hookeri var. oregana | Hooker's Mandarin | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88913 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85686 | |||||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. nudipetalum | Bear Valley Fawn-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 83032 | |||||
| Lupinus evermannii | Evermann's Lupine | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 47805 | |||||
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
| Lotus unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46083 | |||||
| Trifolium microdon | Valparaiso Clover | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 41037 | |||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92253 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46759 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum var. villosum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86346 |
