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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Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
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 | |||||
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 | |||||
Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15402 | |||||
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 | ||||
Downingia insignis | Harlequin Calicoflower | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1S2 | 42304 | ||||
Porella roellii | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 36627 | |||||
Parnassia kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 43877 | |||||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
Eryngium alismifolium | Inland Coyote-thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 49825 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. owyhensis | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481320 | |||||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
Ammannia robusta | Grand Redstem | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 56863 | |||||
Sedum valens | Salmon River Stonecrop | Species | Plant | 3 | G1G2 | S1S2 | 400018 | ||||
Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Abronia mellifera var. lanceolata | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481321 | |||||
Gentianella tenella ssp. tenella | Slender Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | S1S2 | 90492 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. pahoveorum | Boise sand-verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1373084 | |||||
Stephanomeria paniculata | Stiff-branch Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 54395 | |||||
Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia | Mintleaf Bergamot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91352 | |||||
Plantago eriopoda | Saline Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 40655 | |||||
Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
Gentianella tenella | Slender Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1S2 | 56123 | |||||
Carex podocarpa | Short-stalk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 49502 | |||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Astragalus yoder-williamsii | Mud Flat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1S2 | 58511 | ||||
Abronia mellifera | White Sand Verbena | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 41694 | |||||
Calliergonella cuspidata | Calliergonella Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 36212 | |||||
Carex occidentalis | Western Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 41572 | ||||
Potentilla gracilis var. owyheensis | Owyhee Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | S2 | 1912301 | |||||
Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T2 | S2 | 89792 | ||||
Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia | Sticky Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S2 | 86134 | ||||
Salix pedicellaris | Bog Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44158 | |||||
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Calamagrostis tweedyi | Cascade Reedgrass | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 59466 | |||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Ramalina labiosorediata | Powdery Twig Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S2 | 39170 | |||||
Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus | Starveling Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G3T3 | S2 | 85673 | ||||
Carex comosa | Bristly Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47990 | |||
Schinia unimacula | Rabbitbush Flower Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474901 | |||||
Cleomella hillmanii var. hillmanii | Hillman's Rhombo-pod | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | S2 | 2053398 | |||||
Cryptantha breviflora | Uinta Basin Cryptantha | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49621 | ||||
Ladislavella hinkleyi | Rustic Pondsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S2 | 20843 | |||||
Barracris petraea | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G3? | S2 | Tier 3 | 23367 | ||||
Trifolium plumosum ssp. amplifolium | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4T2 | S2 | 84298 | ||||
Perdita wyomingensis sculleni | A Miner Bee | Subspecies | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | Tier 3 | 1474132 | ||||
Eriophorum viridicarinatum | Green Keeled Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47893 | |||||
Neleucania praegracilis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474719 | |||||
Potamogeton diversifolius | Water-thread Pondweed | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 48672 | ||||
Saxifraga cernua | Nodding Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51285 | |||||
Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus | Stool Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T2 | S2 | 83128 | |||||
Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
Cleomella hillmanii var. goodrichii | Hillman’s Stinkweed | Variety | Plant | 3 | G3G4T1 | S2 | 59096 | ||||
Rhizoplaca idahoensis | Idaho Rock-posy Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2 | S2 | 93767 | ||||
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Rubus bartonianus | Bartonberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 39742 | ||||
Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
Dasynotus daubenmirei | Daubenmire's Dasynotus | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 56157 | ||||
Carex idahoa | Idaho Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G3 | S2 | 42890 | ||||
Bombus suckleyi | Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GU | S2 | Tier 1 | 1475541 | ||||
Acuclavella merickeli | A Harvestmen | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474051 | |||||
Trifolium plumosum | Feather Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 52962 | |||||
Xanthoparmelia norchlorochroa | Xanthoparmelia Lichen | Species | Fungi | G1G2 | S2 | 38270 | |||||
Allium aaseae | Aase's Onion | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 40250 | ||||
Anthidium rodecki | A Wool Carder Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1475265 | |||||
Polystichum braunii | Braun's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 57168 | ||||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Penstemon miser | Golden-tongue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | 2 | G3? | S2 | 58775 | ||||
Helodium blandowii | Blandow's Helodium | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 34146 | |||||
Homoglaea californica | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474175 | |||||
Protogygia postera | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474864 | |||||
Plantago tweedyi | Tweedy's Plaintain | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 56072 | |||||
Chaenactis stevioides | Desert Pincushion | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 49045 | ||||
Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
Valvata utahensis | Desert Valvata | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S2 | 30930 | |||||
Euglesa conventus | Alpine Peaclam | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S2 | 21544 | |||||
Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
Juncus hemiendytus | Herman's Dwarf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 58931 | |||||
Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S2 | 45664 | ||||
Cicindela plutonica | Alpine Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 24848 | ||||
Collema curtisporum | Short-spored Jelly Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 39004 | |||
Polystichum kruckebergii | Kruckeberg's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 46758 | |||||
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 |